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The problem that I see with the Aeris AI hatch cover is the poor design considering the material used for the hatch cover. The identical hatch covers on both of my computers had the exact problem, the edges of the coin notch breaking off as the plastic became more brittle with age
If you haven't done the epoxy work yet, look at JBWeld, which has metal dust in it to give the finished epoxy more strength. You can do the same thing yourself by adding powdered metal or metal dust to the epoxy. Some marine supply stores carry that, it is one of several common fillers used with epoxy.
If you can, have a word with a dive shop that services computers. They will probably have a pot that you can use for a fee and experience of what to do if a seal fails ( I would guess that any issue would be ok as the test would be pretty quick and any leak should be minimal)It looks like we are very close to sending off the CAD design to have a replacement battery hatch cover for the my Aeris AI computer manufactured. When I get the prototype back from the manufacturer, I obviously am going to have to test it. Here is the question of the day. If I dive with it in fresh water, without the battery installed/computer operating, and it floods, I can have the hatch cover re-designed, but will the computer likely to be destroyed? @Steve_C stated in a Apr 26, 2015 post, his Aeris got flooded, a dive shop cleaned and dried it out, and it continued to work. I would love to hear about any other experiences with computer recovery after flooding, especially when the computer is not turned on/no battery.
Thank you in advance.
It looks like we are very close to sending off the CAD design to have a replacement battery hatch cover for the my Aeris AI computer manufactured. When I get the prototype back from the manufacturer, I obviously am going to have to test it. Here is the question of the day. If I dive with it in fresh water, without the battery installed/computer operating, and it floods, I can have the hatch cover re-designed, but will the computer likely to be destroyed? @Steve_C stated in a Apr 26, 2015 post, his Aeris got flooded, a dive shop cleaned and dried it out, and it continued to work. I would love to hear about any other experiences with computer recovery after flooding, especially when the computer is not turned on/no battery.
Thank you in advance.