Good idea! :) Dennis Burgess Mikrotik Certified Consultant / Trainer www.linktechs.net WISP/ISP Support Solutions Home of the PoweRouter 732!
Blair Davis wrote: > 2 reasons.... > > I've made it a point to make all my tower equipment use the same power > to eliminate the need to keep different spares on hand. At one time I > had lots of different types of power supplies for different things. > > And it is much harder to kill equipment by accident if they all use > the same power. > > one last thing... I've never had problems with voltage drop on a 48V > system... no matter if the cable run is 50ft or 300ft. I remember > having to pick the power supply vs the cable length before. This, to > me, is a step backwards. > > I no longer replace just the board. I have a standard build of board, > enclosure,static protection and so on... we just undo the u-bolts, > disconnect the LMR and ethernet and swap. We never open the > weatherproof enclosure in the air any more. > > > Travis Johnson wrote: >> You have to replace the board (which means a tower visit) so why not >> just replace the PoE at the same time? >> >> Travis >> Microserv >> >> Blair Davis wrote: >>> My problems with the replacements is the power supply. >>> >>> I use only 48V POE for my towers... and most of the new gear is not 48V. >>> >>> So now I'm looking for small 48V to 24V DC-DC converters... >>> >>> >>> >>> Dennis Burgess - Link Techs wrote: >>>> 3x is what is out. The 133 and 133c's are EOL, as are the 532s, 150s >>>> and for most part the entire 100 series boards. Figure you will have to >>>> start using 400s, 300, and 600s. >>>> >>>> We do have new cases, nice hinged enclousers and build to spec our >>>> routerboard series. These will fit the 333's without issues. We are >>>> just getting ready to put up a dual-pol n-stream link with 600s, think 2 >>>> foot on one side and 3 foot dish on the other. >>>> >>>> I'm sure we will post the information on our MT list... >>>> >>>> Scott Reed wrote: >>>> >>>>> I understand you don't want v3, but I have been moving to RB333s with >>>>> 3.x and have had no issues at all. They boot faster and support more >>>>> radios. RB600 uses same mounting holes and daughter cards. I have one >>>>> 600 ready to install, but have none in production, yet. >>>>> I put up a POP with 3 333s on 3RC9 and they are still running on RC12. >>>>> I should get them up to 3.6 or 3.7, but that takes time. I have a 330 >>>>> running 3.3 that is doing great as well. I have everything from a RB230 >>>>> running 2.8.x to 532s running all sorts of 2.9 along with the 330s. >>>>> At this point I think you are going to have to bite the bullet and start >>>>> moving to 3.x and the newer cards. >>>>> >>>>> Mark McElvy wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Since RB532s are no longer available, what is everyone using to replace >>>>>> them? It would be nice not to have to replace the box again (using the >>>>>> 7x6x2's from wisp-router) and I am not quite ready to run v3 on my >>>>>> network. Any suggestions? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark McElvy >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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