Looks reasonable to me....probably add $100 or so to the price but well worth it since it will be better protected than adding external parts.
JH ----- Original Message ----- From: "beckman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 11:21 AM Subject: RE: [smartBridges] suggestions for the next PCB revision > no we are not, the suggestions would only add $47 in COST 1000 QTY parts. It > would take away $35 + 14.98 in LPD units required to keep these stable. > > If we wanted to add a steel case, we are talking 7$ in 1000 qty prices. The > weather CAT5 nut would be offset by the outdoor seal currently used. The > plastic case isn't too cheep ether, I expect they have a per-item cost > around $4 > > The single most expensive cost will be re-tooling. this is why their is > often lots of blank spaces on PC boards, for future features. This is why I > made the suggestion for the 'next pcb rev', as I know they wont be in before > that. > > Lets see, recap: > 1000 qty prices > 1 extra LED with current sense IC (like the one trango uses) .05 > 1 W2.4 LPD $23.80 > 1 True POE compatible LPD for the CAT5 port $8.50 > 1 True POE circuit for the Powershot WITH ground strap $6.30 > 1 Steel Case with Weather Nut for CAT5, custom stand-offs $7.30 > 1 Ground Lug for above with strap to connect all internal LPDs $1.40 > > while they are at it, they may want to add a heat-sink to bleed summer heat > away. Add another $3 > > all prices are estimated from past projects I have worked on. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kevin Summers > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 10:50 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] suggestions for the next PCB revision > > > > Let's just not add so much to the mix that we're adding > $100 to the price tag. We went with SmartBridges equipment > because of good recommendations, good results in our field > tests, and one of the best price/performance ratios. > > Kevin Summers > KISTech Internet Services Inc. > www.kistech.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Hokenson > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 9:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] suggestions for the next PCB revision > > > I REALLY like the idea of making the Polyphaser antenna protector and > ethernet surge arresstor internal to the outdoor unit--and make the case > steel or aluminum with a 1/4-20 ground lug as well. The only other mod I > would suggest is a system such as used by Trango to put the RJ45 connection > INSIDE THE BOX. Then, I can run shielded cat5 up, split the ground out and > attach to the lug and continue inside with the RJ45 connection behind a > strain relief gland. > > John H. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: beckman > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 6:54 PM > Subject: [smartBridges] suggestions for the next PCB revision > > > poly phaser is now making a surface mount LPD unit for 2.4ghz, called the > W2.4 with sub 25$ pricing in quantity. In addition, Tripplite has a very > simple Cat5 LPD system that can be included with a Smartbridge for less than > $10 in 1000 qty. To reduce the damage from static, which i think is one of > the most common sources for smartbridge problems, and improve quality, these > may be features we wouldn't mind paying for. Especially since they would > reduce the extra parts we already have to buy for a smartbridges install. > (we have to buy LPD systems for antenna and cat5 even though this is > supposed to be a 'outdoor hardened product' because if we don't, we don't > even get 1 weeks life out of them). At the very least, smartbridges REALLY > needs to provide up-front warnings in the documentation that such products > are needed to make a smartbridges last a while. From the docs I have, their > is supposed to be surge protection in the powershot, and I have to say their > isn't a lick of surge protection in the powershot (except maby if you hit it > with a massive power surge it will burn up!) > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
