Give me a few minutes and I'll send a drawing which might help even more. (Need to move to a different machine)
On Tue, Apr 10, 2018, 11:52 AM Christopher Tyler <[email protected]> wrote: > Generally the tirgger is measured in milliamps. Your load shouldn't be > running through it. But rather through the remote relay. > See the attached image for a quick wiring diagram. I think I drew the > diode backwards, I was in a hurry. > > -- > Christopher Tyler > MTCRE/MTCNA/MTCTCE/MTCWE > Total Highspeed Internet Services > 417.851.1107 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul McCall" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 12:45:48 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Sitemonitor Question with Relay > > But, is the relay switching in the Packetflux bearing any of the load at > any point? I would think not, but the answers are a bit confusing, as > though it is. > > I would think most basic relays could be triggered successfully with much > less than 2A > > From: Af <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Forrest Christian (List > Account) > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 1:44 PM > To: af <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Sitemonitor Question with Relay > > The relay is rated for 2A@30V, and 60W above that. > > See https://www.mouser.com/datasheet/2/315/mech_eng_tx-1075670.pdf figure > 1 on page 3 for a visual of this. > > I'd recommend that you test the relay operation with an ohm meter before > trying a circuit. There should be conductivity between C and NC and none > between C and NO when the value is set to zero, and opposite that when > it's set to a one. > > If it doesn't work, upgrade the firmware to the latest and try again. > There have been a couple of relay bugs fixed in recent memory. Also make > sure that the relay on above and below rows are set to a very high and low > number since if that is enabled it will override the relay. > > On Tue, Apr 10, 2018, 11:22 AM Paul McCall <[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>> wrote: > Yeah, I thought this would be the case, for some reason, Packetflux > support led my guy to realize that it didn’t work that way. > > SMH > > From: Af <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of > Bill Prince > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 12:38 PM > To: Motorola III <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Sitemonitor Question with Relay > > The typical solution with a light-duty relay is to use it to control a > heavier relay that carries the actual load. > -bp > > -- > bp > part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com > > On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 9:24 AM, Paul McCall <[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>> wrote: > Yes, we know that, and have used it on lighter loads. But, apparently > there is a challenge on a heavier load as we described below. Wanting to > know if we can do what we want and maybe we just have the wrong external > relay > > -----Original Message----- > From: Af <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of > Christopher Tyler > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 12:20 PM > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Sitemonitor Question with Relay > > Yes, there is a relay output on the siteMonitor II that you can trigger > via SNMP or web interface. > > -- > Christopher Tyler > MTCRE/MTCNA/MTCTCE/MTCWE > Total Highspeed Internet Services > 417.851.1107 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul McCall" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 11:11:20 AM > Subject: [AFMUG] Sitemonitor Question with Relay > > My service manager seems to be struggling with using the Sitemonitor Relay > contact to trigger a 48 Relay that we want to use to power cycle the whole > tower if necessary. So, Packetflux states that the Relay control is > maximum. 30v 1amp. So a little more than half the amps at 48v. > > So, in the past (lighter loads on towers) we used this to trigger an > external relay and "open" the ground to the main power feed going up the > tower. At 48v, we sometimes are around 2amp on the bigger towers, some > perhaps a bit higher still. (with a 48v relay). > > We should be able to use the Sitemonitor to somehow accomplish it. > > Can anybody comment on this? > > Thanks! > > Paul McCall, President > PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc. > 658 Old Dixie Highway > Vero Beach, FL 32962 > 772-564-6800 > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>> > www.pdmnet.com<http://www.pdmnet.com><http://www.pdmnet.com> > www.floridabroadband.com<http://www.floridabroadband.com>< > http://www.floridabroadband.com> > >
