Topband: Desiccant in Beverage Boxes

[Mike Waters]

Exactly, Dave.

Mine are hermetically sealed, and so dessicant works very well.

I use it to prevent condensation turning to ice on my relay coil and
contacts, thus making them stick closed in freezing conditions.

I have never seen any condensation or frost on the inside of those clear
polycarbonate sealed covers.

I change the dessicant bags every few years. I get mine from McMaster-Carr.

BTW, www.w0btu.com with my Beverage antenna page has been down since late
Sunday evening.  :-(

73 Mike
W0BTU


On Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 5:08 PM David Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net> wrote:

> Hi Mike
>
> I would think that you would waste ur time unless the box was rather
> airtight. (As in hermetically sealed)  If moisture can get in, it will
> and negate any desiccant in rapid order. Just my opinion.
>
> Dave
>
> On 10/29/2019 7:28 PM, Mike & Becca Krzystyniak wrote:
> >      I went to put my beverages back up for this winter.  On a whim I
> opened
> > each connection box and found a fair amount of a white powderish
> condensate
> > inside the diecast housings. Mostly on the housing surfaces.  Wires and
> > cores were clean.  Is it worth putting a desisscant bag inside to help
> > minimize this or don't fix what isn't broken?
> >
> > Thanks...  Mike K9MK
>
>