That's why I regulate the voltage. From as low as 19v it'll do 24v to the gear.
Netonix does this as well. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Jan 5, 2017 4:31 PM, "Steve D" <bigd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh, that is bloody fantastic. Thanks for the responses guys. I'd love to > hear from Ubnt guys about the low end power and whether they can they > safely hit 20v in a worst case scenario. We really try our best to avoid > ever going under 24v but it's nice to have wiggle room for days when > everything goes stupid. And much, much love for the wide range of input > voltage because I can totally see ourselves eventually moving to 48v if we > ever did this again. > > -Steve > > On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 1:22 PM, Mathew Howard <mat...@litewire.net> wrote: > >> I've measured similar power consumption... the spec sheet is definitely >> on the high side. I usually figure 8 watts for planning purposes, but I >> haven't ever seen them actually draw that much. According to ubiquiti, the >> input voltage is 19v to 53v now, but I don't think they are 802.3af >> compliant. >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* ubnt_users-boun...@wispa.org [ubnt_users-boun...@wispa.org] on >> behalf of Josh Luthman [j...@imaginenetworksllc.com] >> *Sent:* Thursday, January 05, 2017 2:46 PM >> *To:* Ubiquiti Users Group >> *Subject:* Re: [Ubnt_users] Airfiber 5x power consumption >> >> Power consumption >> >> Wall is 123vac. Amp meter says 0.07a. 8.61 watts. This is the factory POE. >> POE spits out 24vdc. Amp meter said 0.23a. 5.52 watts. >> I waited ~10 minutes after it booted to look. They were definitely >> associated. It's running 33dBm EIRP @ 5240. >> >> 6 watt radio I would *NOT* call power hungry at all. >> >> They were 24v radios on the first shipment, there's a specific MAC >> address range (very small). These days they're 24-48 volts. It's to the >> point where Netonix is removing 24vh (power on 4 pairs) because AF5x was >> the only radio that uses it and it isn't necessary but for a small number >> of existing units. >> >> I think the cut off is 20v? >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 <(937)%20552-2340> >> Direct: 937-552-2343 <(937)%20552-2343> >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 3:42 PM, Adair Winter <ada...@amarillowireless.net >> > wrote: >> >>> We run them at 24 and 48 volts no problem. never tried them on less than >>> 24 though. >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 2:41 PM, Steve D <bigd...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Spec sheet says they'll take an input voltage between 19-29v and draw >>>> up to 12watts. Anyone able to tell me how true this is? Looking to bolt >>>> something onto a solar site, and I was under the impression the airfiber >>>> line was *power hungry*. Plus, I could have sworn they were af802.3 >>>> compliant so 48 volt. This isn't a case of someone copy pasting spec >>>> sheets from airmax radios, is it? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> -Steve >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Ubnt_users mailing list >>>> Ubnt_users@wispa.org >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/ubnt_users >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Adair Winter >>> VP, Network Operations / Co-Owner >>> Amarillo Wireless | 806.316.5071 <(806)%20316-5071> >>> C: 806.231.7180 <(806)%20231-7180> >>> http://www.amarillowireless.net >>> <http://www.amarillowireless.net> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > >
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