Altronix Claims Tango 'Eliminates Electricians'

Published Oct 15, 2019 14:10 PM

Power supply provider Altronix claims its new Tango power supply 'eliminates the need for an electrician, dedicated conduit and wire runs'.

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In this report, we examine their claims and Altronix feedback, including:

  • What Is Altronix Tango?
  • What Makes Tango A 'Game Changer'?
  • Do Competitors Offer Similar PoE Transformers?
  • Can Tango Avoid Expensive Labor?
  • Which Access Projects Does Tango Benefit?
  • But high-voltage power connections and PoE midspans/injectors needed

What ** ******** *****?

***** ** *** * ************ ***** supply **** ******** ***/*** *** ** 12/24 ***, *** * *********** **** converts (***) ***.*** *** ***** **** 12/24VDC *******.

*** *********** ** * ******* ******* board **** ***** ** ******** **** power ****** **********, *** ****** **** installing ******* '****-*******' ***/*** ***, ***** power ** ********* *****.***, *** *******-*******, ** ** **-**** version ** ***.

*** *******'* ***** ***** ***** ** overview ** *****, **********, *** ******* appearance ** *****:

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***** *** *** ***** ****, *** data ****-**** (***-***) ****, *** ******** 12 *** *** ** *** ***** output *****.

Where ** ***** **** ** ** ****** ******?

***** ** ********* ******* * *** source *** * **** ********** *** access ********** **** ***** *** ***.

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Tango *****

***** *** * ****** ***** ** ~$450 - $***, *** ** ********* from ************.

What ***** ***** * '**** *******'?

******** ****** ******* *** *********** ** 'game-changing' *** ***-******* ******** ********:

**** ******** ****-******** ******** ********** *** need *** ** ***********, ********* ******* and **** **** – ********* ********** savings ** ***** ***-******* ********** *** wiring *******.

*******, ******** ********* **** **** ************ language **** **** ***** '*** **** electrician ***** **** ***** *********?':

**** ** ***** ********** ** *** electrician **** ** *** **** ** have ** *********** ******** *** ***** supply ******** **** ******/******.

***** *********** **** *** *** **** for ******** ************ ** **** *** high-voltage ********** ** *** ******* ***** supplies ** ******* ***** *** ****** via *********** **** ** ********* ********** electrical ****** **** ** ** ***-******* integrators.

Do *********** ***** ******* *** ************?

***** ******* ***** *** ************/*********, *********:

*********, ***** *** ******** ** '**********' users *** ******* ****** *** ************* use *** *** *** *********** '********' suppliers **** ********.

* ***** ********** *** ********* ********* of ******** ***** ** *** ***** above ** ************ ******* *** **** 12 *** ** *** *******, ***** most ***** ******** *** ****** ** or ** ***.

*******, **** ***** ***** *** ****** at ~$***, ***** ** *** **** than *****.

Why ****** ******** *** ** *********** *****

********** *** ******, ************ *** ***** needed ** **** ****-*******/***** ******** ** power ** *****-**-*** *** ******* ** components **** **** ***********, *******, *** RTE.

******** ********* *** ***** *** ** electrician ** ***** ****:

** * [*******] ********, ** *********** must *** ***** **** * ********* circuit ******* ******* ******* ** ***** to *** ***** ******.

**** ******* ****** *** ** *** same **** ***** ** ******* ******* or ****** ******* *******. **** ** being ***** ** *** **** ** the *********** *** *** **** ** cabling *** *** *** ********** ***** i.e. *******, ******** *****, ***.

******, ** *** ******* ******* ***** shows, **** **** ****** ******, ********, and ******* ** **** ** ***********, a *********** ****** ** ********* ** the *** ** *******, **********, ******* panels, *** ******* *** ***** ****** from ************:

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High-Density ***** ****** ******** ***** *******

** ********** *** *****, ******** ******* an ******* ** *** *** *** VAC ****** ***** ** ***.*** ******* and * ***** *********** *** ***** up ** * ****** *****:

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*** * ***-***** ******, ** ***** two ******** ***-******* ******** ** ******* PoE ***** ***** ** ********. ********* on ********** *****, ********* ***** ******** for *** *********** *** ***** (*.*.: strikes ** ********) ***** ** ****** and **** ** *** ***.*** (~***) PoE ***** ***** ** ******.

Can ***** ***** ********* *****?

********** ** ***** ***** '********** ****' labor ***** *****, **** ************* *** Tango *** ** **** ********* ******* it *** *** ********* ***** **********.

