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marcw

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#312184 Can I use Inon O-ring grease on Sea&Sea sync cord?

Posted by marcw on 05 July 2012 - 05:50 AM

Good point- I have Inon strobes myself and as you I do use a little extra silicone grease on them to make sure the o-rings don't 'bind'

I guess it depends on which o-rings we are talking, I think for the main housing o-ring there will not be a risk of 'binding' since its a squeeze-fit between o-ring and a straight surface, at least on my Aquatica.

-Morten

So i guess you have seen the same o-ring U shaped snag as me. :-)

#312182 Can I use Inon O-ring grease on Sea&Sea sync cord?

Posted by marcw on 05 July 2012 - 05:41 AM

bind

I know this is not the same, but I have serviced quite a few (+100) regulators, and used many different types of silicone grease on the same Scubapro o-rings, however I never had problems with leaking 1'st stages or deformed o-rings and here we are talking about a pressure equal of 2000m depth.
For sure it can be different with a camera o-ring, maybe one of the super-geeks out there have something to say about it?

-Morten

I use different silicone and i do not see the difference. My point was what silicone was for, not if it makes a difference(excuse me for not making that clear). I use Sea&Sea, INON, and Triton with all my gear.

The difference between the camera and a reg is that the reg is put together once and not again until the next service(hopefully). A camera case is opened and closed on every dive or 2 to change the batteries. On my inon strobes, I have had it when i did not use enough silicon(should always be used sparingly) and the friction caused the o-ring to get caught between cap and the strobe and not have a good seal. You are able to see this on the inon strobe very well before you jump in.