I've seen Trace (now Xantrex) inverters fry DeWalt cordless power tool battery chargers but everything else worked. But there can be some noise bleed through on power supplies that weren't designed for it.
Greg On Mar 10, 2010, at 7:21 PM, MDK wrote: > I've never had any wireless equipment not work fine. I've had some stuff > that ran for years off of modified sine inverters. > > I have had one laptop power supply that would NOT work. > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy > 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Israel Lopez-LISTS" <ilopezli...@sandboxitsolutions.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 2:57 PM > To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: [WISPA] Modified Sine Inverter Acceptable > >> Hey Guys, >> >> For running commodity routers, radios, servers on a remote site, is >> using a modified sine wave acceptable? I have some electrical engineers >> at the site im working on thinking of putting in a modified sine >> inverter, and joining them up with a large battery cache. >> >> The question we raised was, will a modified sine wave be >> damaging/problematic for things like a Ubiquti Radio/POE Injector, small >> WRT54GL router, small switch, and two servers (300-400w each). >> >> Let me know. >> >> I searched the lists and found this, >> http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/2007-July/027900.html but I >> didnt see the impact on the equipment there, just UPSes. >> >> I am going from: >> >> [very dirty mains 90-120v] - [battery charger] - [battery bank] - >> [inverter] --- outlets, [Equipment Transformers] - [Equipment] >> >> Ideas? Other power engineers on site brought along a Chicago Electric >> Inverter #95596 - >> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=95596 >> >> -Israel >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
