[PSUBS-MAILIST] no more leaks

[James Frankland via Personal_Submersibles]

Hi Hank

Sorry, didn't see this email before.  On mine, the epdm is stuck to the
aluminium ring with contact adhesive.  The dome to gasket part is greased.

Kind Regards
James

On 1 July 2015 at 09:44, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

>
> James,
> What side is greased, the dome to gasket or the gasket to aluminum ring or
> both.
> Hank--------------------------------------------
> On Wed, 7/1/15, James Frankland 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: Wednesday, July 1, 2015, 4:42 AM
>
>  Hank,
>  As you know
>  I tested my Dome to 200 feet.  The gasket is well greased
>  and after the 200 feet test, there was quite a lot of grease
>  squeezed out, so I am assuming it slid a little on the
>  gasket.  It didn't
>  leak. RegardsJames
>  On 1 July 2015 at 09:33,
>  hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
>  wrote:
>
>
>  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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