Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Vacum test

[MerlinSub@t-online.de]

I use my lungs, a ballvalve and a snorckel to evacuate the internal of 
Sgt.Peppers some 50 milibars to check for leak as predive procedure. 

vbr Carsten


"glen brown" <glenbrown@vodamail.co.za> schrieb:
> Hi
> Can anyone be so kind to tell me if any one has used vacum to test there sub 
> for leaks and the integrity of there hull when i used to dive for diamonds 
> on the west coast of south africa we used to prime our gravel pipes and 
> pumps with vacum either using a venturi ,milkmachine, car airconditioner 
> motor ect I remember one day we had nothing to use so i decided to use a 
> 300hp tractor engine making an adapter to the air intakeof the engine and 
> using a 44gal drum as a safety resivoir to protect the engine from water i 
> clearly remember how the drum was crushed by the pressure differance any 
> coments.
> All the best
> Glen S.A 
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