[TowerTalk] Pelican case for outdoor use

[Martin Sole]

Thanks for all the useful information.

The cases I have are about 30"x20"x11" they have the breathable vent and 
a back plate with pull handle and wheels. The back plate is held on by 
12 large Roberts head screws and once removed the mounting stubs will 
allow me to fix mounting bars. The base of the tower is about 54" across 
so it will fit well enough. There are two large holes for padlock fixing 
so it can be secured though that is not a problem here.

I plan to use cable glands for access rather than mount coaxial sockets 
on the outside, more weather protection hassle. I plan 4 runs of 1/2" 
corrugated outer like LDF4-50A plus a couple of RG213, control cables 
and a 220v AC power. It looks like all of that will fit on a long side 
face of the case.

Inside I will mount one or two Aluminium plates with everything bonded 
by through transit bolts to external 6" wide copper strap rising from 
the ground system.

Just need to see if the I can get to the metal supply shop and if they 
are open.

Thanks again
Martin, HS0ZED


> On Friday, April 10, 2020, 01:39:16 AM PDT, Martin Sole 
> <hs0zed at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a couple of large suitcase sized Pelican cases, the real thing. I
> am wondering how weather proof they might be? Have read suggestions they
> are not necessarily guaranteed to be submersible but at the same time
> outside is not quite that.
>
> If suitable I would mount one outside.probably on one side of the tower
> to house switching, and other ground level tower mounted accessories.
>
> They are not likely to see any other use, far too heavy and cumbersome
> for any regular transit jobs.
>
> Short of putting one outside for a month and hosing it down regularly I
> don't have any info on their ability to prevent water ingress which I
> think might be the only concern here in HS. Possibly the longevity of
> the rubber seal.
>
> Anyone tried this?
>
> Martin, HS0ZED
>
>
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