Yup. My AF24 is pulling right around 50 watts. Of course, that's two
radios. Even my AF5s are pulling about 40 watts.

On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 11:19 PM, Rory Conaway <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I think you are thinking of the AF24’s.  They draw quite a bit more.
>
>
>
> Rory
>
>
>
> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 5, 2017 5:25 PM
> *To:* Ubiquiti Users Group
> *Subject:* Re: [Ubnt_users] Airfiber 5x power consumption
>
>
>
> That's why I regulate the voltage.  From as low as 19v it'll do 24v to the
> gear.
>
>
>
> Netonix does this as well.
>
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340
> Direct: 937-552-2343
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
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>
>
> On Jan 5, 2017 4:31 PM, "Steve D" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Oh, that is bloody fantastic.  Thanks for the responses guys.  I'd love to
> hear from Ubnt guys about the low end power and whether they can they
> safely hit 20v in a worst case scenario.  We really try our best to avoid
> ever going under 24v but it's nice to have wiggle room for days when
> everything goes stupid.  And much, much love for the wide range of input
> voltage because I can totally see ourselves eventually moving to 48v if we
> ever did this again.
>
>
>
> -Steve
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 1:22 PM, Mathew Howard <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I've measured similar power consumption... the spec sheet is definitely on
> the high side. I usually figure 8 watts for planning purposes, but I
> haven't ever seen them actually draw that much. According to ubiquiti, the
> input voltage is 19v to 53v now, but I don't think they are 802.3af
> compliant.
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* [email protected] [[email protected]] on
> behalf of Josh Luthman [[email protected]]
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 05, 2017 2:46 PM
> *To:* Ubiquiti Users Group
> *Subject:* Re: [Ubnt_users] Airfiber 5x power consumption
>
> Power consumption
>
>
>
> Wall is 123vac. Amp meter says 0.07a. 8.61 watts. This is the factory POE.
>
> POE spits out 24vdc. Amp meter said 0.23a. 5.52 watts.
>
> I waited ~10 minutes after it booted to look. They were definitely
> associated. It's running 33dBm EIRP @ 5240.
>
>
>
> 6 watt radio I would *NOT* call power hungry at all.
>
>
>
> They were 24v radios on the first shipment, there's a specific MAC address
> range (very small).  These days they're 24-48 volts.  It's to the point
> where Netonix is removing 24vh (power on 4 pairs) because AF5x was the only
> radio that uses it and it isn't necessary but for a small number of
> existing units.
>
>
>
> I think the cut off is 20v?
>
>
>
>
> Josh Luthman
> Office: 937-552-2340 <(937)%20552-2340>
> Direct: 937-552-2343 <(937)%20552-2343>
> 1100 Wayne St
> Suite 1337
> Troy, OH 45373
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 3:42 PM, Adair Winter <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> We run them at 24 and 48 volts no problem. never tried them on less than
> 24 though.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 2:41 PM, Steve D <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Spec sheet says they'll take an input voltage between 19-29v and draw up
> to 12watts.  Anyone able to tell me how true this is?  Looking to bolt
> something onto a solar site, and I was under the impression the airfiber
> line was *power hungry*.  Plus, I could have sworn they were af802.3
> compliant so 48 volt.  This isn't a case of someone copy pasting spec
> sheets from airmax radios, is it?
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> -Steve
>
>
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