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There are two enclosures. One is an environmental enclosure, and the second is the enclosure for the control panel. Can you determine the problem with this access control installation? The control operates a vehicle gate.
The control panel was installed in an outdoor location. Both enclosures were not properly sealed. Ants invaded the control panel and made a nest at the bottom of the panel. Eventually, the circuit board shorted out from the moisture introduced on the board from the invasion of the ants.
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Roy Pollack, CPP, SET, holds Level IV certification in the field of fire alarms from NICET is currently the director of Compliance for Devcon Security Services Corp., Hollywood, Fla., and may be reached at sdmtechtips@bnpmedia.com.
