Interesting enough, I just had a KPP omni blow it's top. I've had a few UBNT's do it but this is the 1st KPP.
On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 12:25 PM, Mathew Howard <mat...@litewire.net> wrote: > For 2.4ghz omnis, we mostly use ARC wireless (but not 5ghz version - those > are junk). We've also used some that I believe are the same as the KPP's, > but I don't remember what the brand is off hand (several companies sell the > same antennas) for both 5ghz and 2.4ghz. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* ubnt_users-boun...@wispa.org [ubnt_users-boun...@wispa.org] on > behalf of Jonathan Taylor [jtay...@wisouth.net] > *Sent:* Sunday, September 04, 2016 9:15 PM > *To:* Ubiquiti Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [Ubnt_users] Bad Omni??? > > Which antennas do you use? > > *Jonathan Taylor* > *WiSouth Networks, LLC* > jtay...@wisouth.net > *(334) 595-9521* > > On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 8:46 PM, Mathew Howard <mat...@litewire.net> wrote: > >> Yeah... I would replace it. You might be able to just take it apart and >> re-glue everything, but it's probably really not worth while. >> >> I only remember having a similar failure on one, which also had the top >> cap come off - which I think is what caused the glue to fail, since the >> drain holes plugged up and it had a lot of water sitting in it. We haven't >> been using UBNT omnis for the last few years anyway, because there are >> cheaper alternatives that seem to be higher quality. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* ubnt_users-boun...@wispa.org [ubnt_users-boun...@wispa.org] on >> behalf of Josh Luthman [j...@imaginenetworksllc.com] >> *Sent:* Sunday, September 04, 2016 8:17 PM >> *To:* Ubiquiti Users Group >> *Subject:* Re: [Ubnt_users] Bad Omni??? >> >> If a rain effects things like that in 2 GHz it's well past time to >> replace that thing. >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 9:15 PM, Jonathan Taylor <jtay...@wisouth.net> >> wrote: >> >>> Yea it is around 3-4 years old now.... I investigated since it seemed >>> to take longer than usual for my customer signals to recover after a good >>> rain.... like a day or so. >>> >>> *Jonathan Taylor* >>> *WiSouth Networks, LLC* >>> jtay...@wisouth.net >>> *(334) 595-9521* >>> >>> On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 7:50 PM, Chris Fabien <ch...@lakenetmi.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I just took one of these apart like this. I suspected a problem but >>>> ours was still operating fine. Some of the screws in the base had worked >>>> loose. The elements are fed by short pieces of coax so the movement does >>>> not mean a broken circuit board or connector or something. >>>> >>>> The faulire mode we typically have seen on these omnis is glue failure >>>> on the cap, cap blows off and water gets into the antenna. It can drain out >>>> the bottom but over time will corrode the elements and affect performance. >>>> >>>> With the price of these, i wpuld probably just replace it... its >>>> probably several years old now right? >>>> >>>> On Sep 4, 2016 8:34 PM, "Jonathan Taylor" <jtay...@wisouth.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> My AMO-2G13 wobles back and fourth at least an inch or two.... i can't >>>>> pull up on it any but i can push it side to side. Should it do this? I >>>>> don't recall it doing that when i installed it. >>>>> And yes the mount does not move... it is the radome section that >>>>> moves. Normally i would look at air control for history to see if the >>>>> signal and ccq has gotten worse but my last AC2 update was botched a >>>>> couple >>>>> months ago and all my history is gone. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Jonathan Taylor* >>>>> *WiSouth Networks, LLC* >>>>> jtay...@wisouth.net >>>>> *(334) 595-9521* >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Ubnt_users mailing list >>>>> Ubnt_users@wispa.org >>>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Ubnt_users mailing list >>>> Ubnt_users@wispa.org >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Ubnt_users mailing list >>> Ubnt_users@wispa.org >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ubnt_users mailing list >> Ubnt_users@wispa.org >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Ubnt_users mailing list > Ubnt_users@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users > > -- -RickG KyWiFi
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