DanL
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THomas Marshall:DanL,
I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on a housing, strobe and other accessories for the C5050 myself.
Can you give me some details on your "dead PT-015". I've got it down to the Ikelite and the PT-015 and I'm leaning toward the PT-015 for price reasons.
Was your situation due to pilot error or did the unit fail?
Do you have any recommendations or insight you could share?
I'm going to post a seperate thread with several questions about my up comming purchases but your input would be appreciated.
The Ikelite is a LOT heavier duty than the PT. I took my PT to 155ffw, but that should not have caused a problem. I changed the 2 o-rings in the mode dial/power switch, and lastly, I lubed the control o-rings with silicone from a spray can (after the solvent evaporated). I really don't think any of those things caused the minor seepage/salt deposits that occured at some of the controls. There are definitely some hairline cracks radiating from some of the control holes, with the most evident crack at the mode dial hole.
Anyway, I lost faith in my PT housing and got an Ike. It's kind of klunky, but the hardware, seals and generally total construction is a lot more heavy duty than OLY.