*** *******,** *** * '**********' *********** ******** tech **** ** $**.** *** ****, while * ***** ******** *********** ** ~$56 - $** *** ****.

*** * ****-**** ******* ***, *** electrician ***** **** ~$***, ***** *** tech ~$***, * ********** ** $** for *** ***.

**** *** ***** ***** '********** *****' do *** *****, *** **** ** a **** ****** *** *********** ** less **** *** ********** **** ** an *********** ********* ******** ***** *** access.

However ******** ******* ********

**** * ********* *******, ***** ***** may *** ****** ** **** ********* though. *********** ******* ****:

  • ********* ***.*** *****: ***** *** ** ******, **** power *** *** ** ***, *** Tango **** **** **** ***** ********* to ******** *******. *** **** ************, using ***** **** **** ******* ** additional ***.*** ******* ** *********, ** additional **** ** ~$*** - $***.
  • ***** ********* ******: ***** ***** ~$*** - $***, but **** **** *** ** **** than ***** *** ***** ****-******* ********* like ******* ******, *******, *******, *** conductor ** ****.
  • ********** ******** *****: ** **** *****, ********** **** also ******** * **** **** ** permitting, ********, ** ****** **** *&*'*, where *** *** ********** **** **** not.

Does ***** ********* ************ **** ******?

****** ****: **. *** ******** **** still ***** ****-******* ***** **** *** injectors ** *******.

*** *** ********* ******* ** *********** to ******* ***** ** *** **. So ** ***** ******** ** ******* on ***** ***** ***** ********** ******** electricians.

**** *********:

*********, ******** *** ** *** ******** are ********* ***** ** * ****, usually **** * ***** ***** ********* that *** ***** *** ******* ****.

**** ***** ********** ** *** *********** side ** *** **** ** **** an *********** ******** *** ***** ****** directly **** ******/******. *** ********** *** plug * ****** **** ** ******.

*** **** '***** *****' ********* ***** similar ** ****:

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*******, ***** '*** ********** *** **** a ****** **** ** ******' ** a ***** *********, ** *********** ** required ** ******* *** ******, ** begin ****.

**, ******** *********** ***** ** ********** if ****** **** ******* *** ********* to *** *** ************* ********, *********, or ********.

Altronix ****-** ***** ******** ******

*** ** *** ***** **** '*** technician *** **** * ****** **** an ******',******** ***** *********** ***** ******** **** '3 **** **** ****' **** ********** ****:

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***** **** ******* ******* ***-******* *********** can ** ****** **** ***** ****-******* plugged ***********, ** ** * ****** practice ***** ******** ********** *** ********** non-union ********.

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Oct 15, 2019

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Oct 21, 2019
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Oct 16, 2019

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Oct 16, 2019

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Oct 16, 2019

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Brian Rhodes
Oct 16, 2019
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Lynn Harold
Oct 16, 2019

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Oct 17, 2019

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Oct 21, 2019
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Robert Winslow
Oct 21, 2019

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* **** ***'* ******* * **** going ******** (** ****** ** *** is ***** * **** ****** ******) after *** ***** *** **** *** for **** ** *******. ****'* **** not *********.

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John Gamble
Oct 21, 2019

*** ** *** * *** ** this ******. * *** **** ****** about ** ** *** **** ** has *** *** ******* ****** **** any ************ ***** ****** ***** ****

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Robert Winslow
Oct 21, 2019

**** - *****. * ********** ****'* read *** ******. ** ** *** extend *** ****** ****** **** ******, it ***** ** * **** ******* for **. *** *** *** "*** a ***"?

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John Gamble
Oct 21, 2019

****. * **** **** ********** ****** control *** ***** ** *****. ****** its * *** ************ *** *** power ******** **** ** ***** **** door *** **** **** ******* ** figured **** *** *** , ** its * *** ******* **** * retro , ** **** **** ** find * *** ****** *** *** an ******** ******. **** ****** **** not ****** ** ****** ** * com ****** ** **** **** . Or *** * ********** ... *** 9 *** ** ** **** *** the **** **** ***** ******** **** again. ** *** ****** ***** $*** for * ** *** ****** **** runs *** *** *** **** *** can ****** ***** ** ***** ** locks *** ****** ** $*** *** 1 **** ***** **** * *** injector ** *** **** ******** **** , ***** ***** **** $*** ** $160 . ** *** **** ** $660 . ** **** *** * backup *******. *** ** **** ** your ******* *** ******** ***** *******. It **** **** * *** ****.. Add ******* $***. ** **** *** to $*** *** ***** ********. *** i *** *** ***** **** *** that **** ***** *** ****** *** to *** * ***** ***** ** panels, ***** *** *******. ******** * think **** ***** ** **** *** peak ****** ** **** *** *** taking **** ******* ******* / ***** drop ** ***** ... ****** ... could ** **** * ***** ? Yea ******** . *** **** ***** just ****** **** ** ****** ** a ******* **** **** *** *****. How **** ***** **** *** *** to ***** ** ** ********** ********** cause *** ******* **** ** ****** for *** ****** ***** ***** ****** ?

