Damned full duplex radios consuming all the electricities.

Josh Luthman
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On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 11:58 AM, RickG <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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.
>>
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>>
>> Rory
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>> *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 <(937)%20552-2340>
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>> 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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