Topband: Desiccant in Beverage Boxes

[CUTTER DAVID]

Either let the box breath and provide drain holes, or seal it tight and fit a desiccant.  Conformal coating to protect circuitry is rare except in very sensitive/expensive products.
David G3UNA/G6CP

> On 29 October 2019 at 22:08 David Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net> wrote:
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> 
> 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
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> >
> >