klausi
Contributor
Good news: It was my TG6 which experiences a leak, and it's fine.
But, I would like to understand what was going on. I had in fact cleaned the o-ring and grove before the dive, re-lubed with original Olympus grease, and re-inserted. I do a lot of beach dives, so there is some fine sand on the o-rings occasionally, hence, the need to clean it.
The dive I did was to 18 meters, very nice muck diving off Negros Island/Philippines. I spend most of the dive at 14-18 meters. The leak happened after 25 minutes. I didn't go deeper, I didn't bump the camera into anything, no unusual event preceded it.
I would think that a poorly inserted/dirty/... o-ring would lead to a leak right away? How could there be such a delay to o-ring failure?
But, I would like to understand what was going on. I had in fact cleaned the o-ring and grove before the dive, re-lubed with original Olympus grease, and re-inserted. I do a lot of beach dives, so there is some fine sand on the o-rings occasionally, hence, the need to clean it.
The dive I did was to 18 meters, very nice muck diving off Negros Island/Philippines. I spend most of the dive at 14-18 meters. The leak happened after 25 minutes. I didn't go deeper, I didn't bump the camera into anything, no unusual event preceded it.
I would think that a poorly inserted/dirty/... o-ring would lead to a leak right away? How could there be such a delay to o-ring failure?