Rather you hope the don't. I don't think you will be worried out network access if that were to happen though lol On Nov 7, 2014 8:36 PM, "Matt Hoppes" <mhop...@indigowireless.com> wrote:
> My towers do not flood 80 feet in the air..... > > On Nov 7, 2014, at 9:22 PM, Patrick Leary <patrick.le...@telrad.com> > wrote: > > Conversations over the past several weeks make clear many are not aware > of the meaning of the environmental specifications, in particular the IP > rating. It matters, as the nature of your environment informs you about the > gear you need to use. Do you have broad temperature swings? Thermal > expansion can cause cracking around connector housings in some levels of > gear. Ice storms? Nothing exploits a crack like freezing water. Operate > near the desert? Dust protection matters. Near the coast? Salt is highly > corrosive. Are you complaining about water getting into your boxes? If you > don't know the IP rating, you really can't complain becuase you may be > using the gear beyond its specs. As in the law, ignorance is no defense, so > in the interest of dispelling ignorance, here's a quick tutorial on the "IP > rating." > > > > First, it's not sequential. I mean, the two digits have no relation to > each other. In that sense it is NOT a number: IP55 does not mean IP > "fifty-five," but rather is more appropriately thought of as IP "five > five." Come again?!? > > > > Well, the first number refers to protection level from particulate matter > -- solids -- like dust and sand. The second number deals with protection > from liquid incursion. (There can be a third number, usually left out, that > deals with mechanical tolerance.) In any event, here's the key to crack > the code: > > > > <image002.png> > > > > <image005.png> > > > > Know the rating of your equipment, at both ends. Environmental truck rolls > are almost 100% avoidable. Environmental failure at the base station > impacts the whole sector. Failures at the CPE level can cause repeated > truck rolls and is a time sink trying to identify root cause before the > truck rolls. Outdoor devices with a first digit of 5 or less, will take in > dust. Similarly, anything with a second number of 6 or below will take on > water because it was not designed not to. > > > > These are consequential specifications. You'd better believe your telco or > cable competition has minimum environmental requirements as a rule. Are you > any less serious a player in your market? Control those variables within > your control. > > > > Regards, > > > > *Patrick Leary* > > National Sales Director | Telrad Networks Ltd. > > *M* 727.501.3735 *|* *Skype* pleary > > <image004.png> <http://mkt2.us/TelrdNet> > > See us on <image003.png> <http://bit.ly/18nna4j> > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************************ > This footnote confirms that this email message has been scanned by > PineApp Mail-SeCure for the presence of malicious code, vandals & computer > viruses. > > ************************************************************************************ > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >
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