Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Pressure compensation

["Akins" <lakins1@tampabay.rr.com>]

Thanks Chip.

 

I filed your links to check out further.

Bill Akins

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Chip Will

To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org

Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 10:58 AM

Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Pressure compensation

Bill

 

I was down at MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institue) a few months back. Got a chance to get a close look at their ROV's Ventana and Tiburon. The Tiburon is rated to 13000 feet and the Ventana is rated to I believe about 5000 feet. On the Tiburon, every system is encased in oil except the cameras. The have no pressure problems because of this. I don't see why a motor controller couldn't be submerged in mineral oil. A simple o-ring seal around the potentiometer shaft sticking out of the housing should keep the oil in and the water out. There are PC's that are running completely submerged in mineral oil. http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/article.asp?CIID=26054

 

MBARI links

http://www.mbari.org/dmo/vessels_vehicles/tiburon/tiburon.html

http://www.mbari.org/dmo/vessels_vehicles/ventana/ventana.html

 

Chip