Depending on the environment of course, but water proof means water that will eventually get in can't get out. Some boxes instead have a drain hole. You could have the top wire turning around and going out the bottom to make it splash proof but fully vented. Maybe not instead of this, but keep it in the pipe for the day you need a splash proof case that will dry up if water gets in
This is not a perfect solution that I am adopting but it should be good enough for a basement or attic where the conditions are not ideal (moisture, some dump, dust etc). I do not want to have any drain holes as that means more points of failure that I need to worry about. I had a test rig that was living outdoors for about 2 years with hot glue keeping things "waterproof" with an Arduino inside and it managed just fine. I even had a temp and humidity sensor inside of it that I could pull the data on demand which was quite useful. Now, why would I want my enclosure to be vented with a hole at the bottom somewhere? Thank you for your input. If I did not understand any or some of your point please do correct me.
That could be the case. However, I did a test for two years with a 3D printed enclosure that was outside and there was no water inside (I also had a temp and humidity sensor inside it). It would also help if I would coat the enclosure I agree with you on that. But for a basement or attic deployment it should be enough I think. However, saying all that, do you have a recommendation what I could use to coat the enclosure?
@@gebsystems I don't know anything specific, I'm mostly sharing what I've picked up from watching a lot of other printing channels. Don't have a printer myself. Some videos I've seen use acetone to chemically melt the print lines together. Others just use typical sealants like lacquer that can be found at any hardware store. I'm just a TH-cam watching sharing what I've learned from watching to much TH-cam.
@@kyleallred984 I know how that feels. Searching for something on TH-cam to find yourself 3 hours later watching some hydraulic press videos you never knew existed... I think I did come across some of the idea before but I never really gave me a time of day to explore. From what I got is that you need to use certain printing materials to get best results. As in ABS apparently is good for this. But, I might give lacquer a go. If you like tinkering and messing around with this stuff you should totally get a 3D printer. They have gotten so cheap that it is just stupid. I picked up my Magician Mingda X for $99 on a promo (and they do them quite often). These cheap printers are feature packed stupid.
Depending on the environment of course, but water proof means water that will eventually get in can't get out.
Some boxes instead have a drain hole.
You could have the top wire turning around and going out the bottom to make it splash proof but fully vented.
Maybe not instead of this, but keep it in the pipe for the day you need a splash proof case that will dry up if water gets in
This is not a perfect solution that I am adopting but it should be good enough for a basement or attic where the conditions are not ideal (moisture, some dump, dust etc). I do not want to have any drain holes as that means more points of failure that I need to worry about. I had a test rig that was living outdoors for about 2 years with hot glue keeping things "waterproof" with an Arduino inside and it managed just fine. I even had a temp and humidity sensor inside of it that I could pull the data on demand which was quite useful.
Now, why would I want my enclosure to be vented with a hole at the bottom somewhere?
Thank you for your input. If I did not understand any or some of your point please do correct me.
As far as I understand. Unless special treatment has been done all 3d prints will let water pass through. Rather slow, because of the micro pores.
That could be the case. However, I did a test for two years with a 3D printed enclosure that was outside and there was no water inside (I also had a temp and humidity sensor inside it). It would also help if I would coat the enclosure I agree with you on that. But for a basement or attic deployment it should be enough I think. However, saying all that, do you have a recommendation what I could use to coat the enclosure?
@@gebsystems I don't know anything specific, I'm mostly sharing what I've picked up from watching a lot of other printing channels. Don't have a printer myself.
Some videos I've seen use acetone to chemically melt the print lines together. Others just use typical sealants like lacquer that can be found at any hardware store.
I'm just a TH-cam watching sharing what I've learned from watching to much TH-cam.
@@kyleallred984 I know how that feels. Searching for something on TH-cam to find yourself 3 hours later watching some hydraulic press videos you never knew existed... I think I did come across some of the idea before but I never really gave me a time of day to explore. From what I got is that you need to use certain printing materials to get best results. As in ABS apparently is good for this. But, I might give lacquer a go.
If you like tinkering and messing around with this stuff you should totally get a 3D printer. They have gotten so cheap that it is just stupid. I picked up my Magician Mingda X for $99 on a promo (and they do them quite often). These cheap printers are feature packed stupid.