pre trip housing maintenance question

[AirintheOcean]

recently upgraded from the TG6 housing to the Olympus em10 mark IV with the AOI housing and now the pre dive anxiety will begin. Although i have the vacuum seal check system with my housing, when the housing has been on the shelf for a few months do you do anything other then clean and lightly re-silicone the O rings?

I only flooded my TG6 housing once over 2 years and it was a clearly visible hair across my seal. Learned my lesson and now carefully check. Better to have events like this when the damage can be contained.

thanks for any advice or tips trick you might have!

 

[happy-diver]

You know when I silicone my Orings you can't see the silicone but I can feel it

 

[hedonist222]

recently upgraded from the TG6 housing to the Olympus em10 mark IV with the AOI housing and now the pre dive anxiety will begin. Although i have the vacuum seal check system with my housing, when the housing has been on the shelf for a few months do you do anything other then clean and lightly re-silicone the O rings?

I only flooded my TG6 housing once over 2 years and it was a clearly visible hair across my seal. Learned my lesson and now carefully check. Better to have events like this when the damage can be contained.

thanks for any advice or tips trick you might have!

If I was in your spot, I'd lube o rings, stuff the housing with napkins and test in a bathtub two times.

 

[bvanant]

I remove the o-rings and clean the grooves then very lightly lube (Tribolube) the 0-rings and put them back on. Then I use anti-seize on all of the screws that hold the housing/tray together, particularly any stainless steel to aluminum. Clean all the ports, lube the port o-rings, lube the cap o-ring for the vacuum port etc.
Bill

 

[TostitoBandito]

• Remove and clean all the housing/port o-rings. Replace any which are brittle or damaged.
• Clean all housing/port surfaces where the o-rings sit and ensure they are free of dirt or debris.
• Replace o-rings and lightly lube with the recommended lubricant (usually silicone).
• Ensure all the through-housing controls/buttons operate smoothly without sticking. Address any that are an issue as per the maintenance procedures for your housing (you can typically remove them to clean and replace o-rings, springs, and so forth if needed).

Oh, and don't neglect other o-rings too. Like the little ones on sync cords, bulkhead caps, and so forth. At least make sure they're undamaged. Also, many strobe arms have o-rings on the ball joints. They don't need to be lubed, but they can wear out and need to be replaced. Good idea to have spares of these and any other o-rings in your kit when travelling.