Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-30 Thread Olufemi Adalemo
Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:15 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question That depends on wire size. That distance is not going to be ethernet so I will assume #12 AWG

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-22 Thread Olufemi Adalemo
@wispa.org Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012 12:16 AM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 10:14:03PM -0400, Justin Wilson wrote: Many UBNT deployments running at 27volts of clean DC power. Not saying it's ideal

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-19 Thread Chris Fabien
-Original Message- From: Jeromie Reeves jree...@18-30chat.net Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:15 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question That depends on wire size

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-19 Thread Olufemi Adalemo
@wispa.org Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:15 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question That depends on wire size. That distance is not going to be ethernet so I will assume #12 AWG, 400ft, copper wire, etc. You should be seeing

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-19 Thread Blair Davis
List wireless@wispa.org Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:15 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question That depends on wire size. That distance is not going to be ethernet so I

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-19 Thread Blair Davis
2012 9:15 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question That depends on wire size. That distance is not going to be ethernet so I will assume #12 AWG, 400ft, copper

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-19 Thread Blair Davis
9:15 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question That depends on wire size. That distance is not going to be ethernet so I w

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-18 Thread Justin Wilson
To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 10:14:03PM -0400, Justin Wilson wrote: Many UBNT deployments running at 27volts of clean DC power. Not saying it's ideal but it works. 27v at the ethernet port or 27v at the base of the tower

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-18 Thread Jeromie Reeves
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 10:14:03PM -0400, Justin Wilson wrote: Many UBNT deployments running at 27volts of clean DC power. Not saying it's ideal but it works. 27v at the ethernet port or 27v at the base of the tower? -- Scott Lambert

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-18 Thread Justin Wilson
:15 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question That depends on wire size. That distance is not going to be ethernet so I will assume #12 AWG, 400ft, copper wire, etc. You should be seeing a 5.6% drop under a 1amp load or about 25v under load. On Thu

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-18 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:15 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question That depends on wire size. That distance is not going to be ethernet so I will assume #12 AWG, 400ft, copper wire, etc. You should

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-18 Thread Josh Luthman
on this. Justin -Original Message- From: Jeromie Reeves jree...@18-30chat.net Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:15 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-18 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org mailto:wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question That depends on wire size. That distance is not going to be ethernet so I will assume #12 AWG, 400ft, copper wire, etc. You should be seeing a 5.6

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-18 Thread Tim Kerns
18, 2012 7:49 AM To: WISPA General List ; fai...@snappydsl.net Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question Because batteries are 27v. On Oct 18, 2012 10:45 AM, Faisal Imtiaz fai...@snappydsl.net wrote: Call me Stupid... but what is the point of this discussion ? Operating the Radios

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-18 Thread Cameron Crum
using the solar at +27 volts. Tim Kerns CV-Access, Inc. *From:* Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.com *Sent:* Thursday, October 18, 2012 7:49 AM *To:* WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org ; fai...@snappydsl.net *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question Because batteries

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-18 Thread Greg Ihnen
Message- From: Jeromie Reeves jree...@18-30chat.net Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:15 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question That depends on wire size. That distance is not going

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-18 Thread Jeromie Reeves
@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question That depends on wire size. That distance is not going to be ethernet so I will assume #12 AWG, 400ft, copper wire, etc. You should be seeing a 5.6% drop under a 1amp load or about 25v under load. On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 6:02 AM, Justin

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-18 Thread Jeromie Reeves
equally, when using the solar at +27 volts. Tim Kerns CV-Access, Inc. From: Josh Luthman Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 7:49 AM To: WISPA General List ; fai...@snappydsl.net Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question Because batteries are 27v. On Oct 18, 2012 10:45 AM, Faisal

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-18 Thread Chris Fabien
-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:15 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question That depends on wire size. That distance is not going to be ethernet so I will assume #12 AWG, 400ft, copper wire, etc. You

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-18 Thread Mike Mattox
-Original Message- From: Jeromie Reeves jree...@18-30chat.net Reply-To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:15 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question That depends on wire size. That distance

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-18 Thread Chris Fabien
General List wireless@wispa.org Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:15 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question That depends on wire size. That distance is not going to be ethernet so I will assume #12 AWG, 400ft, copper wire, etc. You should

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-18 Thread Greg Ihnen
To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question That depends on wire size. That distance is not going to be ethernet so I will assume #12 AWG, 400ft, copper wire, etc. You should be seeing a 5.6% drop under a 1amp load or about 25v under load

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-18 Thread Greg Ihnen
, October 18, 2012 9:15 AM To: WISPA General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question That depends on wire size. That distance is not going to be ethernet so I will assume #12 AWG, 400ft, copper wire, etc. You should be seeing a 5.6% drop under a 1amp load or about

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-17 Thread Greg Ihnen
Doesn't UBNT gear take up to 30v? Greg On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Jeromie Reeves jree...@18-30chat.netwrote: Why not run the NSM5 on 24v? Just add a diode or two to the + side, the 1v drop on them will protect the NSM from the charge voltage of the bank. $2 fix On Mon, Oct 15, 2012

