where to put hubs

[sirloinofbeef001]

I'm posting this question to see where ppl put there active hubs at.. Do you put them outside in a waterproof box or in your garage or where ever. Just seeing where you put it....

[mms]

The show computer and Etherdongle are in the garage.  Active Hub in boat battery box and wrapped in trash bag placed "centrally" in flower bed.

[jnealand]

My active hub is on my front porch where I can easily run cat 5 to all my windows and eaves.  the passive hub is the yard next to the pole for my pixel tree.  Both are in marine battery boxes with the associated power supply.

[sirloinofbeef001]

So marine battery boxes is the preferred box.. That was my next question. Thanks guys

[travailen]

I ran 2 of these last year as a test. This year I will have 10 placed in various locations in my yard. Zero moisture problems.

Rick S

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[peteandvanessa]

My Etherdongle, 2 x Hubs and the conductor are all in a PC chassis in my garage

[drlucas]

Great design, and nice way of doing the pin headers on the SSCs. I like that. looks a lot safer than how i've tried to solder on the ethernet pigtails.

For me...this is my first year, but keeping the etherdongle and FM transmitter inside, and then having 3 marine cases outside....will need to figure out the best place to hide them.....that will come in the next couple of weeks. but +1 for marine cases outside for me. I will avoid sticking them in a garbage bag as I hear moisture build up could happen

[tbone321]

The show computer and Etherdongle are in the garage.  Active Hub in boat battery box and wrapped in trash bag placed "centrally" in flower bed.

I would avoid using the plastic bag.  All that tnds to do is trap moisture which causes corrosion.

[mms]

We don't get enough snow/moisture/humidity for that to really be an issue... I can see that being more of an issue in other climates though.

[taybrynn]

Mine just sit out in the yard.   Snow covers them at times, not a problem,     I use rebar to make them semi secured to the ground and to strain relief the cord going in and out.

[Steve Gase]

I got a plastic truck storage/tool box from Home Depot.  I have power supplies (3 of them) on the bottom, a plastic shelf resting on the supplies, and then the boards resting on the shelf.  I cut an opening for the wires to enter/exit... but I added some wrapping to prevent water from getting in.  The box has a place for a padlock and I run a cable through the padlock and around a tree. 
 
The tool box sits behind and near the megatree.

[jnealand]

I ran 2 of these last year as a test. This year I will have 10 placed in various locations in my yard. Zero moisture problems.
Rick S
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Rick do you have the link to the whole thread?   I'm looking for more details on the connectors and assume that the info may be in the thread.  Thanks

[Steve Gase]

I ran 2 of these last year as a test. This year I will have 10 placed in various locations in my yard. Zero moisture problems.
Rick S
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Rick do you have the link to the whole thread?   I'm looking for more details on the connectors and assume that the info may be in the thread.  Thanks

When I asked about his setup, I recall that the connectors used 8 pins and were well-suited to the SSCv1.  With the board changes in SSCv2 and SSCv4, you'd have a bigger problem using them as-is.

[jnealand]

Good thing I have a lot of V1s.

[t.jo13]

My father in law has a bunch of military ammo boxes ( 3 sizes ). I used one for a fishfinder battery on a friends johnboat that took on water due to a bad plug. not one drop of water, so I am going to use a couple this year. It also has a ring built in that can be used to secure the box