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| cfastie | "How many sensors can a Riffle monitor gracefully? Considering that the typical sensors that might be used are cheap and maybe unreliable, does it ..." | Read more » | almost 9 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Thanks! I bet the thermal coupling with a temperature probe could be easily accomplished with some heatsink thermal paste connecting the temperatu..." | Read more » | almost 9 years ago | |||
| donblair | "Wow, amazing note. Thanks so much for putting all this so nicely together, @mathew!!! Still digging in, but quick thoughts: The 6-32 screws wit..." | Read more » | almost 9 years ago | |||
| liz | "Presta valve on a soda bottle - yes! " | Read more » | almost 9 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "I wonder if I will miss Markdown when the Rich Editor is implemented. " | Read more » | almost 9 years ago | |||
| mathew | "look at those lists now! thanks! " | Read more » | almost 9 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Let's see if the backslash (\) escape works: #0 machine screw #2 nylon washer In a list: #0 machine screw #2 nylon washer " | Read more » | almost 9 years ago | |||
| mathew | "my bulletted lists of parts are improperly formatted on purpose as a markdown workaround. I can't start a sentence with '#' or it becomes a huge t..." | Read more » | almost 9 years ago | |||
| DavidMack | "@gpenzo the 2 ft. of chain would serve as the counter weight, then the chain would connect to a rope which is connected to an anchor. the foam dis..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| gpenzo | "I presume you will use a chain to connect this to a weight. Does this design have enough buoyancy to carry the chain wieght? The PVC design looks g..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| mathew | "the #3 stopper just barely fits under a bottle cap. I'd mentioned trying vulcanized rubber stoppers and that they were too hard-- the problem was p..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "The configuration with the stopper held in firmly with the threaded bottle cap looks really good. How hard is it to get that to work, i.e., to get ..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| mathew | "@DavidMack a silicone stopper would be great! they're better in cold temperatures than natural rubber. It also seems like it would bond better with..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "This looks like a surefire way to waterproof the wires. But now you have to waterproof the seal between the stopper and the bottle. Plastic water b..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| DavidMack | "what if you got a solid silicone stopper and put two small needle sized holes in it (carefully) and ran each round wire through its own hole. you'..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| mathew | "this is interesting! I hadn't thought to just use the stopper directly filled with silicone. " | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| Nashblackcat | "@Mathew Mat: It is great for insulation! ASAS has it cheap so you can try it out and not break the bank. http://www.sciplus.com/p/SUPERGLUE-RED-..." | Read more » | almost 10 years ago | |||
| mathew | "@cfastie I guess I can't guarantee they didn't leak a bit, but in my experience the rice sticks to the side of the bottle if there is moisture. I'..." | Read more » | almost 10 years ago | |||
| Nashblackcat | "Not sure if this would be an option but Self-fusing Silicone Tape works very well for sealing even in wet and underwater conditions. " | Read more » | almost 10 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "That's a great idea to use rice to make the bottle non-compressible. It can also keep your payload dry if a little water leaks in. For the testing ..." | Read more » | almost 10 years ago | |||
| mathew | "i've tried heat shrink tubing in other projects-- I don't find that it provides a perfect seal and it has difficulty sticking to glues since its us..." | Read more » | almost 10 years ago | |||
| amysoyka | "Have you tried using heat shrink wrap yet as a sealant? Electrical tape also works as shrink wrap - just apply some stream/heat to it and it tight..." | Read more » | almost 10 years ago | |||
| mathew | "@Guillaume123 I'm using silicone to seal the sensor in the tube, but I really want to be able to get in and out of the bottle without re-sealing it..." | Read more » | about 10 years ago | |||
| Guillaume123 | "If I were doing this I would use easily obtainable silicone rubber to act as a seal and as a mechanical protection. Guillaume123 " | Read more » | about 10 years ago |