[Lowfer] Moisture in tuner box...
WE0H
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Sun, 3 Nov 2002 15:07:43 -0600
I used to have my loop tuner box sealed tight and it got condensation on the
front and top clear plastic covers. I then drilled a 1/4th inch hole in the
bottom to let it breath. Now looking at it today, the condensation is so bad
that it is dripping wet on the front cover, which is where the feedthru's
are for the loop wire. I do have a plastic weather tight Hoffman box sitting
here. Should I put the tuner parts into the Hoffman box??? Are the clear
plastic front and top covers causing the condensation with the sunlight??? I
could spray them with black paint. The final amp box is black plastic and is
always dry as could be. It doesn't have any RTV or a gasket on the lid. I
did use gaskets on the RF connectors. The final box sits under the tuner box
so it doesn't get rained or snowed on. I don't want to ruin any variable
caps with all this moisture.
Thanks,
Mike>WE0H
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