Greetings, I've noticed that the Airbridge indoor temperature ratings have been lowered from 60 Celsius (150F) to 40 Celsius (104F). Unfortunately, this has caused me much grief with a significant portion of customers when radios quit working. We have several installations where the AirBridge is in the ceiling, by a window, etc where the devices often warm up beyond the new temperature ratings.
My biggest gripe is that the units that I was shipped contain documentation in the box that indicates that the temperature rating is 60 degrees and I planned my network architecture accordingly. After investigating the problem, I discovered, even though the enclosed documentation has the higher temperature rating, the last 20 new units I received are the new chipsets that only withstand the cooler temperatures. I'd like to pose a question to SmartBridges: 1. Was the temperature rating lowered to force WISPs like myself to buy the more expensive outdoor product or was it an effort to use cheaper hardware to increase the profit margin on Airbridge Indoor units? I know the question is a bit jab but, come'on guys. I thought I finally had a product that worked well at a good price. Is there anything you can do for me here? Regards, Mike Saathoff Neighborlink The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://198.63.203.6
