Because they’re in pressure housings, remaining at 1 atmosphere.Good point.
@lowwall Also, if you are worried about the battery in your key, why not also the battery in your go pro, phone, or other camera at depth?
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Because they’re in pressure housings, remaining at 1 atmosphere.Good point.
@lowwall Also, if you are worried about the battery in your key, why not also the battery in your go pro, phone, or other camera at depth?
Just to play devils advocate; If your air compression at 40m is 1/5th, there is still air.The recreational dive limit is 40m. At 40m, the relative (to the surface) pressure is very close to 40g per square mm (or 4 kilos per square centimetre) so measure your buttons and you'll know how much force they will experience.
I think you can see the potential for problems.
That's exactly why we use solid housings to protect cameras when diving. GoPros are supposed to be "waterproof" but if you read their specs, that is only to 10m. If you go deeper you need a housing.Good point. Also, if you are worried about the battery in your key, why not also the battery in your go pro or other camera at depth?
They are in hard cases.Good point.
@lowwall Also, if you are worried about the battery in your key, why not also the battery in your go pro, phone, or other camera at depth?
I have several housings myself. I understood the need for it was due to seal failures on cameras/phones/go pros at x-depth. GoPro is now to 15m. iPhone 15/16 is 6m 30 minutes, but 30 minutes is a test standard and likely will withstand much longer exposure at this depth.Because they’re in pressure housings, remaining at 1 atmosphere.
That's not how pressure works. It exerts a force on everything exposed to it which is every square mm of the surface of your bag. That pressure will get transmitted to every surface inside the bag.Just to play devils advocate; If your air compression at 40m is 1/5th, there is still air.
So if you have some air in your bag when you start your descent, there is still 1/5th of the air in the bag at 40m. Essentially, there is nothing directly pressing on the button. There is also equal pressure from the inside of the key fob pushing in the opposite direction as the key fob is not a sealed device with air inside pulling the button toward it. The air inside of the bag and there inside of the keyfob is inside of the bag "equal pressure".
Uhhhh, your marketing is pretty good, but your physics sucks. And the issue is not really pressure on the battery itself, but rather pressure on the buttons, that turns on and drains the battery, and thus might make it hot if it stays on for a long time. Hot Li-Ion batteries are not good.Just to play devils advocate; If your air compression at 40m is 1/5th, there is still air.
So if you have some air in your bag when you start your descent, there is still 1/5th of the air in the bag at 40m. Essentially, there is nothing directly pressing on the button. There is also equal pressure from the inside of the key fob pushing in the opposite direction as the key fob is not a sealed device with air inside pulling the button toward it. The air inside of the bag and the air inside of the keyfob are both inside of the bag moving freely under "equal pressure".
Hi Jaan, Your product looks like much better quality than the plastic ones! Probably the most ideal solution pressure-wise. Keebunga I had never heard of but it looks limited in shape. I don't think it would fit my monster Jeep fob and I can't detach the manual key.Hey Marlene, we had tried a few of the existing flexible pouch solutions in the past and they tended to dry and crack. Your idea of using life vest material sounds like a good idea to overcome that. We also had problems with a variety of the plastic canisters leaking. Keebunga was pretty big with surfers as a solution and had a solid following, not sure if that is still the case, but I did see they also seem to be testing the solution to some depth.
Disclaimer: We ended up making our own solution out of solid aluminum (that we also sell) but we realize this may not be the answer for everyone. We wish you luck with your product and with your business. The more solutions and options that are out there for divers the better! Scuba board is also a great forum for input and feedback as you've probably already seen![]()