[MLB-WIRELESS] Waterproof casing advice...

[Winder]

I agree, spend the extra money and get an IP55 rated box.

 If it's worth doing at all, it's worth doing properly the first time. The
extra $15 you spend now will save you more in the long run if whatever other
idea you use fails for some reason, maybe taking out the AP with it. Even
just the saving in time by not having to replace the box in a few months if
it gets water in it, or cracks in the sun, is worth it.

Regards,
g at z.




-----Original Message-----
From: owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au
[mailto:owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au]On Behalf Of Nick Grundy
Sent: Tuesday, 8 June 2004 10:58 AM
To: Donovan Baarda
Cc: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Waterproof casing advice...



Down round these parts in tassie we generally wander into jaycar or the
local electrical
wholesaler and get a IP55 rated plastic box. Typically grey or beige in
colour they are
designed to seal up and work for years in direct sunlight and suffer through
winter and
all it's fun rain things.

Almost 60-70% of our network gear (minitar, svec, dlink's) are mounted in
these boxes
either directly onto the base of the waveguide or on the back of the old
austar dish
backscreen.

(Short coax runs)++;

the boxes we use typically retail for about 20 bucks.  Infact i've gone and
used one
for my APRS module in my car.




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