josb
Newly Enlightened
so some of you take lights down below 130+ feet of water (60 psi paint pot for instance) ?
I can hardly imagine.
Would minimizing the quantity of gas space inside of a light or other container make it more resistant?
Say for instance if the same seal is only protecting a cc of compressible gas instead of 2 cc?
The answer on your first question is YES.
The answer on your second one is NO.
Explanation 1, yes we go sometimes deeper then the 130 feet (± 40m) but that's not only the reason to test dive lights to a bigger depth then this, you would also like to have some safety ( I like a 100% safety and I test my lights up (down) to 10 bar (100m).
Explanation 2, it doesn't matter how much air is behind your seal, 1 cc will only be faster filled then 10 cc when it starts leaking.
It's the seal that should be OK regardless of the amount of air behind it.
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