PT-059 Manual says to remove o-ring when flying.

[ChainDiver]

The manual for my PT-059 says to remove the o-ring when flying because the housing might not open after the flight.

Anyone not remove the o-ring and have this issue?

Thanks.

 

[Mike_4635]

I live in Colorado and once didn’t remove the oring from an Olympus housing. When getting to the boat, found it difficult to open the housing. The lower pressure at home created a slight vacuum in the housing. I always remove the oring before boarding the plane and after I am home and have rinsed the housing.

 

[NW Dive Dawg]

It might matter if you are carrying your housing in the pressurized cabin in a carry-on vs having it in the non pressurized checked baggage zone.

I don't have a PT-059.....but on my Fantasea housing, I've never had the "non opening issue"........but I most definitely always remove and replace the o-ring to assure that it's properly inspected, lubed and "set" once I am at my destination. After that I just leave it alone for the trip and never had any issues.

 

[Fragola]

I worried about deforming (stretching out) or damaging the o-ring during removal so I left it in BUT I did not close the case all the way. The closing dial was only rotated halfway around because I knew there would be a problem if I closed it. PT-059 was always in carry on.

 

[ToldToo]

I leave the o ring in place but the housing unlocked and partially open with an elastic band holding it together. Has never caused an issue.

 

[BalekFekete]

I worried about deforming (stretching out) or damaging the o-ring during removal so I left it in BUT I did not close the case all the way. The closing dial was only rotated halfway around because I knew there would be a problem if I closed it. PT-059 was always in carry on.

 

[gmerick]

Camera housing door is detachable, I leave the door off. Yes, I've had trouble before I started doing that. I also leave my lights unscrewed past the o-rings. I find the o-rings work better if they're not continuously under pressure for weeks at a time.

 

[Edward3c]

My housing goes into checked luggage without the camera, closed and locked. Never had a problem opening it after a flight. O ring gets lubed every time I recharge the camera - they eventually stretch and need replacing.

 

[happy-diver]

And why keep the oring compressed unnecessarily anyway, leave it out
mine sit figure 8 in a sealed bag inside the housing, groove clean ready

and I use so little lube you can't see it

 

[Rilelen]

I never take the O-ring out and rarely lube it. I don't advise doing this, and probably have to change my o-rings a little more often (~ every 150 dives) as a result. But I've never had any kind of problem with leaving it in during flying. Like others have said, bring it in your carry-on, keep the door loosely open/unlocked.