SupSonDiver
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You were right.
I've shelved the pressure cooker as an option. Gilldiver called it correctly. Even with a new gasket, the lid would noticeably flex causing leaking . Most I ever got it to was about the equivalent of 15 feet (according to the depth gauge I tested).
So I scrounged around for another alternative and came up with this:
I call it my desktop pressure pot. I found some old water filter housings - some are rated up to 125 PSI, and attached a PSI gauge and a QD to attach to my small 13 CF tank. the housing cost all of 5 dollars. Its actually my mkII. I had another one but since I was using a modified o-ring (actually surgical tubing) I wasn't able to engage all the threads when screwing down the lid which led to 2 incidences of - uh... rapid decompression
This thing is small with limited things that can fit inside. I use a Gopro HD camera, so it fits nicely inside. So does my computer. So do my lights. I guess its just big enough for my needsI've tested my housing to the equivalent depth of 150ft. I've pressurized the pot up to 80psi with no leaks, but since I dont intend to dive up to 180 anytime soon, this is the limit I'll impose on the pot.
Hehe, took the same idea. I saw a video here somewhere, the pressure was built using a syringe water injection. That made it slightly more accessible since we do not own any tanks or compressors. Could elaborately rig it up with a bicycle pump or buy a quick release hose to use with a cylinder when its available, but since we are noob divers going less than 30m's naturally we are only testing up to 4bar for our own equipment. Of course with a nicer pressuring technique can go higher. I am so noob that I dont really have any cool equipment other than my torch to test. This thing was made for my buddy.
