I'm about to "remodel" my antenna switching/lightning suppression/etc system. Currently this is housed in a small electrical box from the local big box store. I really need a much larger and deeper b
NEMA boxes come in a number of models. The ones with the hinged and gasketed door are a bit pricey, but depending on conditions, may be worth it. I think these are the NEMA 1, while the NEMA 4 are ju
Does it need to be weather proof? rain tight? metal? Lots of small metal cabinets of one sort or another around (file cabinets or medicine chests for instance). Look in the cabinetry area instead of
I wonder if a metal box is really necessary. My SO2R switching system is in a Rubbermaid box mounted on my tower base. Grounding is provided by a piece of aluminum plate on which the individual relay
Jerry, NEMA 1 enclosures are for indoor use and most commonly come with screw covers. NEMA 3R enclosures are for outdoor use and come with hinged and screw covers. I just purchased a HoffmannR 30" x
The best place to find bargains on NEMA boxes is eBay- there is a specific category for them; it is located in the following path: Business & Industrial Electrical & Test Equipment Electrical Equipme
I, too, was able to snag a large new top-of-the-line Hoffman weatherproof box on eBay a few years ago at considerable savings over retail. One note of caution: The more "weatherproof" the box, the mo
It's probably too soon to be sure, but last summer I put mothballs in a cloth bag in my tower-base switching enclosure, which has a large circular opening on the bottom for cables to pass through. So
Yeah... Roger had bees or wasps or the like in one of his antenna baluns... a similar problem. I forget what he used to fill the box, and still keep the moisture and bugs out, while letting the thing