I took a new SeaDoo Explorer to 95' Saturday. It's rated to 160'. The unit kept cutting off. The captain thought the battery might be loose. He recommended putting some foam in the nose to keep it tight. Another diver on his boat had the same problem last week with the same unit.
When I got home I turned it on to run the battery down. I noticed it was in alarm mode. In the alarm mode it shuts off intermittently and sounds an audible alarm that I hadn't noticed underwater. I opened it up and there was a very small (i.e one ounce or less) amount of water in the battery compartment. I think the sensor only saw the water when the scooter was in a certain position.
My problem is that new, clean, lubricated O rings leaked at less than 2/3 of the depth rating. Does anyone have any experience with this problem? The four latches are either open or closed. The user can't control how tight they are, and there are two O rings in a series. The latches do seem like they could open easily under water if they snag on something. If I can resolve the leakage issue I am going to cut an inner tube to cover the latches so they can't open accidently.
When I got home I turned it on to run the battery down. I noticed it was in alarm mode. In the alarm mode it shuts off intermittently and sounds an audible alarm that I hadn't noticed underwater. I opened it up and there was a very small (i.e one ounce or less) amount of water in the battery compartment. I think the sensor only saw the water when the scooter was in a certain position.
My problem is that new, clean, lubricated O rings leaked at less than 2/3 of the depth rating. Does anyone have any experience with this problem? The four latches are either open or closed. The user can't control how tight they are, and there are two O rings in a series. The latches do seem like they could open easily under water if they snag on something. If I can resolve the leakage issue I am going to cut an inner tube to cover the latches so they can't open accidently.