Which NEMA classification? I would expect bugs could get into a NEMA 3R but
not a NEMA 4, unless they are getting in through vents or glands.
Oh, and I can verify that mice can get through the holes in the back of
Routerboard enclosures intended for antennas. Need to put goof plugs in those.
From: Nate Burke
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 2:14 PM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Bug outages
A NEMA will keep out rain, but not bugs. I just had a sealed NEMA box filled
with Ants (The little tiny ones). Lucky I happened to be at the site just
after they moved in before they caused any damage. There's also a big giant
spider that lives in there, but he doesn't cause me any problems, so I just let
him watch while I'm working on it.
On 10/28/2015 2:01 PM, Chris Fabien wrote:
We see equipment failures from bugs occasionally. Generally in the spring and
then some this time of year. Seems to be mostly ants. Not so much on our major
tower sites, but on small repeaters we usually put a small plastic electrical
enclosure and seal the cables with silicon. Ants seem to be able to chew right
through it and start to nest inside the router (usually a RB750UP). Also lose a
few CPE per year due to the same problem. We started putting some sort of ant
poison granules in the boxes this year, seems to work but too early to know for
sure.
On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 2:45 PM, Eric Muehleisen <ericm...@gmail.com> wrote:
We keep our equipment in enclosures so they are protected and not tampered
with.
On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 1:35 PM, Jeremy <jeremysmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
Any of you guys have bugs causing outages? Our boxes are all pretty well
sealed, but our commercial tower site that we lease space on is packed full of
Box Elder bugs, stink bugs, wasps, ladybugs, and mice. They all seem to be
seeking warmth for the coming winter. We lost two major switches in two days,
I believe due to bugs climbing inside and shorting out the switches. I've
screened the replacement. Here's hoping that it works!!!
