Hi Cocooners, complex problem here. We have a system consisting of an omnipro II and five expansion enclosures. We have frequent power outages and a generator that kicks in when an outage occurs.
The generator powers our main board, one expansion enclosure and an altronix auxiliary power supply unit. The idea was that we would power the expansions not covered by generator power with the altronix. Unfortunately we only have cat5 running to two of the more distant expansion enclosures and it doesn't seem to adequately carry the necessary amperage to those expansions. They run, but the battery starts to show a lower value on the PC access after a short period. Also we have kinda limited cabinet space so we're trying to avoid using larger or additional batteries.
So, the question is twofold: how can we power these remote expansions during our long and frequent power outages, and is there a way that we can program our omnipro to ignore those expansions when the batteries run down?
Also, we are unable to power the two expansions in question with our generator using the wiring currently in place. Thanks!
The generator powers our main board, one expansion enclosure and an altronix auxiliary power supply unit. The idea was that we would power the expansions not covered by generator power with the altronix. Unfortunately we only have cat5 running to two of the more distant expansion enclosures and it doesn't seem to adequately carry the necessary amperage to those expansions. They run, but the battery starts to show a lower value on the PC access after a short period. Also we have kinda limited cabinet space so we're trying to avoid using larger or additional batteries.
So, the question is twofold: how can we power these remote expansions during our long and frequent power outages, and is there a way that we can program our omnipro to ignore those expansions when the batteries run down?
Also, we are unable to power the two expansions in question with our generator using the wiring currently in place. Thanks!