Topband: Desiccant in Beverage Boxes

[Gary Smith]

My 2 pence which was suggested to me. If 
you leave ventilation holes, use screen to 
cover the holes and leave SS brillo/steel 
wool pads in place at the opening. Rodents 
don't like chewing through spun metal & 
the screen keeps most insects out.

I spray 10% permethryn around my outdoor 
electronics after finding ants made a 
nursery in one of my easily accessible Rx 
antenna amplifiers.

O'course 2 pence ain't worth much...

73,

Gary
KA1J



> 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:
> > 
> > 
> > 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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