Outdoor Electrical Enclosure, Electrical Junction Box with Mounting Plate,Waterproof Electrical Box,Engineering Construction with Safety Lock 500x400x200mm (20''x 16''x 8'')

Super nice Product

I have a few outdoor electronics projects (solar collector, audio, networking, etc.) that require sealed boxes. I acquired this box to upgrade my solar collector station with larger batteries. This box is *huge* and has plenty of space for four batteries at the bottom.As this is a metal box that will have 50+ volt electronics inside, I wanted to make sure that the door was properly grounded to the main box. The manufacturer did a good job with this and has pre-installed a coiled ground wire that connects the metal door to the metal box.I was already going to add a Gore vent, so cutting a hole in this box was a given. However, I was not expecting to find some holes in the housing, given that this is advertised as an IP66 box. I used some RTV silicone to cover up the screws that appear to be there to swap the door swing direction.

It’s an OK enclosure and has many of the attributes of a bonafide listed enclosure, but it is not. There are open holes inside the seal that look like they were intended for right swing or left swing hinges, several other not-to-code issues.If you’re not going to use this on a permitted project it’s a good enclosure. Inspectors will not accept this as a NEMA 4x. And it doesn’t show NEMA anywhere.

I liked that this box is hinged and has a 1/4 turn latch. Another great aspect of this enclosure is the removable cable chase-way on the bottom. I could place my cable glands with ease on the removed piece to mark where drilling was needed. After I strategically planned my connector locations then it could be vised up for easy drilling. The chase-way comes with a foam gasket and the door has a decent rubber one as well. The enclosure comes with a backplane already installed and a grounding strap attached to the door.It is a NEMA rated box and they do have the plugs installed on the inside for rear mounting, however there is the open small hole for a #8 copper ground on the bottom right. This box is a slightly smaller sheet metal gauge than most common UL enclosures that start with a W or H. It is a decent low cost version and the paint is very good on it.

It's an electrical box. I'm not really sure what more you need to know. It does have a seal. It seals pretty good. It's feels sturdy and durable. It's what you would expect from electrical box. It might be a little different than some of the brands were used to. Maybe it's European or something. I'm not quite sure but a box is a box and you drill your holes into it. Mount your conduits and it does what you need to

TL;DR 5 out of 5, would recommend.This is a very solid steel enclosure with a stout, if not very secure, locking mechanism. I say not very secure because it can be picked quite easily. It's a deterrent lock. That would be my only small complaint though. Everything else about the box is well thought out and made of high quality materials.

This is a super nice well made junction box. I mounted it the wall above my fuse panel to run conduit and wiring for lights and receptacles. The box looks great and is easy to mount.