Yeah actually I emailed a rep from ZeniRigs and they said it does not protect against spills. The rep actually suggested some people use Ziplock bags to cover gear and I think that’s a good idea actually. Has anyone ever tried that? Could even cover it from the back and poke holes in it to connect the wires/inputs. Can also poke some holes in the sides to allow for air ventilation.
Well, first you shouldn’t ever play, even in a light rain, especially if it results is standing water on the stage. Wireless mics and wireless guitars should be required if the show MUST go on. And avoid touching two amps or anything wired to a separate power source at the same time. Wet fingers conduct electricity and plenty of musicians have been badly shocked or killed in the rain.
That said: I’d cover it from the front, and then use some packing tape to close the opening on the back as much as possible leaving spaces for the wires. If it’s a big enough bag it’ll hang over the ends of the connectors and completely cover the back of the unit so taping it down like a flap will work well. Put a couple strips of packing tape over the plastic that covers the foot switches to avoid your shoes tearing a hole through the plastic.
THEN flip the unit over and carefully cut away the plastic from the fan opening. I’d use scissors, as a knife could scratch the bottom; The unit will be protected from the rain when sitting right side up but needs to be able to pull air in easily.
Flip it right side up and slice
slots into the plastic on both sides where the Fractal logo vents let the air out; the fan should be able to push air out through the slots, and any rain drops that hit should bounce off, be blown away if the fan is running, or, hopefully, be slowed enough that they wouldn’t get inside but instead would run down underneath the unit and drip out the hole.
It would be even better to try covering it from the top, but finding a bag that would fit could be hard.
I used to use an eight-light array of strobe monoblocks outdoors in rodeo arenas with wireless triggers, and used the biggest, heaviest, clear ziplock-type bags for a similar use, and they worked great. Even in heavy downpours everything stayed nice and dry. Well, except me. I’d get soaked and covered with mud.
There are no guarantees that any of this will work, and I was out of town when anything bad happened.