Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:51:18 -0700
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Pelican case for outdoor use
On 4/10/2020 8:05 AM, Grant Saviers wrote:
In my NEMA 4 enclosures which are rain/splash/hose spray proof, a bug
proof vent keeps the inside humidity level at ambient here in the very
wet Pacific Northwest .
<NEMA 4 enclosures are a great option for outdoor use. I use gasketed
<enclosures with screw covers when access is generally not required, and
<hinged versions for larger enclosures when access is occasionally
<required. Control lines for my rotators and SteppIR are on barrier
<strips in a hinged enclosure, with a piece of PVC conduit going through
<the wall into the shack.
<73, Jim K9YC
## I use dielectric grease on the gaskets of my NEMA 4 boxes.
Some are screw covers, some are hinged. I seal them shut, no vents.
However, I also have heat inside them (2 x metal finned resistors)...and
also silica gel packages. Bone dry. Silica gel swapped out every
1-2
years.
Jim VE7RF
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