Iirc some mikrotik boards report dc voltage Sent from my Motorola Startac...
On Aug 1, 2009, at 3:34 PM, "Eje Gustafsson" <[email protected]> wrote: > If battery is removed, the power to the radio shuts off. The > controller is > powered by the battery. There isn't at this time have a way to > monitor the > battery voltage. They're (Tycon Power) working on it but no telling > when > they might come up with a solution. > > I seen some pretty cool devices at ipenabled.com but they are not > cheap. > http://www.ipenabled.com/sp2.html > http://www.ipenabled.com/dcv.html > > Don't see or know of any way in MT to have some sort of probe > measurement of > DC voltage. > One solution which probably is the cheapest one and goes in line > with your > Linksys unit would be to bastardize a Bullet2 (the $39 Ubiquiti > device) and > either use it with the standard AirOS or load on your own software. > In full > TX mode it uses 4watt and I would guess no more than 1watt if the > transmitter is disabled unfortunately the exact load levels are not > in their > datasheet just the 4watt number. > Form factor vise it's as small you're going to get and at a very cheap > price. Alternative of course for size would be to use their > MiniStation but > then you're talking $79 instead and slightly smaller footprint then > a credit > card. > > / Eje > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Tom DeReggi > Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 7:32 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Are customers increasingly clueless? Or > isitgettingbetter? > > Yeah, I saw that post the other day. That outdoor UPS enclosure has > my name > written all over it :-) > It should be great for those one radio serves all suites via CAT5, > industrial warehouse style, strip mall style roof installs > > While on topic...Anyone know..... > > Does that power charger/inverter unit still pass line power to > equipment if > the battery goes bad? (inline or standby?). > > Any good ideas on how to tell when the power goes out? For example, > if a > breaker pops, 24 hours later the battery runs dead and still creates > an > outage, if you don;t know power was cut. > One suggestion made was setup a second cheapo linksys router for > $40, and > plug that in NOT on the batterty, and then remote monitor that > device to > tell when power is down. > Although, with that unit, it might be hard to fit into the case, and > may > draw unnecessary current. Any ideas on how to handle that? Do any of > teh > Mikroik SBCs have i/o slots that can measure results of a relay or > something, to help with that? > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 7:46 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Are customers increasingly clueless? Or > isitgettingbetter? > > >> Someone sells those on this list... >> > http://www.wlanparts.com/product/TP-UPS-DC-12-9/UPS_Pro__Outdoor_UPS_with_Di > e_Cast_Enclosure_12V_9AH.html >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however >> improbable, must be the truth." >> --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Tom DeReggi >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Ryan, >>> >>> I agree completely, and sympathise for the situation. >>> >>> But does your customer know that? >>> >>> >>> Tom DeReggi >>> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc >>> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Ryan Ghering" <[email protected]> >>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 11:51 AM >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Are customers increasingly clueless? Or is >>> itgettingbetter? >>> >>> >>>> Ohh agreed, redundant upstream is a must. However when a DS3 >>>> costs over >>> 10 >>>> grand a month to get out of this area to a NON-Qwest system ( not >>>> including >>>> bandwidth ), for true redundancy it makes it not feasible. We are >>>> trying >>>> to >>>> engineer a wireless backhaul out, but its taking some time to do >>>> so. >>>> Its >>>> funny folks in the extreme rural areas, seem to think that we >>>> WISP's >>>> and >>>> ISP's should have the same access to bandwidth and pricing as Metro >>>> guys >>>> do. >>>> Yet, my cost per meg plus transport is about 280.00 per meg total, >>> however >>>> even in a city like Greeley, Colorado, you can get bandwidth plus >>>> transport >>>> for around 50.00 a meg or less. >>>> >>>> Its the burden of being a rural isp. >>>> >>>> Ohh and the customer still wants 20 meg down 5 meg up for 20 >>>> bucks a >>>> month, >>>> and it damn well better work 24/7 or its the end of the world >>>> lol.... >>>> >>>> Ryan >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Travis Johnson <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Technically, yes, this was your fault. The customer is paying >>>>> YOU for >>>>> service... not qwest. If you can't provide the service >>>>> (regardless of >>> the >>>>> reason), then it's your fault. >>>>> >>>>> In our regional area, the ABC affiliate stopped selling to DISH >>>>> Network >>>>> last year over the contract price. So if you had DISH (which I >>>>> did), >>>>> you >>>>> could no longer get ABC at all. This went on for over 6 months. >>>>> Do you >>>>> think >>>>> everyone was mad at ABC or DISH? DISH is the one that had to start >>> giving >>>>> credits and take all the phone calls. >>>>> >>>>> You HAVE to have at least two separate upstreams or you are just >>>>> asking >>>>> for >>>>> these kind of problems. >>>>> >>>>> Travis >>>>> Microserv >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Ryan Ghering wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Yesterday, we had a long term upstream outage. Someone in Qwest >>>>> killed >>>>> our >>>>> ATM upstream and somehow we were getting crosstalk to another >>>>> ATM PVC. >>>>> (Don't ask nobody can tell me how this was done). >>>>> >>>>> In the mean time customers are calling us screaming that they need >>>>> their >>>>> net. Our staff politely informs them all day long that this >>>>> isn't a >>> issue >>>>> with us, its upstream. Some customers accept that and move on >>>>> for the >>>>> day. >>>>> >>>>> However the kicker!! One of our customers which is a dedicated 3 >>>>> meg >>>>> calls >>>>> up and asks, "Are you down" I say yes at this time the internet is >>>>> down >>>>> due >>>>> to a problem with qwest in Denver. The customer says "ok, do you >>>>> have >>>>> an >>>>> ETA?" I tell him no not at this time the problem is with qwest not >>>>> with >>>>> us. >>>>> Customer says "ok thanks" and hangs up. >>>>> >>>>> Not 20 minutes later I get a phone call from the customer, he's >>>>> mad as >>>>> hell >>>>> and spitting nails. I only caught about 1/2 of what he had said. >>>>> But >>>>> it >>>>> sounded like. "Your a damn lier, I call qwest, they have NO issues >>>>> anywhere. >>>>> I want my ****** Net or you can kiss my account goodbye a**hole.." >>>>> >>>>> Then he hangs up. ( mind you this is a business customer ) >>>>> >>>>> I call him back about an hour later and he says he's canceled. And >>>>> will >>>>> get >>>>> service from somewhere else. >>>>> >>>>> How can this be? How was this my fault? >>>>> >>>>> Customers are irrational and stupid.. Agreed. lol.... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Ryan >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:58 AM, Marlon K. Schafer < >>> [email protected]> >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> roflol >>>>> >>>>> Rick this is a GOOD thing.... Your customers call you for all >>>>> problems >>>>> because YOU WILL ANSWER THE PHONE!!!!!! >>>>> >>>>> Sometimes great service levels suck. lol >>>>> marlon >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Rick Kunze" <[email protected]> <[email protected]> >>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 5:40 PM >>>>> Subject: [WISPA] Are customers increasingly clueless? Or is it >>>>> gettingbetter? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Customer calls just now. They ask if the Internet is "having >>>>> trouble", >>>>> I reply that there are no outages. She then says she called a >>>>> couple >>>>> of >>>>> her friends in neighboring towns and they were all down too. >>>>> She asks >>>>> if any other people have called today with problems. I replied >>>>> stating >>>>> that a day doesn't go by without someone calling with such an >>>>> issue >>>>> etc. >>>>> >>>>> I ask her for some details, "any message on the screen?" She says >>>>> that >>>>> a message popped up that said, "No Input". I thought to myself >>>>> for a >>>>> minute and replied, "I'm unaware of any Windows message that says >>>>> that." >>>>> I asked, "This is in Explorer"? She said, "No, she can't get >>>>> Explorer >>>>> to run, nothing will run, the monitor is dark and a small >>>>> message on >>>>> the >>>>> blank screen says "No Input." >>>>> >>>>> I would have thought that by now more of the general public >>>>> would be >>>>> starting to figure some of this out. 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