# The WORKBENCH part 4 **URL:** \ **Category:** Hardware\ **Created:** [October 6, 2019, 8:22am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519 "2019-10-06T08:22:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/borroz/32/44234_2.png) [@BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/BoRRoZ)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 8:22am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/1 "2019-10-06T08:22:50Z")
![TTN-workbench-part4](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/2/e/2ee184c203d5f8660cb4ca75796fbead35912b00.jpeg) this is a topic for the DIY TTN’ers, the builders, the makers, the tinkerers here you can show and ask, chat and have some fun. So, anything related to (electronical / mechanical) DIY that don’t fit in other topics ( but is in some way related to building and/or TTN ) **our E-pub … come in, have a drink, your welcome!** _previous topics:_ - [The WORKBENCH part 1](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-1/8970) - [The WORKBENCH part 2](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-2/16122) - [The WORKBENCH part 3](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-3/21125) ---
**Author:** ![BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/borroz/32/44234_2.png) [@BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/BoRRoZ)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 10:39am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/2 "2019-10-06T10:39:57Z")
![x1651](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/1/c/1c212741e7728ecf713f97ac1f9aa291ae418e9f.jpeg) [![alufoil](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/0/6/06e30b88154569f972f0b50ed52dc76fbe28d209.jpeg)](https://www.ebay.com/itm/AL-Aluminum-Foil-Joint-Sealing-Radiation-Thermal-Resist-EMI-Mask-Adhesive-Tapes/301936879919) ![x1652](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/5/5/550bda0965bc4d99d325aead0bfa6f4968c9de2c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![pe1mew](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/pe1mew/32/45049_2.png) [@pe1mew](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/pe1mew)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 11:33am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/3 "2019-10-06T11:33:46Z")
A rainy afternoon activity: Designing a bracket to be printed in 3D that will hold a LoRaNode inside a cheap electrical junction-box. ![Clipboard01](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/9/7/97cb3e989cbfbbf2a2e4ba083290416aef601b85.png) ![afbeelding](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/c/1/c11540f1f68c26871b74db51b5c3d1f2bff9d7be.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![slaven96](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/slaven96/32/44306_2.png) [@slaven96](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/slaven96)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 11:36am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/4 "2019-10-06T11:36:33Z")
Do you have problems with condensation in this waterproof enclosures? Do you use something to protect electronics? ---
**Author:** ![pe1mew](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/pe1mew/32/45049_2.png) [@pe1mew](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/pe1mew)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/5 "2019-10-06T11:37:41Z")
IP54 is not really water proof. It is not intened to be completely outdoor. I would suggest scilica-gel pouches and a membrame as suggested elsewhere on this forum. ---
**Author:** ![slaven96](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/slaven96/32/44306_2.png) [@slaven96](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/slaven96)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 11:38am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/6 "2019-10-06T11:38:51Z")
My is IP66, and with temperature changes it made me big problems. Where are you buying membranes? ---
**Author:** ![pe1mew](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/pe1mew/32/45049_2.png) [@pe1mew](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/pe1mew)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 11:39am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/7 "2019-10-06T11:39:31Z")
> [@Condensation with waterproof enclosure node](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/condensation-with-waterproof-enclosure-node/3053/12): > > I started to use “ventplugs”, pretty much like the stuff in breathable clothing - still waterproof. [http://www.wiska.com/en/products/cat/313/venting/](http://www.wiska.com/en/products/cat/313/venting/) ---
**Author:** ![bsiege](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/bsiege/32/46459_2.png) [@bsiege](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/bsiege)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/8 "2019-10-06T14:18:12Z")
Can recommend Gore PolyVent. Not really cheap, but professional and troublefree… ![Gore-PMF100585-%2030082596-01](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/1/6/169254e0fa45e4a656365abfa8a7ba93ea16d7ad.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/borroz/32/44234_2.png) [@BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/BoRRoZ)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/9 "2019-10-06T14:55:44Z")
![gorevents](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/0/3/03c6acddfdd12e28626accbe14f9fa3e594e01c1.jpeg) GORE VENTS **[PDF](https://www.distrelec.nl/Web/Downloads/_t/ds/PTV_Screw-In-Vents_ger_tds.pdf)** ---
