<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455576617654_2719"><span>Scott,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455576617654_2719"><span>A 2 foot dia chamber for 5,000 psi is a very big deal. If you can get that dia down to 12 inches it would help you greatly. </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455576617654_2719"><span>Hank</span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Monday, February 15, 2016 3:06 PM, via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container">Alan,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Do you have pictures of it? <br clear="none"><br clear="none">Thank you,<br clear="none">Scott Waters<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">> -------Original Message-------<br clear="none">> From: Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">> To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] testing chamber<br clear="none">> Sent: Feb 15 '16 15:13<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Scott,<br clear="none">> I just had one built for me by a hydraulics firm specializing in<br clear="none">> hydraulics<br clear="none">> repairs & rebuilds. It was tested to 3000psi & is 6" ID & 18" long.<br clear="none">> It has a 1/2" bsp hole in the lid /cap & 1 down at the bottom in the<br clear="none">> side.<br clear="none">> I did specify 2 in the side but it works fine with 1.<br clear="none">> Because I have a maximum of 3000psi I was able to go to the dive<br clear="none">> store & get a hp whip with a purge button in it. The purge button is<br clear="none">> good<br clear="none">> for releasing the pressure prior to unbolting the cap. I found the cap<br clear="none">> was a<br clear="none">> tight fit inside the cylinder & you needed to unbolt the 12 bolts 1/2<br clear="none">> an inch<br clear="none">> & put a bit of pressure in to pop the cap out a bit.<br clear="none">> The 1/2" bsp hole in the cap is so I can thread electrical penetrators<br clear="none">> etc<br clear="none">> in to it & test them.<br clear="none">> It was suggested that I buy a plastic insert that fits closely inside<br clear="none">> the cylinder<br clear="none">> so I can fill this with water & avoid rusting out the inside.<br clear="none">> At 3000psi components & gauges were easy to find, but you may have<br clear="none">> trouble<br clear="none">> at 5000psi.<br clear="none">> Cheers Alan<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> -------------------------<br clear="none">> FROM: via Personal_Submersibles <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">> TO: <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none">> SENT: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 8:49 AM<br clear="none">> SUBJECT: [PSUBS-MAILIST] testing chamber<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> I am planning on building a test chamber which I plan on using a lot<br clear="none">> for the Pisces sub and would offer to anyone else needing parts<br clear="none">> tested. It needs to be able to hold testing pressure to 5,000 psi and<br clear="none">> I envision it to be roughly 2 foot diameter and 3 feet long or similar<br clear="none">> size. Any suggestions on how to build this? I am trying to do<br clear="none">> everything I can to keep the cost down on it.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Thank you,<br clear="none">> Scott Waters<br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><div class="yqt1406106680" id="yqtfd25812"><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> -------------------------<br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>