What about using magnets to attach/release the weight without piercing the housing? Also, to reduce the risk of implosion could you fill the internals of the vessel with some kind of foam/liquid to reduce the amount of air within it,;as far as i understand it the reson why deep sea vessels implode is because air is easy to compress and therefore allows the housing to crumple... No idea whether any of that is viable, but I'm loving the project!
Yep, we'll talk more about the release mechanism next episode but the current idea definitely involves magnets :) Pressure compensating the housing with a non-conductive liquid inside is definitely something that is occasionally used for deep sea applications however the problem is that this would necessitate having all internal components exposed to the extreme pressures. When dealing with 15,000PSI, this can cause even the most simple electronic components to act differently, and would definitely cause major issues with the camera system which is why for now, we're going with just a very strong housing. Might change it depending on how testing goes though!
keep on going, great project 👍
What about using magnets to attach/release the weight without piercing the housing?
Also, to reduce the risk of implosion could you fill the internals of the vessel with some kind of foam/liquid to reduce the amount of air within it,;as far as i understand it the reson why deep sea vessels implode is because air is easy to compress and therefore allows the housing to crumple... No idea whether any of that is viable, but I'm loving the project!
Yep, we'll talk more about the release mechanism next episode but the current idea definitely involves magnets :) Pressure compensating the housing with a non-conductive liquid inside is definitely something that is occasionally used for deep sea applications however the problem is that this would necessitate having all internal components exposed to the extreme pressures. When dealing with 15,000PSI, this can cause even the most simple electronic components to act differently, and would definitely cause major issues with the camera system which is why for now, we're going with just a very strong housing. Might change it depending on how testing goes though!
Anti-static mats don't do anything if you don't plug them in.
That, unfortunately, is actually just a piece of blue paper