Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-21 Thread Matt Hoppes
e >>> Battery shop, factory blems run less than half the cost of >>> new and have a 90 day warranty. >>> >>> Others have done a lot more of this than I have though. >>> >>> marlon >>> >>> >>&

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-20 Thread Erik Anderson
y. Others have done a lot more of this than I have though. marlon *From:* Mike Hammett <mailto:wispawirel...@ics-il.net> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 08, 2014 9:16 AM *To:* WISPA General List <mailto:wireless@wispa.org> *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit I'm interested as

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-19 Thread Blair Davis
t;>>> far) with wet cell golf cart 6vdc batteries than with >>>> anything else. I get them from the regional Interstate >>>> Battery shop, factory blems run less than half the cost of >>>>

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-18 Thread Robert
ith >>> anything else. I get them from the regional Interstate >>> Battery shop, factory blems run less than half the cost of >>> new and have a 90 day warranty. >>> >>> Others have done a lot more

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-18 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
d load so you'll need a good structure to hold >> them up. I've also had better luck (so far) with wet cell golf cart 6vdc >> batteries than with anything else. I get them from the regional Interstate >> Battery shop, factory blems run less than half the cost of new a

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-18 Thread Blair Davis
ral List <mailto:wireless@wispa.org> *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit I'm interested as well. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-18 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
he regional Interstate > Battery shop, factory blems run less than half the cost of new and have a > 90 day warranty. > > Others have done a lot more of this than I have though. > > marlon > > > *From:* Mike Hammett > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 08, 2014 9:

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-18 Thread Blair Davis
* Tuesday, April 08, 2014 9:16 AM *To:* WISPA General List <mailto:wireless@wispa.org> *Subject:* Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit I'm interested as well. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ---

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-18 Thread Robert
ia the Samsung Galaxy Note® II, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > > > Original message > From: "Marlon Schafer (509.982.2181)" > Date:04/18/2014 4:41 PM (GMT-06:00) > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit > >

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-18 Thread Chris Hudson
is than I have though.   marlon     From: Mike Hammett Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 9:16 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit   I'm interested as well. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com From: "Josh Luthman" T

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-18 Thread Marlon Schafer (509.982.2181)
From: Mike Hammett Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 9:16 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit I'm interested as well. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-i

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-13 Thread Leon D. Zetekoff
With solar you size it based on where you are and amount of potential sun that location would get. I agree more panels are better. There's also power consumption in any of the charging equip plus invertors if used. Also there are AGM type batteries (think that's it) which are better for solar th

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-09 Thread Chris Hudson
ject: Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit How do you guys secure these totes? Mix an 80 lb sack of Quickcrete in the bottom? Padlock on the outside -- one key for you and one for the customer? Do you run two pvc sweeps - one for current and one for cat-5? Anything to keep pests out of those sw

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-09 Thread Sam Tetherow
an RB-SXT and bridge it >> >> I think we charged $700 for the setup. >> >> Chris >> >> I just checked and it has been up for 220days. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-09 Thread Stuart Pierce
The cost of shipping the panel no doubt, that's why I'm trying to find a panel supplier in Ohio. The panels I got put out voltage but evidently don't trip the sunsaver to go into charge mode. I took Sam's advice and got the batteries and sunsaver and with just two batteries I can run a TS, bul

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-09 Thread Erik Anderson
m: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Robert > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 11:31 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit > > Yes, > We got a pair of 100 Watt panels at a great price off newegg.co

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Chris Hudson
setup. Chris I just checked and it has been up for 220days. -Original Message- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Robert Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 11:31 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit Yes,

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Robert
Like I said, the newegg 100watt panels ended up being free shipping, that made the difference for us. For larger panels we are only 3 hours drive from wholesale solar, so we drive up to Shasta and pick them up. Last time we got 5 350 watt panels at .85/watt! On 04/08/2014 10:27 AM, Sam Tetherow

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Sam Tetherow
Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com *From: *"Josh Luthman" mailto:j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>> *To: *"WISPA General List" mailto:wireless@wispa.org>> *Se

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Josh Luthman
; >> >> - >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> -- >> *From: *"Josh Luthman" >> *To: *"WISPA General List" >> *Sent: *Tuesday, April 8

