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> "Power over Ethernet is usually limited to about 30 watts, but new standards allow for greater power delivery that can meet Dishy's need for about 100 watts"
by esaym 6y ago
> "Power over Ethernet is usually limited to about 30 watts, but new standards allow for greater power delivery that can meet Dishy's need for about 100 watts"
100 watts? Is that for real??
- mlindner 6y agoOn powerline meters of the dish + router input AC power, yes that's correct, but that's also factoring any inefficiencies in the power supply. The Power over Ethernet injector supplies 56V/1.6A 2x power (namely all 8 lines energized). See: https://imgur.com/JpVZ6Uy https://imgur.com/JpVZ6Uy Output 1 is for the dish, output 2 is for the router.
- jcampbell1 6y agoIt’s probably 95 watts of radio and 5 watts of compute. If we could see radio waves, that thing would look like a 95 watt spotlight.
- driverdan 6y agoIt has a heater to melt snow.