On Oct 2, 2008, at 11:29 AM, Sam Churchill wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 10:30 AM, Tyler Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> Linksys running DD-WRT runs on 12V, the dedicated ethernet modem >> that mike >> boyd had likely ran on 12V as well, tape them together and you've >> got "one >> box". > >> That's about the best you're going to do in that price range. If >> you insist >> on a single box, you could tear apart the linksys and wimax modem >> and stuff >> them into a single NEMA enclosure. It would be wise to place a >> metal plate >> between them (insulate the boards) to isolate the RF between them. >> That >> would at least look nicer than a piece of tape wrapped around two >> boxes and >> a nest of cables connecting them. >> >> Tyler Booth // President > --------------------------------------------- > > I suppose you're right, Tyler. Maybe I'll get a Motorola 150 CPEi > (www.motorola.com/business/v/item.jsp?vgnextoid=617323805ae46110VgnVCM1000008406b00aRCRD&localeId=33) > > , > tape the board from a Linksys running DD-WRT to it and put them both > in a water tight box. They both take 12 volts. I bet I could do that > for under $200. > > A 45ah Optima battery might run it for 48 hours straight. > Unfortunately, to get 24 amp/hours back into the battery every day, I > think I'd need at least an 80 watt panel (delivering 4 amps for 5 > hours). > > That's another $700 or so. Too bad Merakis are so expensive ($200) > these days. I like that solution.
Or you could just plug it into a $15 car battery charger at night when the battery is drained. I doubt using a meraki instead of a linksys would make much of a difference on the power draw, and if you're hoping to extend the network, adding another DD-WRT box linked wirelessly with WDS is a quick and dirty^H^H I mean easy way to do that. Tyler Booth // President ph. 503.548.2000 | fx. 503.548.2002 921 SW Washington St, Suite 224 Portland OR 97205 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The Personal Telco Project - http://www.personaltelco.net/ Donate to PTP: http://www.personaltelco.net/donate Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.wireless.portland.general/ Etiquette: http://www.personaltelco.net/index.cgi/MailingListEtiquette List information: http://lists.personaltelco.net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
