[PSUBS-MAILIST] no more leaks

[Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles]

What material and durometer / hardness of seat gasket are you using?

Sean


On June 30, 2015 4:53:00 PM MDT, 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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