Guest guest Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 How much water can the LOR Box take outside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 txstraitfan4 wrote: How much water can the LOR Box take outside?Showtime units come with NEMA 3 enclosures. See the following definition..Type 3 enclosures are intended for outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against windblown dust, rain and sleet, and to be undamaged by the formation of ice on the enclosure. They shall meet rain, external icing, dust and rust-resistance design tests. They are not intended to provide protection against conditions such as internal condensation or internal icing.So, you won't be able to run this thing under water ... but it *should* be okay mounted to the side of your house, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 The bare board (hobbyist) can not get wet! Even a drop in the wrong place could be really bad. Like Don said, the pre-built showtime controllers are already in a nice water tight box. If you are building your own you just need to be carefull. Mine are in a type of plastic box you get at target, and cut holes in it for the wires. When I place it outside I also cover it in a plastic bag for added water-tightness.Hope This Helps!--Daniel L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Daniel, I believe the question was about the LOR Showtime box not the hobbyist board. Yes the board cannot get wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 i got the pre built box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 txstraitfan4 wrote: How much water can the LOR Box take outside?DO you ever have warm spells in your area? For those that do... watch out for ants or roaches walking on your electrical hardware... might want to put ant/roach powder real heavy before mounting or positioning your hardware. I had a roach walk across one of my controllers 2 years ago and inspite of fuse protection, caused a fire (found the burned roach still glued to the source point of the ignition). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 txstraitfan4 wrote: How much water can the LOR Box take outside?The LOR boxes will hold up to the weather conditions. Just make sure that the door is closed properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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