[PSUBS-MAILIST] MK101 oil compensation tap

[Rick Patton via Personal_Submersibles]

Any pictures Cliff?
Rick

On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 1:07 PM, Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

>  Small Tygon flexible tube filled with oil.  No holes in housing.  On the
> SS part that screws into the side of the housing, I have a 1/4" tubing with
> Swagelok compression fitting.  I will connect to this port.
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> Cliff
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> Cliff Redus
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>  *From:* Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 20, 2015 4:17 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] MK101 oil compensation tap
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> Cliff,
> how are you compensating for oil expansion due to heat with the KISS
> method.
> Are you just drilling holes in the housing & using tube?
> Alan
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>  *From:* Clifford Redus via Personal_Submersibles <
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> *Sent:* Thursday, May 21, 2015 8:43 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] MK101 oil compensation tap
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> Actually in the spirit of KISS, I am going to start out using oil pressure
> compensation.  If I run into any issues, I will look at using the air or
> this hybrid of oil and air with a regulator.
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> Cliff Redus
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> On May 20, 2015, at 2:30 PM, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
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> Jon,
> the alternative is to follow Hugh's idea that Cliff is using & I am going
> to test out,
> & put a regulator in the system that is set it to around 4psi internal
> overpressure.
> This means you can fill with oil & not worry about getting every
> last drop going in, or drilling the housing. You will also be able to run
> it air compensated.
> There is the safety feature that if you leak oil there is plenty of air to
> replace it.
> Cliff already has the parts sorted, just put your order in:)
> Alan
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>  *From:* Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <
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> *Sent:* Thursday, May 21, 2015 5:47 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] MK101 oil compensation tap
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> How important is it to get every last air bubble out?  Surely a fraction
> of the total volume is not going to result in catastrophic failure of
> the motor housing, is it?
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