[PSUBS-MAILIST] no more leaks
hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles
personal_submersibles at psubs.org
Wed Jul 1 04:33:12 EDT 2015
Hi Alec,
Funny you say that, it is 2;30 am an I can t sleep because I think my dome needs grease under it.
The sound was like built up tension releasing, very frightening! :-0 I thought the EPDM gasket would have enough give (slip) maybe not. There is a very big temperature change at the bottom. Guess what I am doing today.
Hank --------------------------------------------
On Tue, 6/30/15, Private via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] no more leaks
To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
Received: Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 10:50 PM
Hank, do you have some
grease under that dome? I recall Phil saying the scariest
thing he's ever experienced was the screech of an
un-greased dome contracting.
Best,
Alec
> On Jun 30, 2015, at 6:53 PM, hank pronk
via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
wrote:
>
> Finally!
> Today is the first time Gamma did not
leak a drop of oil from the drive, my new seal and new
compensating hose did the trick. The light bar on the
other hand has some water. This time the light bar was
just sealed full of oil. I think I am not getting all the
air out, I will try a piece of clear garden hose next.
> I had a little scare today, the dome must
have squeezed the gasket and let some tension off the
retaining straps. This made a scary sound. I am doing
another dive tomorrow, then I am off to do a proper deep
test. I am pushing my luck maybe. I am only diving 100
feet and like Vance says, a shoe box can be sealed to 100
feet :-)
> Hank
>
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