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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Waterproof controls



Is drop weight dangerous for a dry-ambient sub?

I know that reaching the surface to fast can be dangerous when diving...

Pierre Poulin







>From: "Dan H." <JMachine@adelphia.net>
>Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Waterproof controls
>Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:09:24 -0400
>
>My K-350 has a flood valve too, but if I ever have to use it, a keyboard or
>joystick would be the least of my worries!
>Don't over engineer the small stuff.  A flood valve should be your last 
>line
>of defense.  Drop weights are important.
>Dan H.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mckellar@earthlink.net>
>To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
>Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 8:43 PM
>Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Waterproof controls
>
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I had wanted to provide emergency escape from a sub i design to include
> > flooding the cabin.
> >
> > this leads to concern about the electronics etc inside.  My son tells me
>he
> > has a friend with a thin film keyboard that he can roll up, rinse under 
>a
> > tap etc.  this would probably be the trick for the keyboard, but what do 
>i
> > do about joystick and thruster controls?  i guess the screen could be
> > behind glass, in a separate 1atm compartment.....
> >
> > any suggestions?
> >
> > peter
> >
> >
> >
>
>


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