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Hi Jon, I was thinking that if he had to do a wet exit at depth it would be nice if saltwater didn't get into the battery pods and make them produce gas and/or explode. Szybowski > Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:58:55 -0500 > From: jonw@psubs.org > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org > Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Two in Solo > > > I'm kind of guessing that if the copper conductors slide back into the > battery pod due to pressure within the main hull causing them to > disconnect from the electrical connectors, Alec won't be worrying about it. > > Jon > > > Brent Hartwig wrote: > > > > > > * Alec, What no sub name yet? How about "Transformer" or even > > better yet "Lathe Baby". ;}' * > > * * > > * Your hinge assembly is interesting. Would it be good to have a nylon > > bushing between the hinge rod and the four SS hinge tabs to make it > > quite with no galling? * > > * * > > * I'm really liking your pod electrical thru hulls. I like things I > > can take apart to work on. I see both the plastic insert and the > > copper conductors bottom out on a stepped area so they cannot keep > > going thru. It looks like they will slid in towards the main pressure > > hull from inside the pods, so if any pressure builds up in the pods > > they won't come through. So I was wondering if there is a way to keep > > them from sliding the other way once they are in position if some how > > there is extra pressure in the main hull, other then the screwed on > > electrical connection nut? Perhaps that's all it would need with a > > plastic spacer behind the nut. * > > * * > > ** <http://www.psubs.org///projects/asmyth/photos/large/penetrators.JPG> > > > > > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > The personal submersibles mailing list complies with the US Federal > CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Your email address appears in our database > because either you, or someone you know, requested you receive messages > from our organization. > > If you want to be removed from this mailing list simply click on the > link below or send a blank email message to: > removeme-personal_submersibles@psubs.org > > Removal of your email address from this mailing list occurs by an > automated process and should be complete within five minutes of > our server receiving your request. > > PSUBS.ORG > PO Box 53 > Weare, NH 03281 > 603-529-1100 > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > |