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Orbi outdoor RBS50Y leaks..ruined by water
I noticed my backyard devices were not connected any longer to the internet today after our first rain in 9 months yesterday. Immagine my surprise when I took off my Orbi outdoor satellite RBS50Y sp...
See my earlier post....I had exact same poroblem but soaked the circuit board in IPA (Iso proply Alcohol) left oit to dry for 4 hours and it miraculously came back to life after a reboot - if this works and you want to continue to use it outside wrap some electric tape around the seals to prevent reoccurence
hope it helps good luck
mgil1 wrote:See my earlier post....I had exact same poroblem but soaked the circuit board in IPA (Iso proply Alcohol) left oit to dry for 4 hours and it miraculously came back to life after a reboot - if this works and you want to continue to use it outside wrap some electric tape around the seals to prevent reoccurence
hope it helps good luck
Electrical tape will not hold up. Your best bet would be to use silicone caulk on all assembly joints. and for added protection, a customer painted theirs with Elastomeric paint, from top to bottom, as when it dries it is a solid sheet of rubber coating.
Glad you got yours working again.