We use just a small piece of black electrical tape. Same concept though. Kevin Summers KISTech Internet Services Inc. www.kistech.com
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Hokenson > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 2:47 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] POE flakey??? Lost association > > > Seems to me less obtrusive would be a spot of black RTV (silicone > rubber) to > match the color of the PowerShot.... > > JH > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Summers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 2:39 PM > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] POE flakey??? Lost association > > > > > > We do this now too after one customer lost power twice because > > the power connector fell out of the PowerShot. On the trouble > > calls just find the sweet spot on the POE and tape it. That > > will get you through until the new PowerShot is out. > > > > Kevin Summers > > KISTech Internet Services Inc. > > www.kistech.com > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Pascal Losier > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 2:12 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] POE flakey??? Lost association > > > > > > I use the smartbridge POE & smartbridge adapter. > > > > I plug this in & I tape it on all my install. This way, I don't worry. > > > > I don't have this issue. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of The Wirefree Network > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 3:06 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [smartBridges] POE flakey??? Lost association > > > > > > More info: My 3rd and final misbehaving airBridge is now fixed. I was > JUST > > about to climb the roof for a radio replacement when I decided to try > > something first. > > > > First thing I noticed on this unit, which has been down for 1.5 days, is > > that the Ethernet light on the NIC was not illuminated. That initially > had > > me thinking the airBridge was bad. I then unplugged the chrome power > cable > > from the POE unit and plugged it back in. I instantly got my > green light > on > > the NIC again and was able to ping the airBridge again. A > couple seconds > > later I regained association and was able to surf. > > > > I then unplugged the chrome power connector and plugged it back > in again. > I > > lost association (obviously), but did not gain it back. I did > this while > > having 2 DOS windows open and a constant ping to both the airBridge and > the > > Gateway. The airBridge would always regain its ping response > immediately > > after restoring power...but the association would sometimes not > come back > > (the ping back to the gateway). So...I continued to play with the plug > > until I found a very small "sweet spot" where if I unplugged the chrome > > connector and plugged it back in (while in that exact small sweet spot), > the > > unit would regain association every time. However, anywhere else around > the > > 360 degree axis would not. > > > > So...I tried another POE unit (with same wall power supply) and > tried this > > all over again. The new POE unit worked better but not > flawlessly. This > > unit had a VERY large sweet spot and very small bad spot (opposite of > other > > POE unit). So...I made a couple white hash marks on the chrome > connector > > that ensures that I always had the alignment correct when unplugging and > > plugging it back in. When properly aligned, the unit would > always regain > > association. > > > > So...I believe the radio is good and the POE is crap!!!! > > > > Hope this info helps some others from pulling there hair out...or going > > through the RMA process for radios. > > > > Sully > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of SB Tech Support > > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 8:06 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] POE flakey??? > > > > > > Thanks for pointing up the quality issue on our Powershot PoE. We will > > address both of the issue (no power or bad Ethernet connection) and with > > better quality check at the factory. We also will look into changing the > > "hood" to softer PVC material so that it is easy to press. > > > > sB Tech Support > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of phantam > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 10:05 AM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] POE flakey??? > > > > We need a SB response to this issue. > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Blaine Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 9:55 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Confirmed. I have had this issue since the first one I bought. > > --Blaine > > > > At 10:45 AM 7/10/2003, you wrote: > > >sB...this may be something for you to look at closely. > > > > > >I was troubleshooting a clients bad airBridge unit last night > and noticed > > >something flakey about the POE unit. > > > > > >Hope I can describe it... > > > > > >If you follow the wall plug wire up to the point where you can > > >connect/disconnect it from the POE unit there is a chrome plug. Out of > > >the box, this is initially unplugged. > > > > > >While you are looking at your connected/associated sB > product...hold that > > >chrome power plug in both hands (one on the power plug side and one on > the > > >POE side) and twist it 360 degrees around axis. You will > notice that the > > >power goes on and off. I did very small tweaks (rotating the > chrome plug > > >around axis) until I actually found a spot that would cause the sB unit > to > > >go (and stay) offline (noticed the Ethernet 10 Meg connection > go offline > > >"Cable Unplugged"). I then tweaked it a bit away from that > position and > > >it would go back online ("10 Meg Cable connected"). > > > > > >I was logged into the sB product (in my case airBridge), and > when I would > > >twist this connector, it would lose association > (obviously...due to loss > > >of power) and then twist it back and it would reassociate. > > > > > >I tried this with several POE units and power cables. All > with the same > > >results. Given some more time, I will have to check the POE power pins > > >and see if there are "sweet spots" on this chrome plug that allow the > full > > >12 volts to pass. Or vice versa. > > > > > >Can someone else confirm my findings please?? > > > > > >Sully > > >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 > > 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
