Another new install

Rock Base
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Got my unit installed just now. I’m mounted on a rooftop via unistrut.

As for power, I went a little different route - since all I had was a weather resistant 110 outlet up there, I went put in a POE injector, ran an ethernet cable over to a POE splitter in the weather proof housing, and then back out to USB-C. Probably a bit more complicated than it needs to be, but I couldn’t find a wall charger that was low enough profile to fit under under the cover of the 110 outlet. That, and no one makes a USB-C cable that’s going to hold up to being in the Texas sun 24-7. Outdoor rated ethernet cable ftw.

Here’s my install.

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All cables enter the enclosure via weather tight seals. Fingers crossed this is up for a long time!

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Sweet set up.

Good luck with the Texas sun.

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6 weeks in, and no issues thus far. The past few days have been up near 100°F, and my uptime is still very solid. Glad it seems to be working.

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Why is there what looks like an adapter coming out of the Rock box to the POE USB-C cable? I like this setup, future proofed for hard-wire ethernet.

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It’s a POE adapter that splits out 5v to male micro-usb. So my system goes POE injector to ethernet cable to POE adapter/splitter to the Base.