Installation Manual

10.1.3
Equipment Mounting Methods
The SLR 1000 Repeater may be mounted on a wall, ceiling, or pole.
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10.1.4
Equipment Ventilation
The SLR 1000 Repeater is a natural-convection or passively cooled device with no fans. Care must be
taken in mounting the unit to ensure that fresh air can flow into the fin entrances and heated air can
adequately escape.
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Ventilation for a Ceiling Mount on page 96
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10.1.4.1
Ventilation for a Ceiling Mount
Ceiling mounting of the SLR 1000 Repeater requires that the bracket is mounted against the ceiling
surface and that the unit is positioned with the fins facing up towards the ceiling for proper ventilation.
Fresh air flows into both ends of the fins and the heated air exhausts out the top of the fin channels.
The mounting bracket (same as used for the wall mount) provides an adequate gap between the unit
fin tips and the ceiling surface. The fin cooling effectiveness in this orientation is slightly lower than
vertical wall mount orientations and some power shutback at high ambients may occur. It is not
recommended to mount any optional AC power supplies onto the mounting bracket when in a ceiling
orientation, as the exhaust air is restricted from rising and could overheat the power supply unit as well.
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10.1.4.2
Ventilation for a Wall Mount
Wall mounting of the SLR 1000 Repeater requires that the bracket is mounted against the wall surface
and that the unit is positioned with the fins running vertically for proper ventilation.
Fresh air flows into the bottom of the fins and the heated air exhausts out the top of the fin channels.
Mounting of the unit with the fins running horizontally or other orientations other than vertical reduces
the airflow through the fins and some power shutback at high ambients may occur. The wall mount
bracket provides adequate gap and mounting provisions for integration of an optional AC power supply
between the fins and the bracket. As airflow occurs bottom to top, the wall mount does not impact
thermal performance in the vertical orientation.
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