[Towertalk] plastic cover for I.C.E. boxes?

[Barry]

Out of all the boxes I've tried, the best have been those that held "baby 
wipes." I'm still using some from diaper days and my youngest kid is 
now 10 :.)
These boxes are labelled HDPE and #2 inside the recycling logo, so I 
presume any high density polyethylene should hold up equally as well.
Barry W2UP

On 19 Sep 2002 N2TK wrote:

> Hi Ken. I buy a plastic box from K-Mart or Walmart. I get the kind with a
> removable top. I spray the outside of the box and lid with a cheap solid
> color paint. This seems to help the life of the box. These boxes don't seem
> to hold up well outside without some form of UV protection. I make an
> assembly of a piece of 1/8" aluminum plate that mounts to the base of the
> plastic box. The plate is mounted on standoffs about 1" off of the bottom of
> the plastic box. I mount this assembly to 2 aluminum channels that are
> mounted to two legs of the tower. This gives good support for the box.
> 
> Now I mount lightning protection devices, coax switch, etc. to the aluminum
> plate. I drill and tap holes to screw these items in place. I attach a heavy
> ground wire to the aluminum plate. I attach the other end of the wire to a
> tower leg using a zinc ground clamp.
> 
> Since the box is mounted vertical, I drill two holes in the side of the box
> this is now the bottom of the box. The holes allow me to slip a short piece
> of 1", or 2" plastic pipe through them. I take a female-to-female plastic
> coupling. I cut into two pieces which will slip over the tubing. I use PVC
> glue to sandwich the two sliced pieces of coupling with the tubing going
> through the hole. This makes a nice point to bring in the cables.
> 
> Once I have run my cables through the hole(s), I stuff a small piece of
> fiberglass insulation in the hole(s) to keep out the bugs.
> 
> If you would like a picture of this, let me know. Not sure my explanation is
> the best.
> 
> Tony
> N2TK
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Ken Hopper
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 13:17
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [Towertalk] plastic cover for I.C.E. boxes?
> 
> Dear TowerTalk guys,
> I have both I.C.E. COAX lightning protection and rotor control cable
> protection on my roof-top tower. Now that Winter is coming I am thinking
> about
> covering up those boxes with some sort of plastic wrap or outdoor tape? The
> instructions say do not expose to direct WX (oops).
> 
> I tried some cheap TYVEC and Duct Tape and both shreded in a short time when
> exposed to the sun and rain this Summer.  I can't consolidate them and
> install
> a weatherproof box for this yr - but maybe next yr.
> 
> What can I do to weatherproof the little boxes for this Winter WX?
> 
> Appreciate your suggestions. Mny TNX,
> de ken n9vv
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Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up@mindspring.com
Newtown, PA                     Frankford Radio Club