Cube 60Pro ac Kit - Water Ingress and 5 GHz Backup Questions

Hi everyone,

I recently bought a Cube 60Pro ac Kit and have already finished setting it up.

However, I just found out that a few years ago there were reports of water getting inside these units. My device has what appears to be a drain hole on the bottom, so I think it might be a newer hardware revision.

Does this newer version still have any issues with water ingress? If so, what would you recommend to improve its waterproofing? I'd really appreciate any advice.

Also, the link distance is only 50 meters (about 164 feet) with a completely clear line of sight and no obstructions. Would it be better to disable the 5 GHz backup radio and use only the 60 GHz link?

Thanks!

There are (were) two distinct issues:

  1. water entering the device (caulking/sealing compound applied poorly)
  2. condensation/moisture being trapped inside the device

The new revision with the "breather valve" is mainly to contrast the second, though it will also help for very minor leakage inside, it is not "right" that water/rain enters the device.

Hopefully when they did this change they also improved the sealing/caulking of the device.

In any case, IMHO applying externally some liquid membrane/waterproofing would cost very little and give some added peace of mind.

Something like this :
https://armorpoxy.com/armor-liquid-membrane-water-resistant-coating/
maybe it will look ugly, but there should exist also transparent or almost transparent (or white) similar products

There are a couple threads where the matter was discussed:
CubeSA 60Pro WATER DANGER
Cube60 pro for near sea installation

I cannot see a reason to disable the 5 GHz link, I mean it is a failover one, in the worst (or best) case it will never be used.