
Ikelite Buttons Sticking
#1
Posted 25 May 2011 - 10:19 AM
I have had problems on my last trip with a couple of buttons sticking on my ikelite housing. It seemed to be worse at depth. Sometimes they wouldn't move until I was out of the water. I tried to work the buttons in and out in the rinse tank. I still had problems.
I could always return to ikelite to service, but this was done maybe 60 dives ago. Any ideas of how I can correct this?
#2
Posted 25 May 2011 - 10:33 AM
Have you tried to lube the o-rings on the buttons that stick? Push the button all way in and apply a small amount of lube on the shaft of the button. Then work the push button a number of times. That should do it.
Regards
Bent
Hi all:
I have had problems on my last trip with a couple of buttons sticking on my ikelite housing. It seemed to be worse at depth. Sometimes they wouldn't move until I was out of the water. I tried to work the buttons in and out in the rinse tank. I still had problems.
I could always return to ikelite to service, but this was done maybe 60 dives ago. Any ideas of how I can correct this?
#3
Posted 25 May 2011 - 11:50 AM
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#4
Posted 25 May 2011 - 10:47 PM
soak the housing for somehours in lukewarm destilled water and then move all knobs, if still sticky, take them out and clean them troughly.
It may be a wise idea to change all the o-rings with new ones while the knob is out but be advised that the small c-clips break easy while
prying them off but any Ikelite dealer should have them i stock and they are cheap.
Chris
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#5
Posted 25 May 2011 - 11:16 PM

Edited by bottlefish, 25 May 2011 - 11:18 PM.
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#6
Posted 27 May 2011 - 08:31 AM
#7
Posted 02 June 2011 - 09:47 AM
Always push the buttons after diving in a fresh water dip tank in addition to light hosing. Buttoms must be pushed to eliminate any salt or sand in the pockets.
He sent me a small thin tipped bottle of viscous silicone which allowed me to squirt small drops onto the pushbutton shafts.
Blow down buttons after diving and rinsing as above. Get the excess water out of button pocket.
P.S. I just asked Ikelite if they sold any silicone like that and they said no, its was shop item.
They are missing out on a great sales item IMHO.
#8
Posted 03 June 2011 - 11:47 PM
A nozzle that fits onto a BC inflator hose is also useful for blowing water out of push button control recesses after a dive.
#9
Posted 07 September 2016 - 07:46 PM
Hi, this is a really great thread. I have an extension to the question... I have the Ikelite housing for a 7D. I cannot use the dials to change F stop or shutter speed underwater. it appears they don't grip. Is that something others have come across and how did you get round it?
Thanks
Pete
#10
Posted 07 September 2016 - 11:54 PM
Pete, on my Ikelite housing for the 20D (sold now). I had sometimes this trouble. Not with my 'new' 70d housing. There are a couple of things you can try:
remove the eye cup from the camera if you use that : it might push the camera slightly forward
make sure you use a coin or similar to really secure the camera on the tray
you can use the little adjuster screws on the bottom to position the camera.
if the control tips inside are worn, you can buy new tips. (or turn them around to expose the fresher site. http://www.ikelite.c...ntrol-tips.html
Gerard
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#11
Posted 08 October 2016 - 08:03 PM
Hi, this is a really great thread. I have an extension to the question... I have the Ikelite housing for a 7D. I cannot use the dials to change F stop or shutter speed underwater. it appears they don't grip. Is that something others have come across and how did you get round it?
Thanks
Pete
Pete:
I've had the problem, on the underside of the black camera tray, about an inch and a quarter (3cm) from the screw that holds the camera down, you should see the head of a small white nylon screw head. If you back the screw out a turn at a time, you will notice that it will tilt the back of the camera towards the rear plate. There are also two pins sticking up from the camera tray that have black plastic bumpers, changing the size of the bumpers will also set how far the camera goes back. There is no need to put spacers under the camera or camera tray.
If you should decide to go from a 7D to a 7D Mk2, I have made a couple of modifications to the 7D housing to accept the new camera, this link should take you to my posts on the modifications:
http://wetpixel.com/...360#entry368772
BTW, every day when I finish a dive, I take my housing into the shower and hose it off with fresh water. At the end of a dive while still in a hotel, I soak the camera equipment. When I get home, I continue soaking the equipment to dissolve any salt. I also lubricate the push button controls with either a tiny amount of silicon grease or silicon oil. I have a can of dow-corning oil, can't recall where I got it.
Jim
Edited by emptech, 08 October 2016 - 08:10 PM.