cburdick1
Contributor
Hi Everyone,
I've been having problems with condensation and water entering into my SuperSuit (with \Hero 7 black) housing while diving.
This is frustrating as I used to use a Hero 4 in a dive housing and NEVER had problems with water entering the housing or condensation. My routine has always been to pack the camera (with a freshly charged battery) into the housing with a couple of moisture muncher tabs while in an air conditioned hotel room. I used my Hero 4 like this for 20+ dives without a problem.
I did 4 dives in Puerto Vallarta this week and my SuperSuit leaked a bit during each one.
At the end of dive 1 I saw some condensation on the housing glass lens. This is annoying as I had some little moisture suckers in the case. I didn't want to open it up between dives (humid air gets in) but did so to clean the interior of the lens. I found a few drops of water in the case, but certainly not a full flood. I cleaned the case thoroughly, wiped down the gasket and closed everything back up for the second dive.
Same situation, the lens fogged up by the end of the dive and when opening it up I found a few more drops of water in it. Once we got back to the hotel I broke down my lights and the supersuit, cleaned all of the o-rings and gaskets and made sure everything was spotless.
The next day I prepped the same way, Moisture suckers in the case, cleaned up the gasket and snapped everything closed in our hotel room where the air was much dryer than outside.
Dive 1 resulted in some more water in the case and more fogging. Until now I had been focusing all of my attention on the gasket around the rear door, but on further inspection, it appears that water was making it's way between the black plastic that surrounds the lens and the glass itself.
The good news is that the camera itself is doing just fine, it appears that a little water doesn't bother it.
In any event, I'm going to return the case for a warranty replacement, but I wanted to share this info with everyone to see if anyone else is having Supersuit problems, particularly with water entering through the lens.
Thanks,
Chris
I've been having problems with condensation and water entering into my SuperSuit (with \Hero 7 black) housing while diving.
This is frustrating as I used to use a Hero 4 in a dive housing and NEVER had problems with water entering the housing or condensation. My routine has always been to pack the camera (with a freshly charged battery) into the housing with a couple of moisture muncher tabs while in an air conditioned hotel room. I used my Hero 4 like this for 20+ dives without a problem.
I did 4 dives in Puerto Vallarta this week and my SuperSuit leaked a bit during each one.
At the end of dive 1 I saw some condensation on the housing glass lens. This is annoying as I had some little moisture suckers in the case. I didn't want to open it up between dives (humid air gets in) but did so to clean the interior of the lens. I found a few drops of water in the case, but certainly not a full flood. I cleaned the case thoroughly, wiped down the gasket and closed everything back up for the second dive.
Same situation, the lens fogged up by the end of the dive and when opening it up I found a few more drops of water in it. Once we got back to the hotel I broke down my lights and the supersuit, cleaned all of the o-rings and gaskets and made sure everything was spotless.
The next day I prepped the same way, Moisture suckers in the case, cleaned up the gasket and snapped everything closed in our hotel room where the air was much dryer than outside.
Dive 1 resulted in some more water in the case and more fogging. Until now I had been focusing all of my attention on the gasket around the rear door, but on further inspection, it appears that water was making it's way between the black plastic that surrounds the lens and the glass itself.
The good news is that the camera itself is doing just fine, it appears that a little water doesn't bother it.
In any event, I'm going to return the case for a warranty replacement, but I wanted to share this info with everyone to see if anyone else is having Supersuit problems, particularly with water entering through the lens.
Thanks,
Chris