[PSUBS-MAILIST] Emer Buoy brake and clear resin

[Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles]

What epoxy did you use, and how powerful was the LED?

I wonder about the possibility of a two part pour, where a relatively thin layer would be poured only between the emitter and the lens using a clear epoxy like this:

https://mgchemicals.com/products/potting-compounds/epoxy-potting/clear-epoxy-resin/

...and then a separate pour could be done between the back side of the emitter / electronics and the housing / heat sink, using a thermally conductive epoxy like this:

https://mgchemicals.com/products/potting-compounds/epoxy-potting/thermally-conductive-epoxy/

Would depend I guess on how much heat the LED package puts out, the temperature of the surrounding water, and the efficacy of the housing heat sink. Was your test immersed?

Sean

On Friday, February 7th, 2025 at 13:05, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Jon,
> I tested an LED light in epoxy and it bunt up pretty quickly.
> Hank
>
> On Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 12:39:54 PM MST, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
> Hello folks, looking for some suggestions.
>
> 1) Are you braking your spool of rope for the emergency flotation buoy so that it doesn't unravel during normal operations or do you find it unnecessary? If so, can you describe how you are braking your spool?
>
> 2) I'm testing a set of off-the-shelf 12v led lights (4 inch round) and was going to oil compensate them but now I'm thinking about just filling the entire void with a clear non-yellowing epoxy. I don't see the units as having any useful or serviceable parts upon failure regardless of compensation method so sealing them permanently with epoxy seems like a viable and perhaps less messy method in the long run. The units would require approximately 1.25 inches (31.75mm) depth of epoxy to fill them and my only concern is what effect the dry epoxy will have on the light emanating from the units. Any thoughts?
>
> Jon
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