Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Nate Burke
Or is it the area right by the LED's? On 9/9/2015 8:52 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: The connector is hot? That can’t be right. *From:* Josh Baird <mailto:joshba...@gmail.com> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 09, 2015 8:43 AM *To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> *Subject:* [AFMUG] GIGE-POE

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Chuck McCown
hot you are OK. From: Josh Baird Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 8:16 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot? Yeah, it seems to be just the area around the LED. The connector is not very hot at all. On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com>

[AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Josh Baird
We just installed our first GIGE-POE-APC which is powering an AF24, and noticed that it gets VERY hot. So hot that it almost instantly burns your finger when you touch the green molding. For folks that have these installed, is this normal? It's ran fine for a few days, but this morning we we

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Ken Hohhof
The connector is hot? That can’t be right. From: Josh Baird Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 8:43 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot? We just installed our first GIGE-POE-APC which is powering an AF24, and noticed that it gets VERY hot. So hot that it almost instantly

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Ken Hohhof
? From: Nate Burke Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 8:54 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot? Or is it the area right by the LED's? On 9/9/2015 8:52 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: The connector is hot? That can’t be right. From: Josh Baird Sent: Wednesday, September 09

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Josh Baird
That can’t be right. > > *From:* Josh Baird <joshba...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 09, 2015 8:43 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot? > > We just installed our first GIGE-POE-APC which is powering an AF24, and > noticed that it ge

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Nate Burke
ba...@gmail.com> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 09, 2015 8:43 AM *To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> *Subject:* [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot? We just installed our first GIGE-POE-APC which is powering an AF24, and noticed that it gets VERY hot. So hot that it almost ins

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Josh Baird
. When running at >>>> 55 volts limiting current for the LEDs they do get hot. Their temp depends >>>> on system voltage. I had hard to make the LEDs usable for a range of 6-60 >>>> volts without some tradeoff. >>>> >>>> As long as t

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Josh Baird
to make the LEDs usable for a range of 6-60 >>> volts without some tradeoff. >>> >>> As long as the large chip isn’t getting hot you are OK. >>> >>> *From:* Josh Baird <joshba...@gmail.com> >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 09, 2015 8:16 AM

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Josh Baird
current for the LEDs they do get hot. Their temp >>>>> depends >>>>> on system voltage. I had hard to make the LEDs usable for a range of 6-60 >>>>> volts without some tradeoff. >>>>> >>>>> As long as the large c

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Chuck McCown
To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot? Yeah, it seems to be just the area around the LED. The connector is not very hot at all. On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote: Or is it the area right by the LED's? On 9/9/2015 8:52 AM

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Josh Luthman
Too much current could affect it, but in my testing, the chip with the >> magnetics will unsolder itself before it stops passing data. >> >> *From:* Josh Baird <joshba...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 09, 2015 9:30 AM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >>

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Ken Hohhof
caps would melt. We would design with pre-warming resistors to reduce cold inrush current, so the bulbs would glow dimly when “off”. The world is better with LEDs. From: Josh Baird Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 9:16 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot? Yeah

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Josh Luthman
nt:* Wednesday, September 09, 2015 8:16 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot? > > Yeah, it seems to be just the area around the LED. The connector is not > very hot at all. > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> w

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Mathew Howard
. I had hard to make the LEDs usable for a range of 6-60 >> volts without some tradeoff. >> >> As long as the large chip isn’t getting hot you are OK. >> >> *From:* Josh Baird <joshba...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 09, 2015 8:16 AM >> *To:

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Josh Luthman
pends >>>> on system voltage. I had hard to make the LEDs usable for a range of 6-60 >>>> volts without some tradeoff. >>>> >>>> As long as the large chip isn’t getting hot you are OK. >>>> >>>> *From:* Josh Baird <joshba...@gma

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Chuck McCown
, September 09, 2015 9:30 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot? Stock is 50V. I'm running them directly off a Traco TSP (~54V). I wonder if this is why the ethernet keeps dropping. On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 11:27 AM, Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote: The stock AF24

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread George Skorup
.com> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 09, 2015 9:30 AM *To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot? Stock is 50V. I'm running them directly off a Traco TSP (~54V). I wonder if this is why the ethernet keeps dropping. On Wed, Sep 9,

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Ken Hohhof
On the other hand, I don’t think you need to design for as low as 6V. From: Chuck McCown Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 1:58 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot? They don’t throw off much heat, the resistor is rated at 0.5 watt and it has never failed. I think

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Chuck McCown
PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot? I did mention this here when I was bench testing powering an AF24. My Traco was floating at 55 volts. The radio ran fine. It's not that it's powering the radio and getting hot. If you feed the card with 50+ volts, the LED still gets

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Josh Baird
No, 54-55 is a good float voltage for lead acid 48 VDC batteries. >>> The voltage itself has nothing to do with the data. >>> >>> Too much current could affect it, but in my testing, the chip with the >>> magnetics will unsolder itself before it stops passing da

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Bill Prince
lf before it stops passing data. *From:* Josh Baird <mailto:joshba...@gmail.com> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 09, 2015 9:30 AM *To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot? Stock is 50V. I'm running them directly off a Traco TSP (~54V)

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Bill Prince
it stops passing data. *From:* Josh Baird <mailto:joshba...@gmail.com> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 09, 2015 9:30 AM *To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot? Stock is 50V. I'm running them directly

Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot?

2015-09-09 Thread Chuck McCown
No, but it does give off some light at 6 volts (you have to be in a dark room to see it). From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2015 1:01 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] GIGE-POE-APC Hot? On the other hand, I don’t think you need to design for as low as 6V. From: Chuck