nkw5
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This is probably a really stupid question, but I need to know. Is the silicone you buy in tubes specifically for camera o-rings different from the silicone you buy in tiny round containers? Are they interchangeable?
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From a past failure, I have found that there are two types of O-ring silicone.nkw5:This is probably a really stupid question, but I need to know. Is the silicone you buy in tubes specifically for camera o-rings different from the silicone you buy in tiny round containers? Are they interchangeable?
nkw5:This is probably a really stupid question, but I need to know. Is the silicone you buy in tubes specifically for camera o-rings different from the silicone you buy in tiny round containers? Are they interchangeable?
What Turtleguy said it happend to me too....Turtleguy:From a past failure, I have found that there are two types of O-ring silicone.
The stuff in the tubes, and round containers, is usually for Harder black o-rings, like Nikonos camera, or flashlight rings.
The stuff for the soft o-rings, Like late model Sea and Sea cameras, or Olympus housings, is the stuff from the manufacturer.
The silicone for the hard o-rings, will make the soft o-rings swell, and cause a flood.
At least thats the way it happened to me.
Aloha Turtleguy