[PSUBS-MAILIST] Oil Comp Lessons - so far

[Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles]

 I know that there was a big discussion on various oils in the past and somehow we concluded that MMO had no effect on wiring or gaskets.  You are correct, MMO is very low viscosity, almost like water.  I could have epoxied the wiring on the inside of the unit, but I'm not sure I can clean it sufficiently at this point to get a good bond.  I do recall Nyutco's oil comp of tubing for their electrical wires.  If I ever want to use this light I will need to take that route with it.
Jon

    On Tuesday, July 2, 2019, 08:33:09 PM EDT, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  
 
 Jon,I have been using silicone oil to compensate my thrusters because everythingelse I tried was detrimental to plastic & rubber.The marvel mystery oil is probably a very low viscosity & that would contributeto the wicking. Other oil filled lights I have seen ( including Nuytco's ) have had clear plastic tubing around the wires that compresses under pressure, equalising the housing.I vaguely remember the Nuytco technician telling me they clamp a clip on the tubing to initiate it's collapse under pressure.Alan

  
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