And you can get 12" x 8" x 8" NEMA 4 steel enclosures off the "e" place
stores for $40 shipped. I've bought several in different sizes with no
fuss.
73 de Perry - K4PWO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Ryan" <mryan001@tampabay.rr.com>
Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 18:15 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] weatherproof plastic enclosures
> Those Rubbermaid containers work great! Just be sure to put them in a
> METAL
> ENCLOSURE. - Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of John Kemker
> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 7:09 PM
> To: Robert West
> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com; GlagowskiT@acm.org
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] weatherproof plastic enclosures
>
> The Rubbermaid Roughneck series might work well. The Sterilite brand
> are, in my opinion, junk to begin with. Even brand new, they can be
> brittle and break easily. Check in the outdoors/garden/etc section for
> them.
>
> Robert West wrote:
>> What about a UV rating for those? Have you used any of them in sunlight
> for
>> an extended period of time?
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Terry G. Glagowski
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:05 AM
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] weatherproof plastic enclosures
>>
>> There's and even MORE cost effective solution... available at WALMART,
>> etc...
>> Consider using the plastic boxes intended for storage of clothes, other
>> items,
>> under the bed (sort of like Tupperware).
>> As long as they have a top that CLIPS / CLAMPS on so the wind can't blow
> it
>> off,
>> they work fine for covers to COAX junction boxes outside, etc, at a cost
> of
>> under $10 !!!
>> Terry / W1TR
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:47:39 -0400
>> From: "Robert West" <robert.west@eatmoresoap.com>
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] weatherproof plastic enclosures
>> To: "'Dan Zimmerman N3OX'" <n3ox@n3ox.net>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
>> Message-ID: <004f01ca1a04$2ee10290$8ca307b0$@west@eatmoresoap.com>
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>>
>> I've been using the very same boxes from Home Depot. The 12x12x6
>> versions
>> are
>> 40 bucks around here and are darn tough.
>>
>> Bob-
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dan Zimmerman N3OX
>> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 2:30 PM
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] weatherproof plastic enclosures
>>
>>
>>> Does anyone know who makes the NEMA-4 sealed plastic enclosures that
>>> Array Solutions uses for their baluns?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> They look like PVC junction boxes to me. The onese I have are made by
>> Carlon
>> and came from Home Depot:
>>
>> http://www.carlon.com/Master%20Catalog/Junction_Boxes_Brochure.pdf
>>
>> http://n3ox.net/projects/stepperswitch/switchbox_ext_lg.JPG
>>
>> I think another company makes the ones for Array Solutions.
>>
>> 73,
>> Dan
>>
>>
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