You are right. That is currently how it is setup, with the routers and SM on the same bus. I just had a brain-fart about the shunt. The SiteMonitor reports 24V as it should. I still want to install a shunt so that I can gauge power draw at this site.
-Ty On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Scott Reed <sr...@nwwnet.net> wrote: > The BaseII SiteMonitor will give you the voltage as is. The shunt is for > current. > Just use the same supply for it as the RBs and you will know what voltage > the RBs are running. > > > On 8/8/2013 2:13 PM, Ty Featherling wrote: > >> That is the conclusion I came to as well. If I really need to know I will >> install a shunt for my SiteMonitor. >> >> -Ty >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Vegard Svanberg <veg...@svanberg.no> >> wrote: >> >> * Ty Featherling <tyfeatherl...@gmail.com> [2013-08-08 17:56]: >>> >>> I wish I could calibrate it. I will just have to make a note of it and >>>> remember it for future readings. The RB450G right next to it reports >>>> >>> 23.1V. >>> >>> I don't think you can rely on it. I've tested this on many routerboards, >>> and it seems totally unreliable. If it's, say, 1,5 volts off, you can't >>> assume the difference is linear, either. It could be 1,5 volts off at >>> 24V and 4 volts off at 17 volts. I have no idea why it's so bad. >>> >>> -- >>> Vegard Svanberg <veg...@svanberg.no> [*Takapa@IRC (EFnet)] >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Mikrotik mailing list >>> Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com >>> http://mail.butchevans.com/**mailman/listinfo/mikrotik<http://mail.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik> >>> >>> Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik >>> RouterOS >>> >>> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: <http://mail.butchevans.com/**pipermail/mikrotik/** >> attachments/20130808/e3d10403/**attachment.html<http://mail.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20130808/e3d10403/attachment.html> >> > >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Mikrotik mailing list >> Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com >> http://mail.butchevans.com/**mailman/listinfo/mikrotik<http://mail.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik> >> >> Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik >> RouterOS >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3209/6559 - Release Date: 08/08/13 >> >> >> > -- > Scott Reed > Owner > NewWays Networking, LLC > Wireless Networking > Network Design, Installation and Administration > > > Mikrotik Advanced Certified > www.nwwnet.net > (765) 855-1060 > (765) 439-4253 > (855) 231-6239 > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Mikrotik mailing list > Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com > http://mail.butchevans.com/**mailman/listinfo/mikrotik<http://mail.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik> > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik > RouterOS > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.butchevans.com/pipermail/mikrotik/attachments/20130808/8389d35b/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Mikrotik mailing list Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com http://mail.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS
