 SteveConIBEW 2222 Boston, MAPremium
join:2004-09-02
Boston, MA | reply to WileEC
Re: yes, fiber needs power on both ends... You're right. This is "old hat". Anyone served by PairGain or LiteSpan (ie: fiber) from RT w/o a generator set is in the same boat - and have been for DECADES. This is the "state of the art" right now. Eventually, I suppose someone will come up with some sort of photovoltaic interface to the fiber and solve this huge(?) problem. |
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| Then it will only work in the day time
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- Bill |
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| Or at night, assuming that the installer is bright enough to have it not only power the ONT, but also recharge the batteries.
Since photovoltaic cells are DC, it would be easy to have them power the batteries, which would in turn power the ONT. Any excess power would then also charge the battries to provide coverage at night. |
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