<div dir="ltr"><div>Hank,</div><div><br>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.</div><div> </div><div>Regards</div><div>James</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 1 July 2015 at 09:33, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
Hi Alec,<br>
Funny you say that, it is 2;30 am an I can t sleep because I think my dome needs grease under it.<br>
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.<br>
Hank --------------------------------------------<br>
<span>On Tue, 6/30/15, Private via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] no more leaks<br>
To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
</span> Received: Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 10:50 PM<br>
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Hank, do you have some<br>
grease under that dome? I recall Phil saying the scariest<br>
thing he's ever experienced was the screech of an<br>
un-greased dome contracting.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
<br>
Alec<br>
<br>
<br>
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> On Jun 30, 2015, at 6:53 PM, hank pronk<br>
via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
><br>
> Finally!<br>
<br>
> Today is the first time Gamma did not<br>
leak a drop of oil from the drive, my new seal and new<br>
compensating hose did the trick. The light bar on the<br>
other hand has some water. This time the light bar was<br>
just sealed full of oil. I think I am not getting all the<br>
air out, I will try a piece of clear garden hose next. <br>
> I had a little scare today, the dome must<br>
have squeezed the gasket and let some tension off the<br>
retaining straps. This made a scary sound. I am doing<br>
another dive tomorrow, then I am off to do a proper deep<br>
test. I am pushing my luck maybe. I am only diving 100<br>
feet and like Vance says, a shoe box can be sealed to 100<br>
feet :-)<br>
> Hank<br>
><br>
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