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Old 02-07-2012 | 02:00 PM
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I have a livestreaming video on a cable for an engineering underwater rov project. It has an o-ring, but it isn't that waterproof. How can I water proof it for cheap. I was thinking of dipping the cameras in epoxy, bt was wandering if there are any better ways.
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Old 02-07-2012 | 02:22 PM
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You can get liquid electrical tape, and brush it around the O ring, its what I used when water proofing my rock crawler electronics, or I have seen stuff called plastic dip, might also work.
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Old 02-07-2012 | 02:43 PM
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I uses an old servo and dipper it entirely with CorrosionX. Left it to dry then left it in a cup of water for abt 30 mins. It was still working.
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Old 02-08-2012 | 06:17 AM
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Thanks for the sugestions, I'll probably use the plasti dip, but want to buy the corrosionx for my rc car and fishing reels.
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CorrosionX is really good. Use it on guns, cars, anything metal. One thing I've started doing recently is applying it to a microfiber cloth and using that cloth for wiping things down. It applies a really thin layer so you're not wasting it.
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