**Author:** ![LoRaTracker](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/loratracker/32/48502_2.png) [@LoRaTracker](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/LoRaTracker)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/10 "2019-10-08T13:23:23Z")
As a special treat at the Reading TTN Conference meetup on the 14th October, I will be giving away some very useful items for producing PCB designs. They are 2:1 scale transfers and the latest thing in PCB design (in the 1970s). Stricktly limited to one transfer per person. ![16pin%20DIL%20Transfers](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/6/a/6aff876620f417e606443fb61a195e20508035ee.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/borroz/32/44234_2.png) [@BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/BoRRoZ)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/11 "2019-10-08T14:29:30Z")
> [@LoRaTracker](#): > > the latest thing in PCB design (in the 1970s) 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![pe1mew](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/pe1mew/32/45049_2.png) [@pe1mew](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/pe1mew)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 9:44am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/12 "2019-10-09T09:44:41Z")
Who is affraid of Pink? ![afbeelding](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/4/7/47a70cf2b7e79e610447534d88164f3baa97c514.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/borroz/32/44234_2.png) [@BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/BoRRoZ)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 10:23am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/13 "2019-10-09T10:23:14Z")
😱 you’ve ‘wrapped it yourself ? what about these 18650 ’ sleeves’ 🙃 [![sleeves](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/9/b/9b5252e499a400f0e27ea05998487a9972825e7a.jpeg)](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32963086734.html) ![lolsleeve](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/e/1/e15678d20b972dd893ac4b6ece314cdb31841361.jpeg) 😂 ---
**Author:** ![BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/borroz/32/44234_2.png) [@BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/BoRRoZ)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2019, 1:36pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/14 "2019-10-09T13:36:58Z")
[![rivetgun](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/b/f/bf2a0e67aa10cce801a9d11ebfb74be22a3356e9.jpeg)](https://cd01.action.com/nl-be/p/popnageltang-/) finally … I could use my new tool 🥳 ![x1653](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/8/1/813398a8ee796e86ea066f61d3b835ba06d68338.jpeg) ![x1654](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/c/6/c6cfbd0142bd7ef59c22dce27f88b92b1a35f5dc.jpeg) ![x1655](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/6/a/6a16dcd2acda10adfa4f961e6cf482837b3bb3d7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/borroz/32/44234_2.png) [@BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/BoRRoZ)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/15 "2019-10-10T11:22:12Z")
![x1658](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/f/0/f0394a2763a07106132bf3da4576c8ba4d234b74.jpeg) ![x1659](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/8/d/8d03c26f2a824d41f4ac4165a355811bdcbd21c5.jpeg) _reliable RAK 831 (+RPI zero) as the heart of the mobile GW_ ![x1664](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/6/a/6ac2fdffb5d4cac2b2f548bed2ed7648956a20e1.jpeg) _gps from RAK board and I2C from Pi zero board with an external connector (for experiments later)_ ![x1665](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/d/1/d17acebab10f160da7719d16cbdaa7f20289d475.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bluejedi](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/bluejedi/32/44639_2.png) [@bluejedi](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/bluejedi)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/16 "2019-10-10T12:57:17Z")
That’s a very tight fit. Metal case to keep the WiFi signals inside? 🙊 ---
**Author:** ![BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/borroz/32/44234_2.png) [@BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/BoRRoZ)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/17 "2019-10-10T13:35:43Z")
![x1666](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/e/8/e83daec1e6d6df44e28002ffedefa35acc1601f1.jpeg) I don’t use wifi but a little cable to the onboard 4 g router… will be some ventilation holes, the whole construction is build ‘industrial ridgid’ 😉 ![x1667](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/f/6/f67cd90b27f314035d69022f471b9d4fc54f3341.jpeg) _first test_ 🤠 ![brand](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/9/1/916ea64e9b16e69a123fe7cbd39188e3c0676525.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/borroz/32/44234_2.png) [@BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/BoRRoZ)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/18 "2019-10-13T14:49:08Z")
![deadbattery](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/a/3/a398290f97c551cf106672df81bc0e5d7f2f2b25.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![incyi](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/incyi/32/42070_2.png) [@incyi](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/incyi)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/19 "2019-10-13T15:17:26Z")
Just ordered this for my gateway antenna. € 6,99 | OSHINVOY Outdoor patch antena installatie L beugels Antenne fixatie holding pole U bouten beugel [https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/s5YXAxlQ](https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/s5YXAxlQ) ---
**Author:** ![BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/borroz/32/44234_2.png) [@BoRRoZ](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/BoRRoZ)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519/20 "2019-10-13T21:21:36Z")
![ttn%20meet](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/b/e/beb87cd0d1630b4e072e839f822831647de1480c.jpeg) first pictures from the TTN PRE-CONFERENCE GATHERING in READING UK is that you @Jeff-UK ? [Next page](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/the-workbench-part-4/30519.md?page=2)