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Robert Winslow
Oct 22, 2019

***** - *, ***, **** **** installing ****** ******** *** ***** **** time ******* ** ******* **** ********* of ***** ******** **** **** ****** mine. *** *** ******* *** **** for ** ********** "** * ***** injector"?

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Brian Rhodes
Oct 22, 2019
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***** ******:

* ***** *** ***** ** ****** this ** **** *, *** * can ****!

** ** ******** ** *****, "*** **** *** ** ********** ** W ***** ********" ** ******* **** is **** ***** **** *** ***** power, *** ******* *** ***.

*** ***** ** ****** *** *** power ***** *** ***** ** ** powered/transform ***** ** **/** ***.

**** **** ****?

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Robert Winslow
Oct 22, 2019

***** - * ** **** ******** than ****! * ******* *** ***** Board *** **'* ***** ***** **** a *** ******* ******. *****'* *** switch ******* *** *** ** ***** needed?

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Brian Rhodes
Oct 22, 2019
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*** *** *******, ******* ** ** a ***.*** (***) ******, ********, ** midspan, **** ** ***** *** ***** originates.

*** **** ********** ** ** **** it * '***', ***** *** '***** Sourcing *********' *** *** ** * number ** ********* *******.

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Robert Winslow
Oct 22, 2019

***** ***. **, *'* ******** *** would **** **** ** ******* *** injector ** *** ******* ****** **** NOT ******* ***. ** **** ** the **** *** ***** *** ******* a ***** *******? *** *** **** furnish * ************ ***** ******? *** we ***** **** ****** ** *** everything **** *** **** *****?

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Brian Rhodes
Oct 22, 2019
IPVMU Certified

*** *** **** ******* * ************ power ******?

* ***** ***'** ****** *** **** common ********* ** **** *******!

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Robert Winslow
Oct 22, 2019

***** ***. * **** ***** *****.

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John Gamble
Oct 22, 2019

*** **** ******** ****** ****

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Brian Rhodes
Oct 21, 2019
IPVMU Certified

**'* ** *********** ************ *** *****. Altronix ******** *** ******* ****** ** Tango ********* ******* **** *** ** onboard *******/******** *** * **** ********* *** ******* *********.

***** ********* *** ******** ********* *** not ********* ** ******** ** *****, but **** ****** ************ **** ***** at ***** ** ********** $*** *** batteries *** * ***** ~* - 4 **** *** ****.

*** ******, * - **** ********,******* ***** **** $*** *** ****. ***** ******* **** *** ******* is ******* ** ****** ************, *** any ****** ***** ************ **** *** hundreds ** ******* ** * ***** deployment.

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Bryan McGee
Oct 23, 2019

[**** **********: *'* ******** ** ********]

** ******* * ****** ** ********** points. *** ******* ********* ** *** Tango ** * ******* **** ********* (LiFeP04) *** ** ** ******** **** a ******* *** *********. *** ******** output ** ******** *** * *** battery. *** ***** ****** ******** ***** converter ********* ** **** *** ***** supply ** ******** ** *** ******* backup.

****, *** ********* ******* ****** ****** connection *** ******** ** *** ********* (48VDC *****) ***** * ********* ** series, ********* ** *** *** ********* battery ** *********.

** *** **** **** *** *** midspan ** ********* ********* ***** **** would ** ** ****** ***.

******* *** ****** ** * ****** consideration ***** ** ***********, ****** ****, and ********** **** ************.

** *** *** ********* **** ** the *****, * ***'* ****** ** to ******* *** *** *** ***** power/chargers *** **** ***** ************ ***** 115/230VAC (******* *****) ** *** ****** or ********* ** *** *********.

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Brian Rhodes
Oct 23, 2019
IPVMU Certified

****** *** *** *************!