We saw the same issue. Had to replace the internal battery on about ten of them after 3-4 years of deployment. Been fine ever since.
On 7/27/2010 5:32 PM, Cameron Crum wrote: > Brad, > I found out what causes this. There is a small battery inside that > loses its ability to keep a charge. Once this happens, the thing goes > back to defaults at every reboot. You can get a replacement at > batteries plus. It looks like a double a, but is some li variant. > > Cameron > > On Tuesday, July 27, 2010, Brad Belton<b...@belwave.com> wrote: > >> Butch Evans put together a MikroTik script for us that monitors our APC >> UPSs. Sends us an email when power is lost along with battery time >> remaining. Then sends us an email again once power is restored and again >> updates the remaining battery life. Works well, but unfortunately the >> RB493AH doesn't have a USB port for the standard included APC USB >> cable...for that matter very few multi-interface RouterBoards have USB >> ports. Most of our HUB sites are x86 based routers, so it hasn't been a >> huge deal for us, but having the ability to monitor the UPS via the MikroTik >> router is very handy. >> >> We have many of the Digital Loggers eight port rack mount remote power >> switches. We've been seeing a higher failure rate out of them than we like >> to see. Basically they just become "deaf" or non-responsive via their >> Ethernet port...even after a hard reset they are toast. Anyone else seeing >> similar results from the Digital Logger rack mount 8 port? They're a great >> value at $200-$300, but not if we keep seeing failures... >> >> Best, >> >> >> >> Brad >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Chuck Profito >> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 4:53 PM >> To: 'WISPA General List' >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Off-net rebooting >> >> http://www.digitalloggers.com/lpc.html >> >> This is the small one, there is a larger one, both have auto ping for off >> line rebooting. We have them on all ap / tower sites. They a have saved a >> trip up the hill many a night! no monthly fee. >> Also, put a old CB-3 into the surge side of a battery backup and your >> network auto ping will know EXACTLY when the power goes down, and you know >> how long the batteries will last. >> >> >> Chuck Profito >> 209-988-7388 >> CV-Access, Inc. >> www.cv-access.com / cprofito'at'cv-access.com >> Providing Broadband Internet Access to >> California's Rural Central Valley >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Mike Hammett >> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:41 AM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: [WISPA] Off-net rebooting >> >> What are you guys doing for off-net rebooting? I know someone at >> WISPCON years back had a pager based system. I'm sure there are >> cellular based systems now, but I'm not sure how the cost compares. >> >> -- >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> WISPA Wants You! 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