We are in central Pennsylvania... every AP we've ever taken off a tower has green corroded Ethernet connections...... we aren't near the sea.... enough said :)
Matt Hoppes Director of Information Technology Indigo Wireless +1 (570) 723-7312 On 10/27/14, 5:07 PM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: > Hi Clay, Thanks for the explanation... > > So based on this, the grease would only be needed / functional at the > 'down side' of the cable run, on the radio side it is all behind the cover. > > ------------------------ > > I am still having a hard time, visualizing the physical aspect of > this... let's say the cable jacket has a defect, and water is seeping > into it... the water will end up in the connector, before the grease and > still short out the cable > > ------------------------ > > Drip loops are supposed to protect you on the downward side from such > cable shorting.... > > I can see the use / benefit of the grease in near salt water or marine > applications, but am having a hard time physically imagining how in a > normal WISP deployment it is actually creating some sort of protection. > > Regards. > > > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > 7266 SW 48 Street > Miami, FL 33155 > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > > Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From: *"Clay Stewart" <cstew...@stewartcomputerservices.com> > *To: *"Ubiquiti Users Group" <ubnt_users@wispa.org> > *Sent: *Monday, October 27, 2014 3:40:04 PM > *Subject: *Re: [Ubnt_users] Odd things happening > > Faisal, the grease keeps moisture out, completely, which is why car > wire connectors have it. A single bird peck or wire pull scrape will > allow water to transverse a wire for it's entire length... Ending up > in cat5 end or even a POE or Surge. > > On Sunday, October 26, 2014, Faisal Imtiaz <fai...@snappytelecom.net > <mailto:fai...@snappytelecom.net>> wrote: > > > >>Perhaps now that we have the season of dew, fall, this could be > more prevalent on broken or unseals cat5 ends. Suggest electrolytic grease... > Advice I need to listen too myself! > > I am going to assume we are talking about Ubiquity Radios, and > we are talking about the ends that are going into the radio.... > > Since I am a visual learner, can anyone explain to me HOW is the > moisture getting into the connector ? > > In all of the radios, the cable / connector is pretty well > covered to stop them from getting wet....and the radios have > weep holes to protect against humidity related moisture. > > (If we are talking about cable/connectors connecting to other > stuff, other than radios, then I can understand potential issues ) > > While I don't have a disagreement over the use of die-electric > grease, telco's have been using it for a very long time, they > would even use it on in-door connections, I am asking the need > for it ? > > w > Regards, > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > 7266 SW 48 Street > Miami, FL 33155 > Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 > > Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: > supp...@snappytelecom.net > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From: *"Clay Stewart" <cstew...@stewartcomputerservices.com > > <JAVASCRIPT-BLOCKED_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cstew...@stewartcomputerservices.com');>> > *To: *"Ubiquiti Users Group" <ubnt_users@wispa.org > <JAVASCRIPT-BLOCKED_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ubnt_users@wispa.org');>> > *Sent: *Sunday, October 26, 2014 9:30:27 AM > *Subject: *Re: [Ubnt_users] Odd things happening > > Only time this happened to us was due to moisture in cat5 or > cat5 end. Green cable of course in past... But recently had > a rocket M2 do this which was a scraped 140' tower tough > cable carrier which the moisture traveled all the way down > into cat5 end shorting out pins where it entered a surge > protection. > > Perhaps now that we have the season of dew, fall, this could > be more prevalent on broken or unseals cat5 ends. Suggest > electrolytic grease... Advice I need to listen too myself! > > On Sunday, October 26, 2014, Mike Hammett > <wispaubntus...@ics-il.net > > <JAVASCRIPT-BLOCKED_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wispaubntus...@ics-il.net');>> > wrote: > > It came back shortly after I sent that e-mail. Nothing > in the Rocket's log to indicate WTF is going on. 80 days > up time. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL><https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb><https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions><https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From: *"Mike Hammett" <wispaubntus...@ics-il.net> > *To: *"Ubiquiti Users Group" <ubnt_users@wispa.org> > *Sent: *Saturday, October 25, 2014 9:51:12 PM > *Subject: *[Ubnt_users] Odd things happening > > Has anyone been seeing odd things happening with UBNT > radios? No bad weather in the area. > > I had a NanoBridge earlier this week just stop via > Ethernet (not sure on RF). Replaced the cable and PoE. > Nothing. Replace the radio. Fine. Plug the radio in at > the ground. Fine. > > I had a Rocket reset to defaults after "losing" its > Ethernet. When I got up top, the lights were blinking as > if it were in TFTP mode. I got it reprogrammed and it's > been fine since. > > I just had another Rocket lose its Ethernet tonight. > I'll see its fate in the AM. I'm attaching a log from > the router's point of view just to show the oddness. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL><https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb><https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions><https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ubnt_users mailing list > Ubnt_users@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users > > > > -- > > > -- > Clay Stewart, CEO > SCS Broadband > 434.263.6363 O > 434.942.6510 C > cstew...@scsbroadband.com > “We Keep You Up and Running” > > Please send sales inquiries to sa...@scsbroadband.com > <JAVASCRIPT-BLOCKED_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','sa...@scsbroadband.com');> > Please send service/repair requests to > supp...@scsbroadband.com > <JAVASCRIPT-BLOCKED_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','supp...@scsbroadband.com');> > > > _______________________________________________ > Ubnt_users mailing list > Ubnt_users@wispa.org > <JAVASCRIPT-BLOCKED_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Ubnt_users@wispa.org');> > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users > > > > > > -- > > > -- > Clay Stewart, CEO > SCS Broadband > 434.263.6363 O > 434.942.6510 C > cstew...@scsbroadband.com > “We Keep You Up and Running” > > Please send sales inquiries to sa...@scsbroadband.com > <mailto:sa...@scsbroadband.com> > Please send service/repair requests to supp...@scsbroadband.com > <mailto:supp...@scsbroadband.com> > > > _______________________________________________ > Ubnt_users mailing list > Ubnt_users@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ubnt_users mailing list > Ubnt_users@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users > _______________________________________________ Ubnt_users mailing list Ubnt_users@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users
