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On 24 Nov 95 at 17:19, DJKDive@ao*.co* wrote:
> I dont use Dive rite, but have been following these discussions for weeks
> now. And I am no engineer. But occasionly I get a glimmer of a solution(or at
> least another approach). If lower pressure inside the battery housing causes
> implosion. Why not equalize the pressure? would'nt a fitting like on a dry
> suit where you pumped up the pressure remove the problem? Agreed the light
> should be designed correctly. But the thousands of Nuetraleak owners might
> like an option. if lights sealed at 1 atm were pumped up to 3 or 4 wouldnt
> that greatly increase the strenght of the unit?? Hell I dont know but I
> havent heard it mentioned. Im sure someone will show me the error of my
> thoughts.
Well... You'll expose the inner components to a higher pressure,
and risk having them explode when the pressure decreases. Cousteau
had more than one camera blow up in his face when he used to
pressurize his camera cases at depth.
Also, some pressure could conceivably make it's way into the bulb
compartment, though the cable (water got into the bulb that way in
one of my friend's homebuilt lamp - most of my friends are making
their own lights). I dunno about bulbs, but having already a vacuum
inside them, I wonder how keen they'd be to have to bear a few extra
atmospheres before imploding...
And finally, I wonder how many serious divers would be keen to have
an extra hose (read: failure point) running from their tanks to their
lamps... My guess is that it could be a good reason to be called a
B.S. (Blatant Stroke, that is)...
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