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Outdoor satellite blinking yellow amber when weather drops below 30F
I have a RBS50Y installed outdoors and it has been stable (after much testing and moving and re-testing and finally finding a spot where it works) during the summer and fall and most of the winter. ...
FURRYe38 wrote:However I believe that 30F falls below and outside the recommended temp of the RBSY range.
I expected it to work fine down to normal winter temperatures, the manual reads: "The recommend temperature range for your
satellite is 4°F to 122°F (-20°C to +50°C)." It obviously needs to be unplugged or removed in the cold, I was not anticipating having to do that. Elsewhere I discovered that it says the light will blink when it goes below 40F as the unit is warming up, which I must have missed when I was first looking.
At least I know it is functioning as expected, and I can re-think my mounting stratgies to make it easier to remove when the weather gets cold as you recommended. I do the same with my outdoor patio and umbrella, so this will just be another cold-weather prep I do from now on.
At least it should work fine as before when the warmer weather arrives this way.Thanks again, I appreciate the guidance.
Yes you could leave it on the mount. However, I might bring it insde and box it up during the winter season to help prolong its outdoor exterior casing and seal. If your not really using it, then might as well keep it in good shape and in box during the winter months.
I spent much of the summer trying to find the right placement (which, FURRYe38, you were helpful with- thank you) and once it was in the right place I mounted it more permanently. I think I will unplug it and leave it outside since it's rated for temps down to -20C and then plug it in when the weather warms and we want to be outside again, whether that's a week or 3 months from now. To me, that is the right balance of function and not having to constantly meddle with it.
I appreciate the advice and the information. I wish the satellite could withstand the cold better since it's supposed to be able to handle it, but I guess this is better than not having the extension in the first place. Thanks for the help and advice.
However I believe that 30F falls below and outside the recommended temp of the RBSY range.
FURRYe38 wrote:However I believe that 30F falls below and outside the recommended temp of the RBSY range.
30 F = - 1.1 C
Barely below freezing. The unit should easily be able to handle that.
FURRYe38 wrote:However I believe that 30F falls below and outside the recommended temp of the RBSY range.
I expected it to work fine down to normal winter temperatures, the manual reads: "The recommend temperature range for your
satellite is 4°F to 122°F (-20°C to +50°C)." It obviously needs to be unplugged or removed in the cold, I was not anticipating having to do that. Elsewhere I discovered that it says the light will blink when it goes below 40F as the unit is warming up, which I must have missed when I was first looking.
At least I know it is functioning as expected, and I can re-think my mounting stratgies to make it easier to remove when the weather gets cold as you recommended. I do the same with my outdoor patio and umbrella, so this will just be another cold-weather prep I do from now on.
At least it should work fine as before when the warmer weather arrives this way.Thanks again, I appreciate the guidance.
Ok, I didn't see the (-) dash before the 20 and saw that as temp range - 20 to. So my bad. :smileyembarrassed:
Then you should be fine.
I would try to keep it mounted so that there is a external roof or covering the unit to help avoid direct inclimate weather conditions as much as possible.