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-17 Thread Steve Barnes
II was told NO!! 27VDC Steve Barnes General Manager PCS-WIN / RC-WiFihttp://www.rcwifi.com/ From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Greg Ihnen Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 7:35 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-17 Thread Josh Luthman
** ** Steve Barnes General Manager PCS-WIN / RC-WiFi http://www.rcwifi.com/ ** ** *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On Behalf Of *Greg Ihnen *Sent:* Wednesday, October 17, 2012 7:35 AM *To:* WISPA General List *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Another

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-17 Thread Greg Ihnen
:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On Behalf Of *Greg Ihnen *Sent:* Wednesday, October 17, 2012 7:35 AM *To:* WISPA General List *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question ** ** Doesn't UBNT gear take up to 30v? ** ** Greg On Mon, Oct 15

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-17 Thread Jeromie Reeves
That is odd. I have no idea why it would get so hot unless the current passing it was significant. This was a schottky or a power diode right, not a zener? Most zeners will not take the current. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.com wrote: Between the

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-17 Thread Josh Luthman
Manager PCS-WIN / RC-WiFi http://www.rcwifi.com/ *From:* wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On Behalf Of *Greg Ihnen *Sent:* Wednesday, October 17, 2012 7:35 AM *To:* WISPA General List *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question Doesn't UBNT gear

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-17 Thread Drew Lentz
Of *Greg Ihnen *Sent:* Wednesday, October 17, 2012 7:35 AM *To:* WISPA General List *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question Doesn't UBNT gear take up to 30v? Greg On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Jeromie Reeves jree...@18-30chat.net wrote: Why not run the NSM5 on 24v? Just

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-17 Thread Blair Davis
The diode thing works fine IF you use the right diodes. For running a UBNT 24V device off a 24V battery floating on a charger, try 4x 1n4001 dioeds in series. will drop about 3V and carry 1A Works fine for me. That set of diodes will only carry one

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-17 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
:* Wednesday, October 17, 2012 7:35 AM *To:* WISPA General List *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question Doesn't UBNT gear take up to 30v? Greg On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Jeromie Reeves jree...@18-30chat.net mailto:jree...@18-30chat.net wrote: Why not run the NSM5 on 24v? Just add a diode

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-17 Thread Steve Barnes
17, 2012 7:44 PM To: wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question Can you reveal your source? -Kristian On 10/17/2012 06:50 AM, Steve Barnes wrote: II was told NO!! 27VDC Steve Barnes General Manager PCS-WIN / RC-WiFihttp://www.rcwifi.com/ From: wireless-boun

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-17 Thread Matt Hoppes
http://www.rcwifi.com/ *From:*wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] *On Behalf Of *Greg Ihnen *Sent:* Wednesday, October 17, 2012 7:35 AM *To:* WISPA General List *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question Doesn't UBNT gear take up to 30v? Greg On Mon, Oct 15

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-17 Thread Justin Wilson
General List wireless@wispa.org Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question The forums and Matt Hardy I believe will back this up. You'll fry at over 27 volts. Kristian Hoffmann kh...@fire2wire.com wrote: Can you reveal your source? -Kristian On 10/17/2012 06:50 AM, Steve Barnes wrote: II

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-17 Thread Scott Lambert
On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 10:14:03PM -0400, Justin Wilson wrote: Many UBNT deployments running at 27volts of clean DC power. Not saying it's ideal but it works. 27v at the ethernet port or 27v at the base of the tower? -- Scott LambertKC5MLE Unix

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-16 Thread Greg Ihnen
The problem isn't that you'll completely discharge the part of the bank you're pulling 12v off of, but rather if you discharge the bank unevenly and charge the entire bank in series then you're either overcharging the part you're not pulling 12v off of in order to properly charge the part you are

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-15 Thread Olufemi Adalemo
It just dawned on me that I may have been barking up the wrong tree I only have the one NSM5 to connect, I could hook this up to the parallel segment of my battery bank and get only 12v while the rest of the installation that's connected in series gets 24v. Do you think this will work? Don't

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-15 Thread Josh Luthman
~12v should be OK by specs, but I've never heard of anyone doing such a low voltage to a Ubnt device. Not sure if no ones tried it or it just ended quickly in failure. Just be aware that 24v and 12v batteries have a higher voltage for charging. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct:

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-15 Thread aajayiobe
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Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-15 Thread Eric Roth
[mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 1:51 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question ~12v should be OK by specs, but I've never heard of anyone doing such a low voltage to a Ubnt device. Not sure if no ones tried

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-15 Thread Greg Ihnen
My two cents: If you discharge part of your battery bank unevenly (pull off just half of your 24v bank to get 12v for some loads) you will have trouble with part of the bank getting over charged and part of the bank not getting charged enough. If you were charging the bank with an AC charger that

