I am planning to begin construction of my garden railroad and need to purchase an outdoor (i.e. weather proof) electrical cabinet to hold the transformer and other system components. Problem is - I don’t know what to buy. Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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I have a small layout but have put two Train Engineer receivers and a 10 amp power supply under my layout diagram and put it in a cast alum. BBQ housing. This has plenty of ventilation for cooling and is still rain tight.
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I work in a maritime field and spend a lot of time on the water. There are so many water proof and weather resistant enclosures that I would not know how to describe them all. Take a look at a West Marine catalog and you will see what I mean. when I finally build my garden rr I will probably use an “electronics” box made of fiberglass. If you look at some boats you will see what I am describing. These boxes are usually used on “center consoles” in sport boats that have “T tops”. Size and prices vary. Try shopping at a marine surplus store to save money.
Depends on how much you want to put in the cabinets and how much you want to spend. Want it simple and cheap. do what I have done and used plastic lunch boxes. Good catches, close fitting, mounted on the wall, side opening and feed in from the bottom. Works well.