recommended outdoor enclosures

Mon Jun 17 20:33:19 UTC 2013

Woah, the last quote I got from them was less than half the price of a 
cab. I guess I'm cooling less equipment? What model are you looking at?

On 6/17/2013 4:28 PM, Chuck Anderson wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 04:19:07PM -0400, Jon Sands wrote:
>> This is by far a "cheaper" option, but should work just fine. I'm
>> about to do the same myself.
>>
>> Grab a used cab here - http://www.usedtowers.com/CABINETS/CABINETS.htm
>>
>> Some of those come with the factory huge AC systems built for
>> thousands of watts of equipment inside, but if you're like me and
>> will have 300-400 watts max, grab a non-cooled cabinet for cheap.
>>
>> Then pick up one of these guys and slap it on, buy the capacity you
>> need. You can get them with a heating option as well, they're
>> thermoelectric and very affordable-
>> http://www.eicsolutions.com/thermoelectric-air-conditioners.php
> "very affordable"?  I looked at those and they cost more than twice
> the cost of the cabinet itself.  But I might end up going with them
> anyway, 1500 BTU would cover the 400 watts I generate inside the
> cabinet, but I'm more concerned about the outdoor environment/solar
> heating effects.  How many BTU should I add to account for that?

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