Yes, I had never seen metal corroded so was curious as to what was happening (we started making this annual trip when I was about 5yo). I distinctly remember the *tourquoise* (a new color for a very young child!) paint they had slathered on the railings in an attempt to avoid replacing them.
[I also remember seeing sea turtles laying their eggs alongside me, on the beach! But, "the grownups" wouldn't let me pet them! :< Amusing which memories get seared into our minds...]
I don't (yet) have specific applications but want to inventory the technologies that I could exploit. I'd hate to have to fasten an outdoor-rated Jbox
*to* a surface just for the purpose of housing a tiny bit of kit! It's costly and cosmetically unappealing.Yes. Or, chipping away at a mortar line and slathering fresh mortar over the wound, afterwards.
The issue becomes one of remembering *where* such devices are located (unless you mark them in some way that isn't similarly poor cosmetically)
Most homes (here) are stucco. It is not uncommon for the "earthing conductor" to be hidden in the stucco as there is no real reason for it to be visible. Or, even accessible.
Sadly, most homes that subscribe to "services" end up with cables (typ black) draped vertically down their faces as the cost of hiding them is considerable with slab-based construction (and frontier-style elevations)
Bury a magnet with them and find it with a pocket compass.
I used that method to make a hidden boundary markerwhen I suspected an unscrupulous neighbour might move the visible marker.
That's a good idea! In general, I've just been "taking good measurements". But, those can get misplaced, over time...
Did the neighbour ever move the visible marker?
To my surprise he hasn't yet - but I still don't trust him.
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