Our plant has a network repeater station located in a field with two ProSoft RLX2-IHG network radios for connecting our plant network to a well water pumphouse. We have two 12VDC marine duty batteries connected in series powering the radios with a 100W solar panel w/ charge controller to recharge the batteries.
The issue is that several times each winter, the batteries voltage drops due to long periods of heavy clouds & cold temperatures. The radios go through an unnatural shutdown when voltage drops down around 10V and won't power up even after batteries are recharged unless a hard reboot (disconnect/reconnect power plug) is performed.
I'd like input on what devices are out there to prevent the need the need for a hard reboot. Maybe it's something to shut down power to the radios in a more orderly fashion, or better yet a way to keep the batteries from dying out so quickly, either by maintaining charge or preventing voltage drain in cold temps. I'm sure this isn't a novel situation, but it's a new one to me. Thanks in advance for your help!
The issue is that several times each winter, the batteries voltage drops due to long periods of heavy clouds & cold temperatures. The radios go through an unnatural shutdown when voltage drops down around 10V and won't power up even after batteries are recharged unless a hard reboot (disconnect/reconnect power plug) is performed.
I'd like input on what devices are out there to prevent the need the need for a hard reboot. Maybe it's something to shut down power to the radios in a more orderly fashion, or better yet a way to keep the batteries from dying out so quickly, either by maintaining charge or preventing voltage drain in cold temps. I'm sure this isn't a novel situation, but it's a new one to me. Thanks in advance for your help!