Drilling a hole in the end of the handles

[Fota]

Hi,

After a dive and especially after rinsing the camera housing, the handles are filled with water. As I have a bar between the handles with all sort of equipment (focus lights, strobes, computer etc etc) it's a bit tricky to remove the stem from the release handle, turn the handles (and the housing) up side down and pour out the trapped water. Sometimes I do it, some times I forget. Sometimes even salty water is trapped inside could stay there for quite some time.

So, I figured what if I drilled a few holes at the bottom of the handles.
Would that do any harm!?
Will something corrode etc etc!?

 

[Ikelite Staff]

You will probably eventually see a little bit of chalky white build-up at the points where the handle was drilled, but it won't negatively affect their operation.

Honestly I've never noticed the water being trapped inside myself!

Regards,
Jean / Ikelite
IKELITE Underwater Systems

 

[blibecap]

I filled my handles up with a very very dense foam that solves that problem as well as provides some flotation. $4 plus shipping will get you enough for 2 handles the correct diameter. The only problem is you have to remove the locking pins at the top of the handles by unscrewing the parts. If your handles are old the parts may be corroded and these parts may break on disassembly. Feel free to contact me on this if you are interested.