Question U6-Mesh WAP outdoor humidity limit ?

[Crag_Hack]

Hi I just noticed the ambient operating humidity for the Ubiquiti U6-Mesh is up to 95%. This is obviously an outdoor WAP, doesn't the humidity get above 95% sometimes? Like when it's raining or something? What gives? How come it's not 100%? Thanks.

 

[helpstar]

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humidity outside is very unlikely more than 95%

 

[Paperdoc]

Check this article

https://maxbeamaustralia.com.au/ipx...h9RVxSEPFnYN3pfWcAZvRlV4U1zrYZaWpV3FmNur2LCo8

IPX5 means that device can be used outdoors where it will be exposed to rain and even occasional jets of water from a hose or something, but it will not stand up to high-pressure water jets and can NOT be used permanently submerged.

 

[Crag_Hack]

@helpstar @Paperdoc Thx guys I have been enlightened!

 

[Misgar]

I've checked the spec and noticed it includes:-

Ambient operating temperature -30 to +60° C (-22 to +140° F)

Just a thought if your WAP is subjected to low temperatures in winter.

When I was running tests in climatic chambers down to -51°C/-60°F, if the equipment under test was powered off, it was normal to see hoar frost forming on the printed circuit boards, as moisture vapour in the chamber turned into ice.

When raising the chamber temperature back to room ambient (21°C/70°F) we waited until the frost layer had disappeared and the resulting film of water evaporated, before powering on the equipment. Get it wrong and droplets of water can short out delicate components on the pcb.

If you keep the WAP powered on all the time, it's unlikely you'll suffer this problem, due to heat being dissipated by the semiconductors. It's for this reason I leave equipment powered off for a few hours, if it's been stored outside in car and there's snow or frost on the ground. I let things like hard disks warm up first.