Los pasos que sigo son los siguientes:
1. Reviso las juntas tóricas que hacen estanca la carcasa. Fundamental ver que no están estropeadas y lubricarlas con silicona.
2. Introduzco un papel cerca de todos los botones y bordes, a fin de verificar si hay una fuga, por dónde entra el agua.
3. Cierro la carcasa y la introduzco en agua. Esta prueba se puede hacer sin presión, porque si hay filtraciones, se producen sin presión también.
4. Sumergida, reviso que al presionar cada uno de los botones, no entra agua.
5. La prueba no dura más de 5 minutos, si entra agua, entra desde el primer momento.
El próximo fin de semana, la sumergiré sin cámara y veré su comportamiento bajo presión, y lista para usar con la cámara.
¿qué protocolo usáis vosotros? Por cierto, Feliz 2012.
The housing for my new camera has arrived today, finally!! Before taking it to the sea, as in other cameras, I have made a watertight integrity test to see that everything was correct. It would be a complete desaster if I made the test with the camera on the sea and I can not do anything while 700 euros are sinking…
The steps I follow are:
1. Revise the o-ring seal that makes the housing watertight. It is essential to verify it is not broken and lubricate with silicone.
2. Introduce a paper inside the camera housing close to the bottoms, and verify if there is any place where water is filtrating.
3. I close the camera housing and put it into water. This test can be made without pressure, because if it is sinking, it happens without pressure.
4. Underwater, it is necessary pressing each bottom, and verify there is no water inside the camera.
5. Test does not take more than 5 minutes; it sinks in the first minute.
Next weekend, I bring the camera housing underwater, and I will see its behavior under pressure, and it will be ready for being used with the camera.
How do you do this kind of test? By the way, Happy 2012.
