Flooded equipment show & tell

[pmooney 6]

I was sorting through some images from last years field trip to Alor and came across these snaps that someone thoughtfully took of my freshly flooded D2X & 17-35.

 

Let me tell you of all the emotions that I experienced at my first significant flood for a few years. At least I had a spare body and got through the rest of the trip.

 

[james 0]

What was the cause of this one again Peter?

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

James

[pmooney 6]

This happened well into 3 week expedition. We were all relaxed and dropped the guard.

 

The port had rotated in the extension ring and simply popped of at the surface.

 

I will never forget the sound of that glugging $$$$

 

James have you still got a shot of your flood in Fiji ?

 

It might be fun to post it here.

Edited May 7, 2007 by pmooney

[james 0]

Hi Peter,

 

I've flooded two housings, an Ikelite S2pro and an Aquatica S2pro housing. Unfortunately, I don't have any photos.

 

I don't think I flooded anything in Fiji - maybe a strobe bulkhead... What do you remember that I don't? :-)

 

James

[pmooney 6]

I could be wrong ? I had an idea that you flooded an Aquatica S2 -maybe I was wrong.

[james 0]

I just couldn't get the strobes to fire - the only time I flooded the Aquatica S2 was when I drilled some holes in it. Don't ask! :-)

 

Cheers

James

[Islandbound 1]

Is there one particular thing that causes flooding more than any other?

[philmayer 0]

Is there one particular thing that causes flooding more than any other?

 

 

Drilling holes doesn't help.

[wagsy 0]

Dear o Dear there Peter...what a bummer.

 

Is that the Nikon you now have for sale on your site

One owner still like brand new.

[pmooney 6]

Always a bummer.

 

Still the insurance company sorted it all out and a nice new camera & lens was recieved.

 

On my surplus gear:

 

I have just completed a few long term jobs that were conditional on me having absolute redunancy - simply freeing up the capital for the next round of toys.

[Alex_Mustard 0]

Is there one particular thing that causes flooding more than any other?

 

Human error. People rushing to get in the water and/or not concentrating properly when putting kit together. The other one I see a lot is people dumping their housing into a rinse bucket again without paying full attention.

 

Alex

[pmooney 6]

My personal "Wet Moments " have always been tracable to human ( usually mine ) error.

 

As Alex says RINSE buckets claim their fair share of victims in this part of the world.

Edited May 8, 2007 by pmooney

[Drew 0]

Ok James... I'll bite... WHY were you drilling holes into your housing?

 

This year has been my year of the flood. First in Feb, my Canon P&S drowned a sorrowful death at the failure of an o-ring. Then I get the first real flood of my diving life when my post serviced housing starts leaking like a baby with incontinence.

A buddy of mine has a great way to reduce the likelihood of flooding... buy 2 of everything and have one set up for WA and the other macro. Then don't miss with it until absolutely necessary.

[pmooney 6]

Ok James... I'll bite... WHY were you drilling holes into your housing?

 

This year has been my year of the flood. First in Feb, my Canon P&S drowned a sorrowful death at the failure of an o-ring. Then I get the first real flood of my diving life when my post serviced housing starts leaking like a baby with incontinence.

A buddy of mine has a great way to reduce the likelihood of flooding... buy 2 of everything and have one set up for WA and the other macro. Then don't miss with it until absolutely necessary.

 

 

Come on spill it completely - what was the first real flood ?

[Arnon_Ayal 1]

I drilled some holes in it. Don't ask! :-)

You don't really except to write something like that without continues... B)

[loftus 42]

Were you testing to see if the holes worked, when it flooded?

[PhishSense 0]

As Alex says RINSE buckets claim their fair share of victims in this part of the world.

 

How so? What makes rinse buckets such a flood hazard? (newbie question)

[Rocha 0]

How so? What makes rinse buckets such a flood hazard? (newbie question)

 

Several reasons, here are some:

 

1. This may sound crazy, but floods are much more likely at the surface than at depth, the deeper you go, the better the o-ring seal. Rinse tank = surface.

 

2. Rinse tanks are usually packed with cameras which bump into each other. That can displace ports, open latches, etc.

 

3. A lot of things happen between the time when you hand your camera to the dive master and when you actually put it in the rinse tank. It is possible that ports get bumped, latches open, etc, but since you just finished a dive most people won't check the seal again before dumping it into the rinse tank.

 

I flooded the battery compartment of a strobe once, a Nikon SB105. Because of the rush to get in the water a forgot to check if the sealing o-ring was in place, and guess what, it wasn't. I saw at least two cameras (not mine) flooded in rinse buckets. Unfortunately, no photos...