I wouldnt see why not..
Center line is isolated from everything.
I would use an Isolation transformer at the bottom though.
So if the coax takes a hit it only has the shield to jump off of.
Chuck is right about opening up all kinds of options top side.
I would grab a dc power supply 29v @ 2 amp and go for it
On 11/10/2014 11:08 AM, That One Guy via Af wrote:
Can you run AC on coax? I always assumed that you would be spanked for
that
On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Paul Conlin via Af <af@afmug.com
<mailto:af@afmug.com>> wrote:
Never worked with fat N connectors. Try L-comm's web site for
visual match?
On November 10, 2014 11:47:41 AM EST, Josh Luthman via Af
<af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>> wrote:
Any ideas how to go from the fat N connector to a rectifier? =)
Josh Luthman
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On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 11:43 AM, Paul Conlin via Af
<af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>> wrote:
Neutral is AC’s roughly equivalent to DC’s negative.
FWIW I’d run DC up the coax to keep more of the equipment
more accessible at the bottom. You have more than one
coax so you can run another voltage on another one, if needed.
PC
Blaze Broadband
*From:*Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com
<mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>] *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman
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*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
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Well I was thinking...
AC -> battery charger -> 24v batteries -> coax up the building
coax -> 24v regulator -> PacketFlux
What is the neutral bar?
Josh Luthman
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On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Chuck McCown via Af
<af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>> wrote:
Why DC? Why not just tie the center conductor to a
circuit breaker and make sure the shield is tied to the
neutral bar. Then you have all kinds of options up there.
*From:*Josh Luthman via Af <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Sent:*Monday, November 10, 2014 9:20 AM
*To:*af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:*[AFMUG] New site DC power help
I am getting onto a new site that is a building. The
owner has given me free permission to use anything I want
that Sprint left. That's the nice building as well as 6
heavy duty >1" thick coax runs from the base to the top of
the tower.
What I would like to do is run DC on one of these. They
have connectors that look twice as big as N connectors.
How can I go from this connector to a DC power supply?
What about at the top from the coax to a regulator?
Am I correct in assuming the center pin would be hot and
the outside/threading be neutral?
Would 24vdc be OK for this? Or would 48vdc be better?
Thanks in advance for any help! I'd like to avoid running
10 feet of wire and soldering if at all possible.
Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340>
Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343>
1100 Wayne St
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Troy, OH 45373
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