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@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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