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Sam Tetherow
-- *From: *"Josh Luthman" mailto:j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>> *To: *"WISPA General List" mailto:wireless@wispa.org>> *Sent: *Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:41:52 AM *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit That looks like massive

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Tom Fadgen
quot;WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:41:52 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit That looks like massive overkill, are you using a ~10 watt load or are you doing much more? Quick math tells me the batteries would do 12 days on a 10 watt load. Do you fin

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Sam Tetherow
Should be roughly the same power consumption. I used the spec sheets figuring the numbers would be higher than actual used. The only expense that makes me cringe in this setup (used it twice now) is the shipping cost, it cost as much to ship a single panel as the cost of the panel. If I was

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Sam Tetherow
Or better yet, call some place like wholesale solar and have someone walk you through everything. The guy I talked to was really helpful in helping me do all of the calculations for northern Nebraska and walking me through all of the math. On a larger site (5 rockets and a TS, 4 batteries inst

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Josh Luthman
I measured a NSM2 a long time ago, it's 4-5 watts according to my amp meter. I'm not doing a ToughSwitch, I'm avoiding them entirely. I'll be doing an rb750p. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 1:17 PM, Sam Tet

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Sam Tetherow
According to the spec sheets you are looking at 8W for the NS + 5.5W for the NB and probably another 6W for the TS (only shows maximum consumption which would include all POE ports active) so about 20W total consumption. Running it in a 24V configuration hence 2 12V batteries. I figured more

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Josh Luthman
A lot of money can be saved if we get some sort of manual labor to solve any late December issues. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Robert wrote: > Honestly I have no clue what your exposure is like.

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Robert
Honestly I have no clue what your exposure is like... Go off the sites at the solar panel stores that describe it and compare it to Northern Nevada... BUT if it's not critical to the customer, or the customer is willing to swap a battery or two out when things get bad, you can save a lot of cash

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Robert
inenetworksllc.com>> > *To: *"WISPA General List" <mailto:wireless@wispa.org>> > *Sent: *Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:41:52 AM > *Subject: *Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit > > > That looks like massive overkill, are you using a ~10 w

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Josh Luthman
Oh, so since I'm in Ohio I'm going to need at least the 290 watt panel =P Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 12:58 PM, Robert wrote: > It gets to the key of any solar project, what's the exposure. We are > ou

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Robert
It gets to the key of any solar project, what's the exposure. We are out in NV where 100 watt panel and 2x124 amp hour batteries is more than enough all year to span cloudy sessions. We get one full day and we are recharged and rarely go a week without one day of enough sun to get another week

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Josh Luthman
;-) > > Not sure I'd go less than half of that. > > > > > - > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > -- > *From: *"Josh Luthman" > *To: *"WISPA General List" >

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Mike Hammett
2014 11:41:52 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit That looks like massive overkill, are you using a ~10 watt load or are you doing much more? Quick math tells me the batteries would do 12 days on a 10 watt load. Do you find you need a 290 watt panel (though this also le

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Josh Luthman
That looks like massive overkill, are you using a ~10 watt load or are you doing much more? Quick math tells me the batteries would do 12 days on a 10 watt load. Do you find you need a 290 watt panel (though this also leads back to the question)? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-55

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Robert
Yes, We got a pair of 100 Watt panels at a great price off newegg.com , no shipping, which for solar panels was a deal maker! Only used one panel. We build the mounts with Home Depot Superstrut and 1" conduit. ~$50 We used http://thesolarstore.com/charge-controllers-charge-controllers-m

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Sam Tetherow
I have one up for 2 customers. They paid the cost on the tower and solar setup, I put up the AP. Pretty low maintenance, only issue I have on them is snow accumulating on the panels. Astronergy 290W 24V panel $280 Morningstar SunSaver SS-10L-24V Charge Controller $63 MC4 cable $31 Shipping

Re: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit

2014-04-08 Thread Mike Hammett
I'm interested as well. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Josh Luthman" To: "WISPA General List" Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:00:42 AM Subject: [WISPA] Solar powered repeater kit Has anyone deployed a s