Not to mention you get twice the capacity because lifepo4 can take 0% depth of discharge without damage
On Fri, Apr 26, 2024, 1:26 PM Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: > I've been an AGM guy, but the last quote we did, it was about $777 for > just the AGMs and $900 for LiFePO4 with everything in a neat and tidy > rack-mount box. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Ken Hohhof" <khoh...@kwom.com> > *To: *af@af.afmug.com > *Sent: *Friday, April 26, 2024 2:01:22 PM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] DC power supplies in parallel > > I tend toward a minimum of AC/DC power supplies, and fuse blocks or DC > breakers for the loads. But the other network engineer I work with prefers > a dedicated PSU for each load. So you may not get a uninamous > recommendation. > > Note I tend toward DC sites and other guy sees that as unnecessary expense > and hardware. So if you are doing AC sites, maybe don't listen to me. > > And I'm still using AGM batteries while all the cool kids are using > LiFePO4 with BCMs, so definitely don't listen to me. > > ---- Original Message ---- > From: "Steve Jones" > Sent: 4/26/2024 1:49:48 PM > To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" > Subject: [AFMUG] DC power supplies in parallel > > I have a bunch of various meanwell 48 vDC power supplies mostly 120 and > 350 watt models with most loads being 45wattish and some 108wattish. > > One site im re-cabling has 1100w in PSUs taking a ton of space providing > for a total demand of around 440w. Seems overkill and only accounts for the > DC direct powered stuff, not the other 300w or so > > Whats the consensus on an AC powered site? individual PSUs for ever > equipment. Big PSU/rectifier for all? > Our battery capacity at this particular site is on the APC at the base > providing just AC to the top, we are not bringing the batteries up for > reasons and all electronics are up top. > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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