It's just weird it has no problems with 8 radios for 2 years and then in the last 6 months it starts acting up with only half that many.
I was thinking more like go from 24 to 25-26 volts. That extra volt or two might solve all my problems and be a minor change to anything. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 2:32 PM, Dave <dmilho...@wletc.com> wrote: > Temperatures in both radio and power source which can be adversely swayed > by external temperatures > > On 05/02/2018 11:22 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > There is - here are the counters: https://imgur.com/a/FdVP9IF > Note that bb5/6/7 have been losing power frequently too. > > If the voltage is too low, why would they randomly reboot maybe once or > twice a week and then be fine for months at a time? > > The runs are well under 100m. 24vdc feeds the NEMA enclosure, then we > have maybe 25 feet of cat5 to APs. > > I would think it's no more than 1 volt loss from my 24v source to the AP, > but I have not verified this. I know it's 24v at the green terminal block > to the POE injector/Gigabit Sync injector. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > <https://maps.google.com/?q=1100+Wayne+St+%0D%0A++++++++++++++Suite+1337+%0D%0A++++++++++++++Troy,+OH+45373&entry=gmail&source=g> > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 6:00 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < > li...@packetflux.com> wrote: > >> If you have a base unit attached to these, you should look at the event >> counters on the tripped line in the binary/boolean tab to determine if the >> device is detecting an overcurrent event. If it's seeing an overcurrent >> trip, then yes, check the surge suppressors. >> >> The other item is what has been mentioned, if you have too low of a >> voltage into the PowerInjector, the ePMP's will reboot. This is >> especially true in cold weather since the units seem to draw more even >> after startup. You need around at least 26V on the input of the power >> injector, if not a bit more, for an ePMP to run correctly on a full 100m of >> cable. You could probably get away with a bit lower voltage on shorter >> runs. >> >> The 10/100 injector doesn't drop quite as many volts due to it being a >> switch closure instead of a semiconductor junction, so you might be right >> on the edge of what is acceptable. >> >> BTW, too low of voltage will also cause 'trips', as when the voltage >> drops below acceptable ranges for the ePMP, the ePMP power supply circuit >> tries to pull more and more power from the CAT5 cable, eventually causing >> what looks like a brief short circuit just before it shuts down. >> >> On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 11:16 AM, Josh Luthman < >> j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: >> >>> I've got two of these with problems: http://store.packetf >>> lux.com/powerinjector-plus-sync-gigabit-version/ >>> >>> However one of these gives me no problems: http://store.packetf >>> lux.com/sitemonitor-4-channel-gigabit-poe-injector-controller/ >>> >>> I have a 24vdc plant going up the tower. In the box it feeds these >>> three Packetflux units. The 4 channel POE injector has given me 0 problems. >>> >>> I've got Cambium ePMP on the PowerInjector and it has been randomly? >>> rebooting units for several months. Yesterday one of the ports just >>> decided to turn off for 20 minutes and come right back. We've replaced the >>> line & radio to make sure it's the box, but all signs point to it. >>> >>> Has anyone else seen this or am I lucky in getting the only two units >>> with power problems on them? AFAIK sync has been just as reliable as the >>> power through them. >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1100+Wayne+St+Suite+1337+Troy,+OH+45373&entry=gmail&source=g> >>> Suite 1337 >>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1100+Wayne+St+Suite+1337+Troy,+OH+45373&entry=gmail&source=g> >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1100+Wayne+St+Suite+1337+Troy,+OH+45373&entry=gmail&source=g> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* >> Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 >> <https://maps.google.com/?q=3577+Countryside+Road,+Helena,+MT+59602&entry=gmail&source=g> >> forre...@imach.com | http://www.packetflux.com >> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> >> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> >> >> > > -- >
