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 <[email protected]> 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 > > > > > > > > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
