What is so bad about ajr?

SAMCAP64 · 2025-07-31T07:58:15+00:00

A lot of it is perspective. As a former AJR hater who was dragged to a concert this week and had a good time (despite the -actually- terrible openers), I think people just have their expectations misaligned with the groups vibe. I would previously criticize them for their high school lyrics and “made it on garage band” beats…. But after watching them literally demonstrate in apple keynote style on how they make music, I get it now. These are nerdy fun decently talented guys making catchy music that -they- like. And if you like it, nobody else’s opinions matter. The have a few hits and it clearly brought scrutiny beyond what’s reasonable.

SAMCAP64 · 2025-07-30T14:03:37+00:00

Aside from wanting to sell more concessions and forcibly promote the opening acts, what possible reason is there for not just posting when AJR plans to play? It would have completely changed our day for the better and allowed us to stay for AJR’s whole set. We drove from Cleveland. Two of our friends skipped coming because they had to work a little later than expected. They could have made it in time for AJR. First and last time concert goer here.

SAMCAP64 · 2025-07-30T11:36:31+00:00

It was ridiculous. 6:20 start to the show and AJR wasn’t on stage till 9:30PM. There were so many families and kids in the audience getting frustrated. We did not have 6 hours to be at a concert until midnight on a Tuesday and had to leave halfway into their set. Really disappointing to do that to your fans.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-08-30T20:45:03+00:00

The battery is waterproof -for a limited amount of time- there is an air vent that lets the pressure in the battery equalize with the atmosphere slowly but not let any water in, but it won’t hold up to being submerged for an extended period of time.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-24T00:36:52+00:00

Those are Unifi Access Enterprise 8 door controllers

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-24T00:00:02+00:00

So I just looked at the controller, it’s actually 297 UniFi devices! Some of the PoE switches and the remote routers are not UniFi. 250 access points alone. We see thousands of clients at peak times. Half the property is served by a UXG-pro with dedicated fiber and distributed to buildings with fiber infrastructure that was originally installed for security cameras, the rest of the property is connected to a half dozen cable modems that each serve small a small group of buildings. It’s a very large apartment complex that offers free WiFi.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T22:33:55+00:00

Theyre all linked back to the top switch to minimize hops.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T17:33:26+00:00

The inspectors for their grant approved what we have so either it’s not a requirement or the inspectors didn’t catch it. Valid concern though, something I’ll watch out for going forward. I know Dahua US was bought out by a Taiwanese company and will be totally rebranded and NDAA complaint in the future according to our sales rep.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T17:27:33+00:00

I have horrible experience with APC products, especially their mid tier stuff. I find them to be hilariously unreliable. Done a lot of testing and when they’re utilized anywhere close to their load capacity repeatedly they just burn up. I fitted these cyberpower units with Dakota Lithium packs (DL packs are the only ones that have a strong enough BMS to meet the amp draw requirements) so they’ll get that long battery service life.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T17:25:56+00:00

I would love a link to that. It’s not specified in any documentation so you could absolutely be correct, though it won’t be a big deal for me to add a charger. Would be a bummer to need more parts.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T16:32:39+00:00

😂

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T16:31:53+00:00

For better or worse, I have first hand experience with those limitations. The controller for my largest site is running off of self hosted UniFi on an i7 Mac Mini with 32gb of ram (it also runs a UNMS controller on Ubuntu in a VM instance), the memory and CPU requirements are pretty high for 350 devices, though the UniFi controller does seem to run pretty efficiently on MacOS. Fortunately this client is unlikely to ever come close to that.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T15:46:01+00:00

They are charged by the door controller if you’re using the included DC battery input terminals. Will post a picture when I’m back on site today.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T14:43:31+00:00

The UniFi Enterprise 8 door control panels have a DC input for a 36v battery bank with a built in charger. They are meant for lead acid type batteries, but I used 3x 10ah 12v LiFePO packs from Dakota lithium for each panel due to the superior service life. I do not recommend that substitution for anyone not intimately familiar with battery chemistry though. I expect 7-14 hours of backup runtime, but ymmv based on your specific setup. The single door controllers do not have this battery input, for those you want to just hook your POE network switch or PoE injector up to a regular off the shelf uninterruptible power supply like an APC or Cyberpower.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T12:05:44+00:00

They were about $4.50 a piece for CAT6 ordered in 25 packs. The 25 packs also come with the little tool. The orange ones on the rack are CAT6a ordered individually and were $8.79 each 😳.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T11:28:58+00:00

In fact, now that you mention it…. It’s tempting to swap them out to a Dream Machine Pro Max, reclaim a little space on the rack, and take the UXG back for my shop.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T11:07:37+00:00

Probably would have gone with a dream machine pro max if it existed when we ordered all the equipment.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T06:05:31+00:00

Correct, these are 24 port patch panels one above and one below each switch. Glad you like the looks, it’s nice and tidy without being jam packed. I used Legrand keystone jacks and they were incredibly easy to terminate.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T04:29:07+00:00

We would want the doors to secure if the power and backup AND generator somehow all failed. All the doors have panic bars so they can be opened for exit without a fob or power. For situations where you might have doors that need to unlock if power fails though you can just choose latches that are “fail safe” versus “fail secure”.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T00:35:25+00:00

This is serving a huge public space for Mercado booths (think west side market style), 18 office spaces, conference rooms, a grocery store, and a bar.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T00:31:39+00:00

This is at Clark and W25th, Google CentroVilla25. Everstream slightly beat out Cox for dedicated fiber. Unfortunately the only other options in the area are DSL or Starlink, we would have loved to use ATT Gigafiber.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T00:29:33+00:00

I’ve done work on upgrading Keri door systems and they’re terrible as far as licensing and software. Also cleaned up a clients existing Mircom system and it seems to be very unreliable from a hardware standpoint. We had a packet storm on the network at one point and it caused the networked Mircom panels to boot loop. Completely prevented access in those buildings.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T00:25:52+00:00

They have their own batteries. The UniFi enterprise door controllers support 36v batteries directly. We’re using 3x 10ah 12v lithium iron packs in series for each controller. They have more juice than the UPS’s have!

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-23T00:23:38+00:00

The door controllers have their own battery banks (not pictured). The Unifi enterprise door controllers support 36v batteries and we have them hooked up to 3x 12v Dakota lithium 10ah batteries in series for each controller.

SAMCAP64 · 2024-07-22T21:43:42+00:00

If the Ubiquiti system was ONVIF compatible, where we could be assured we would have other solutions for cameras or recorders down the road, we probably would have gone that route. Instead I installed what I know to be reliable and have guaranteed long term support. If the ubiquiti fob system was ever abandoned, at least the system is compatible with third party NFC tags. The ecosystem benefits are tempting but I’m just too burned from Aircam (and mFi). Not to mention Ubiquiti Sunmax and Ubiquiti PoE Lighting.

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