I replaced just the SBC (kn-205 board) and all is well for now, the radio themselves are okay.
So I'm not sure that the current came in through the antenna, but rather some how came across the cat5, connecting the tower ground to the AC ground (if indeed they are separate grounds) I will find out tomorrow and hopefully resolve the issue before I loose any more equipment Dan > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marlon K. > Schafer (509) 982-2181 > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 8:14 PM > To: Jeff Liebermann > Cc: wireless@wispa.org > Subject: Re: Fw: [WISPA] Grounding questions/help > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Liebermann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 5:06 PM > Subject: Re: Fw: [WISPA] Grounding questions/help > > > > On Tue, Aug 02, 2005 at 04:09:05PM -0700, Marlon K. Schafer > (509) 982-2181 > > wrote: > >> can you help Dan out? > > > > What do you think I am? Some kind of answer factory? > > You're suppose to be the expert on this wireless stuff. > > roflol > > I learned from you remember! > > > > >> Replaced the POE unit and the wireless gear came online, > but started > >> rebooting > >> after about 15minutes (although it didn't this before, I > just changed the > >> POE > >> from a 12v to 15v) tried a 24v POE, and the radio was > still rebooting... > >> Called > >> the tower climber.. > > > > Easy. Your radio on the tower is toast. It got clobbered > > by the same lightning bolt that ate your POE box. Lightning > > doesn't always totally destroy what it hits. Sometimes, only > > sensitive parts of the circuitry gets zapped. My guess is > > something died in the radio which is causing the reboots. > > It might also be something simple like the terminating end > > of the POE circuit, but my guess is that radio is the problem > > since it seems to sorta work until it reboots. > > Is it also possible that not having the tower grounded to the > AC is making > this worse? > > > > > > > -- > > # Jeff Liebermann Liebermann Design 150 Felker St #D > Santa Cruz CA > > 95060 > > # 831-336-2558 (voice) callto://JeffLiebermann (skype) > > # http://www.LearnByDestroying.com AE6KS > > # [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.7/60 - Release Date: > 07/28/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.7/60 - Release Date: 07/28/2005 -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
