[TowerTalk] Equipment Corrosion

[hdmc38 at bellsouth.net]

Hello Dan

        You must have power to run those radios.Take some and run a small A/C unit.100 square feet is not alot of space to cool.The A/C will cool & dehumidify .

                    73 Joe K4XZ
> 
> From: "Dan Levin" <djl at andlev.com>
> Date: 2004/08/26 Thu AM 12:39:47 EDT
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Equipment Corrosion
> 
> This isn't strictly speaking a tower question, because it deals with the
> inside of my shack.  But I think that the folks with the answers are likely
> to hang out here :-)
> 
>  
> 
> My shack consists, literally, of a shack.  It is a purpose built, free
> standing, 10 foot square building.  It is of standard wood frame
> construction, with no vapor barrier.  The siding is some kind of
> manufactured wood product, I'm not sure exactly what it is.  The siding is
> not painted.  The siding is nailed directly onto the studs - no paper,
> Tyvek, etc.  The roof is typical asphalt shingle over tar paper
> construction.  There are no vents of any kind. This location gets a fair bit
> of fog in the summer, and rain in the winter.  The building is not air
> tight, I can see glimmers of light coming out through cracks if I stand
> outside at night - but not a lot of light.
> 
>  
> 
> My problem is that my equipment inside this shack is corroding.  For
> example, the screw that holds the microphone shell together on my Heil
> headset is rusted.
> 
>  
> 
> Before I try a fix, I'd love to hear from anyone who has actual experience
> with this type of thing :-)  I have two theories, which unfortunately
> conflict.
> 
>  
> 
> 1)       The problem is that the shack is too air tight.  Water vapor gets
> in (maybe I sweat in the shack), and then it can't get out.  So when the
> weather is right it condenses, and that causes rust.  The fix here might be
> to install vents, like you would typically have in an attic or basement.
> 
> 2)       The problem is that the shack is too leaky.  It needs a vapor
> barrier.  The fix here might be to paint the walls to create a vapor
> barrier.
> 
>  
> 
> In either case, I suppose that I could install some kind of dehumidifier as
> an alternative, but that only works without vents, I think.
> 
>  
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
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> 
> Thanks much!
> 
>  
> 
>                                ***dan, K6IF
> 
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JOE PATRICK
SENIOR PLUMBING/MECHANICAL
INSPECTOR CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH