Where to buy roadside cabinets?

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DarthKermit

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#1281437 12-Apr-2015 13:58

There's one at the end of my street. It's yours for $20. Buyer must pickup only.

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Howick

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#1281438 12-Apr-2015 14:05

fair call.

Next question, how will you make it weather proof (more to control condensation) and insect proof.

Hopefully the cabinet that we end up getting will already be weather and insect proof, much like the existing roadside cabinets that line every street in NZ.

Initially we will rely on passive cooling to keep the equipment cool, however, active cooling via temperature controlled exhaust fans may be an option if required. Hence the monitoring side of the installation.

RunningMan

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#1281453 12-Apr-2015 14:12

DarthKermit: There's one at the end of my street. It's yours for $20. Buyer must pickup only.

You might find your interwebs stop working soon ;-)

chevrolux

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#1281530 12-Apr-2015 16:37

If you want to put active gear in this cabinet then you don't want 'cross-connect' type cabinet as they are not weather or insect proof.

The bigger 'Whisper cabinets', built by Eaton, are both weather and insect proof as they have been designed to have active gear in them.

If it was me I would just go and speak to an Engineer and get a cabinet built to spec. Could just be done in Mild steel and then powder coated. Will cost a lot less than you would think.

Howick

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#1281537 12-Apr-2015 16:56

chevrolux:
If it was me I would just go and speak to an Engineer and get a cabinet built to spec. Could just be done in Mild steel and then powder coated. Will cost a lot less than you would think.

That's an option I hadn't considered. I may just have to give that some thought.

Cheers

coffeebaron

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#1281581 12-Apr-2015 19:09

Maybe a few going cheap in some non Chorus UFB areas :)

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#1281639 12-Apr-2015 21:41

2 places we have used extensively
Gilbert Sheetmetals in Avondale and Cable-ways also in Avondale/New Lynn
http://www.gilbertsheetmetals.co.nz
http://www.cable-ways.co.nz/

Gilberts ate a bit cheaper but both are very good to deal with

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