I don't know if it's how the list is sending out or something that changed with Thunderbird but "reply-list" is now only reply-all for this message, but on the topic of 48v vs 24v there are a lot more solutions in ac-dc for 24v consumer level than 48v. and when 48v comes up most manufacturers instantly do 4x pricing it seems...

On 06/21/2018 01:14 PM, Mathew Howard wrote:
Just think how small of wire you could use with 5K...

Okay, yeah, there would be some other problems that would kind of make that not worth it. 48V seems to be a pretty good compromise, there aren't really any different safety concerns between 24v and 48v, so I don't really see a good argument for anything less than 48v, other than that it's what we've been using for years... which isn't really that good of an argument, when you think about it.

On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 3:02 PM, <ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote:

    Well my solar string inverters are 1K DC.

    Yep, if efficiency is the concern 5K would be good if you are
    hauling the energy any distance at all.
    Long distance transmission lines go up to 1 MV.

    But safety comes into play at some point.  48 volts is still
    considered low voltage, less rules and regs and almost zero shock
    hazard.  I cannot feel 48.  Some can.

    -----Original Message----- From: Robert Andrews
    Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2018 1:59 PM
    To: af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>
    Subject: Re: [AFMUG] ePMP voltages again - specifically 2ghz


    Ok, 5K volt then..

    On 06/21/2018 11:20 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:

        Higher is always better.
        Wires are smaller.
        Everything is more efficient.
        Everything runs cooler.
        Less voltage drop.
        Less power loss in conductors.
        Sometimes simplifies the design of the load device.
        *From:* Josh Luthman
        *Sent:* Thursday, June 21, 2018 12:17 PM
        *To:* Chuck McCown
        *Cc:* Mathew Howard ; AFMUG
        *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ePMP voltages again - specifically 2ghz
        In a perfect world it would all be 100% 48v (or hell even 100%
        24v) but the only rule of standards is that there are no standards.
        See XKCD 927 - https://xkcd.com/927/
        Josh Luthman
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        On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 2:10 PM, <ch...@wbmfg.com
        <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote:

             Nice to see the smaller players learning how to put on
        their big boy
             pants and join the ranks of carrier grade vendors.
             *From:* Mathew Howard
             *Sent:* Thursday, June 21, 2018 12:08 PM
             *To:* Josh Luthman
             *Cc:* Chuck McCown ; AFMUG
             *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ePMP voltages again - specifically 2ghz
             Well, MikroTik does have 48v now (the hEX PoE/PowerBox Pro
        will take
             up to 57 volts), but it's only one or the other, it doesn't
        do any
             voltage conversion. But what I've been doing at some sites is
             something like using one PowerBox Pro to feed all the 24v
        only gear,
             and a second one to feed the 48v gear.
             On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 1:02 PM, Josh Luthman
             <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com
        <mailto:j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>> wrote:

                 Agreed.
                 EdgePoint does 48v only but has the outdoor part.
                 Netonix does 24v and 48v but doesn't have any outdoor
        capability
                 (enclosures would have to be ridiculous for the 12 port+)
                 Mikrotik only has 4 ports and 24v only.

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                 On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 2:01 PM, Mathew Howard
                 <mhoward...@gmail.com <mailto:mhoward...@gmail.com>> wrote:

                     Yeah, that's the easiest compromise at this point.
                     What I'd like, is a box that I can connect a power
        supply to
                     (whether that's 48v, or 24v, I don't care) that
        gives my a
                     48v and a 24v output, and has another connection for
                     batteries and it deals with feeding the batteries the
                     correct voltages and current. Whether that's 12v,
        24v or 48v
                     batteries, I don't really care... although I'd
        prefer 12v or
                     24v so can use a smaller number of bigger
        batteries, if I
                     want to.
                     Ideally, Forrest would build this, so I could just
        plug it
                     into the SiteMonitors that are already there, and
        be able to
                     monitor and control it as well.
                     Of course I can buy all the parts separately to do
        the same
                     thing, but having a pre-built box to do the job
        would be a
                     lot cleaner.
                     On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 12:52 PM, Josh Luthman
                     <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com
        <mailto:j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>> wrote:

