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card damage on highly humid environment

I have a problem with an AC main electric motor controller card which is failing because the environment where the truck is being used is 90% humidity. The card gets literally wet and has been changed several times because of this. Any suggestions on the best way protect it from this humidity, will be appreciated.
Cheers!
  • Posted 15 Dec 2010 07:26
  • By ob1kenobi
  • joined 22 Nov'10 - 153 messages
  • SAN P.SULA, Honduras
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to avoid effects the humidity , the temperature must be always equal. Put a hot air fan with a themostat when with excess the temperature cut the hot air.
Regards
  • Posted 16 Dec 2010 07:55
  • By jesus_j
  • joined 24 Apr'10 - 9 messages
  • castellon, Spain
Thanks a lot guys. Great tips. I appreciate your help.

Regards,
ob1
  • Posted 16 Dec 2010 00:55
  • By ob1kenobi
  • joined 22 Nov'10 - 153 messages
  • SAN P.SULA, Honduras
I had a customer a few years ago that used reach trucks in a deep freezer but would then charge them outside on the loading dock. Needless to say, in Houston heat and humidity, the trucks would be sitting in a lake in less than 30 minutes. The onlt thing that worked was spraying all circuit boards with Corrosion Block (I think it was made by Certified Labs) and coating the connections with dielectric grease. No more problems after that.
  • Posted 15 Dec 2010 23:53
  • By joe_d
  • joined 25 May'10 - 253 messages
  • Texas, United States
Ain't nothing I can't fix but a broken heart and the break of day!
all these are good, and "must do", I would add that you should put a dab of dielectric grease on the all the connectors and to use only clear RTV silicone, I am willing to swear the black and red have made me loose hair on some **** built Electrics in an ice cream plant in Miami. Make sure all the "heaters" work, and let them run when the truck is out of the freezer for less than 15 min even in high outside temps, it will hasten the drying or preventing of sweat on the switch areas.
  • Posted 15 Dec 2010 11:41
  • By edward_t
  • joined 5 Mar'08 - 2,334 messages
  • South Carolina, United States
"it's not rocket surgery"
I have treated trucks like cold storage in high humidity and temp environments. All connectors are packed with silicone, and electrical connections teh same way. most boards are sealed, if not, add a dab of silicone and spread it over..
  • Posted 15 Dec 2010 11:31
  • By JonG
  • joined 7 Nov'07 - 155 messages
  • United States
Thanks again bjarte. I can try it, but am worried the controller will overheat because of the when the unit is not in the cold storage.
  • Posted 15 Dec 2010 09:27
  • By ob1kenobi
  • joined 22 Nov'10 - 153 messages
  • SAN P.SULA, Honduras
have used it a lot in cold storage -30 degree inside 17 degree outside send a mail and I can send picture of a truck fisch industri modified.
  • Posted 15 Dec 2010 09:22
  • By bjarte
  • joined 24 Sep'09 - 63 messages
  • 5911 Alversund, Norway
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would take a layer with thin plastic mat to cover electronic too make a sheald ( the same material as in the window at tents it is 1mm thick and it is wery flexible and you can see trou it.
  • Posted 15 Dec 2010 09:18
  • By bjarte
  • joined 24 Sep'09 - 63 messages
  • 5911 Alversund, Norway
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Thanks bjarte. The cold storage is at 7degrees with 90% humidity, but outside the temperature can go up to 32 degrees celsius! Very hot. This is the main problem. The unit has to work both inside the cold storage facility and outside. The truck is a Clark EPX25.
  • Posted 15 Dec 2010 08:03
  • By ob1kenobi
  • joined 22 Nov'10 - 153 messages
  • SAN P.SULA, Honduras
Hi, in nothern contry we use heating cable same as used on side mirror on trucks is a thin mat, mutch used in cold store environments also in fisch industri with thin plastic cover to ceep the wather outside.
what temperatur is it?
  • Posted 15 Dec 2010 07:39
  • By bjarte
  • joined 24 Sep'09 - 63 messages
  • 5911 Alversund, Norway
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