Permanent Station Enclosures - JOBOX

JOBOX enclosure as used in the Rio Grande Rift network, Colorado and New Mexico.

Inside of a JOBOX enclosure as used in the Rio Grande Rift network.

JOBOX chests, made by Delta Consolidated Industries, Inc., are durable, weatherproof metal enclosures that UNAVCO has used in several long-term installations, including the EarthScope-sponsored Rio Grande Rift network. Chests are secured with key locks. The major drawback of the JOBOX is weight; boxes are heavy and cumbersome, thus not ideal for shipping and for transporting by foot over long distances. Cost of the box shown here is approximately $300-400 (as of February 2009).

Parts list for the Rio Grande Rift network, as shown here:

• Topcon GB-1000 GNSS receiver

• Topcon GB-1000 DC power cable

• backpanel with charge regulator

• GPS antenna cable pigtail

• Huber Suhner

• PV wires pass-through

• lightning sponge

• grounding (bolt with copper wire)

• sealed 100 Amphr batteries (4)