                         It was 48v
                         Then it was mostly 24v
                         Now it's going 48v
                         Just give it a little bit, it'll go back to 24v.
                         I'd rather get a power supply doing 26v to fix my
                         problem in 2 minutes than start changing things
        to 48v
                         which would blow so much stuff up (epmp non
        gps, ubnt M
                         gear, half the Mikrotiks)

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                         On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 1:05 PM, Mathew Howard
                         <mhoward...@gmail.com
        <mailto:mhoward...@gmail.com>> wrote:

                             No, there's not really a good reason, it
        just means
                             you have an extra part to deal with.
                             We still use UBNT for our 2.4ghz stuff, but
        those
                             are the only radios that won't run off 48v
        on most
                             of our new sites, so I've done some that
        are 48v
                             only and just use those things on the
        radios that
                             need them. But if you have more than 1 or 2
        things
                             that need 24v, it's generally more
        practical to just
                             use a bigger voltage converter and run multiple
                             radios off it.
                             On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 11:57 AM,
        <ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>>
                             wrote:

                                 Yep, that was what I was thinking.
                                 So, looks to me like there is no reason
        not to
                                 do 48 volts.
                                 *From:* Mathew Howard
                                 *Sent:* Thursday, June 21, 2018 10:56 AM
                                 *To:* Chuck McCown
                                 *Cc:* Dave ; AFMUG
                                 *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ePMP voltages
        again -
                                 specifically 2ghz
                                 You mean like this?

        https://www.ubnt.com/accessories/instant-8023af-adapters/
        <https://www.ubnt.com/accessories/instant-8023af-adapters/>

        <https://www.ubnt.com/accessories/instant-8023af-adapters/
        <https://www.ubnt.com/accessories/instant-8023af-adapters/>>
                                 Or do you have something better in mind?
                                 On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 11:53 AM,
                                 <ch...@wbmfg.com
        <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote:

                                     Me too...
                                     So, what appetite is there for an
        inline POE
                                     regulator that would convert 48 to 24?
                                     *From:* Mathew Howard
                                     *Sent:* Thursday, June 21, 2018
        10:50 AM
                                     *To:* Dave
                                     *Cc:* AFMUG
                                     *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] ePMP
        voltages again -
                                     specifically 2ghz
                                     ugh... I keep forgetting to use
        reply-to-all...
                                     Not every single UBNT radio... all the
                                     airfibers will happily take 48v.
        Mikrotik is
                                     finally starting to make most of
        the new
                                     stuff handle 48v (including the
        PowerBox
                                     Pro), but yeah. UBNT is the reason
        I still
                                     have to use 24v on most of our
        towers...
                                     they make a converter you can stick
        on in
                                     line with the radios, but that's
        kind of a
                                     pain if you have more than one or
        two, and
                                     it's an extra part to fail.
                                     On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 11:46 AM, Dave
                                     <dmilho...@wletc.com
        <mailto:dmilho...@wletc.com>> wrote:

                                         They make dental floss for that  :)


                                         On 06/21/2018 11:39 AM, Josh
        Luthman wrote:

                                             Except for every single
            Ubnt device
                                             and a majority of Mikrotiks....
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                                             On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at
            12:39 PM, Josh
                                             Baird <joshba...@gmail.com
            <mailto:joshba...@gmail.com>> wrote:

                                                 I promise life will be
            easier if
                                                 you just use 48V.  :)
                                                 On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at
            12:35 PM,
                                                 Josh Luthman
<j...@imaginenetworksllc.com
            <mailto:j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>> wrote:

                                                     I'm trying to use a
            Powerbox
                                                     Pro to power up two
            epmp APs. The 5 GHz is just fine but the
                                                     2 GHz is saying
            current too
                                                     low.  Both ports
            are getting
                                                     23 volts and the
            cables are
                                                     <10 feet (from the
            Powerbox Pro).
                                                     Does anyone know if
            the 2ghz
                                                     requires more
            voltage possibly?
                                                     Spec sheet does say
            23 volts
                                                     min but it's weird
            one powers
                                                     (5 ghz) and the
            other doesn't.
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