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-15 Thread Greg Ihnen
I have a PS2 wired to the 12 starting battery of a generator which starts and stops a few times a day with no issues. The PS2 doesn't even reset when the gen starts and the battery pulls down to around 8~9 volts while the starter is cranking. When the gen runs the batt voltage goes to ~14.6. Greg

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-15 Thread Jeromie Reeves
Why not run the NSM5 on 24v? Just add a diode or two to the + side, the 1v drop on them will protect the NSM from the charge voltage of the bank. $2 fix On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Olufemi Adalemo adal...@gmail.com wrote: It just dawned on me that I may have been barking up the wrong tree

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-15 Thread Josh Luthman
I tried that method. Diode got hotter than hell. Burnt right through the insulation I covered it with (and since it was bent the jacket came right off). Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Jeromie

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-15 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
hehe. well now you know why Rectifiers.. (large diodes) have heatsinks on them :) Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, Fl 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Helpdesk: 305 663 5518 option 2 Email: supp...@snappydsl.net On 10/15/2012 4:38 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: I

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-15 Thread Josh Luthman
Mine doesn't. Only doing about 25 watts though. On Oct 15, 2012 4:54 PM, Faisal Imtiaz fai...@snappydsl.net wrote: hehe. well now you know why Rectifiers.. (large diodes) have heatsinks on them :) Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, Fl 33155 Tel:

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-15 Thread Jeromie Reeves
Where did you put that diode? I have done this and at the low power that is needed they do not get noticeably warm at all. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.com wrote: I tried that method. Diode got hotter than hell. Burnt right through the insulation I

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-15 Thread Josh Luthman
Between the regulator and load. On Oct 15, 2012 5:01 PM, Jeromie Reeves jree...@18-30chat.net wrote: Where did you put that diode? I have done this and at the low power that is needed they do not get noticeably warm at all. On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Josh Luthman

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-15 Thread Olufemi Adalemo
Thanks Greg, I can see how putting load on just one part of the battery bank could cause issues but this load is quite small compared to the total battery capacity. I will be putting only 8w on two 150Ah 12v batteries (3600Wh total capacity). It would take 400 hours to deplete the battery bank

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-12 Thread Josh Luthman
Yes you will. The batteries will probably be around 27v which Ubnt won't like. You'll need to clean the ~18-27v from the batteries to 24v. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 1:14 PM, Olufemi Adalemo

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-12 Thread Olufemi Adalemo
Aha, thanks That explains why I have a dead NSM5 on my desk I guess the charge controller is not very good at giving out 24v regulated power - - - *Olufemi Adalemo* M: +234-803-5610040 M: +234-809-8610040 f...@adalemo.com On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 6:17 PM, Josh Luthman

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-12 Thread Josh Luthman
Charger isn't going to spit out 24v for batteries that need charged, it's usually 27v. I was under the impression they would simply lock up and you could reboot, or maybe I'm just thinking of MT. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-12 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
We have MT and Ubnt equipment of all shapes and sizes running at 27.6V. The only problems we've had are a handful of freak RB411s that won't power on with 27V. Most of the older ones wouldn't kick into overvoltage protection until 28V, but we've come across a few odd balls. -Kristian On

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-12 Thread Olufemi Adalemo
What's your typical config for the NSM5? Some of my guys just tried to power one off a 24v battery bank (no charger connected just battery) and it fried good - - - *Olufemi Adalemo* M: +234-803-5610040 M: +234-809-8610040 f...@adalemo.com On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Kristian Hoffmann

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-12 Thread Josh Luthman
What voltage were the batteries spitting out? They charge at 27v but without a charger put out much closer to 24v until they begin discharging. If it fried the radio I would first think that it was connected wrong, not that the voltage was too high. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct:

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-12 Thread Olufemi Adalemo
Ah ok, it is possible that the guys didn't get the polarity right I will check though they swear that they did - - - *Olufemi Adalemo* M: +234-803-5610040 M: +234-809-8610040 f...@adalemo.com On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 7:05 PM, Josh Luthman j...@imaginenetworksllc.comwrote: What voltage were

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-12 Thread aajayiobe
I've used a 24v AC-DC power supply with cable length 80M. Been up 6months. Akinlolu C. Ajayi-Obe +234(0)8023258027 -Original Message- From: Olufemi Adalemo adal...@gmail.com Sender: wireless-boun...@wispa.org Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:14:58 To: WISPA Listwireless@wispa.org Reply-To:

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-12 Thread Kristian Hoffmann
Ya, it should be +24 on pins 4,5 and -24/comm on 7,8. If it blew up then there was probably a short somewhere. -Kristian On 10/12/2012 11:11 AM, Olufemi Adalemo wrote: Ah ok, it is possible that the guys didn't get the polarity right I will check though they swear that they did - - -

Re: [WISPA] Another Ubiquity question

2012-10-12 Thread Tony C. Loosle
I have several radios working off solar for years. Good charge controller and batteries works perfect! tony Olufemi Adalemo Friday, October 12, 2012 11:14 AM Need help,I'm looking to deploy a UBNT NSM5 powered by a 24v solar supply.Does anyone have experience with