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This one is closer to the real Akula submarine...
Akula submarine R/C model | 3D CAD Model Library | GrabCADComment
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Nice to see you here too. That magnet couple system looks sweet, especially if using them for forward or sail panes. Thanks for the tip!Comment
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Now that is a nice running place.
“Of the 40,000 men who served on German submarines, 30,000 never returned.”👍 1Comment
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Just wondering how waterproof these boxes are for our use? Have you tested them to say a bottom of a 9' pool? I'm asking this for I would assume they were designed to keep rainwater out at atmospheric pressure.Comment
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However, I find it's tough to get any smaller boxes than these as space within will be very constrain for any smaller sized subs.Comment
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I don't have the luxury of having my own pool, plus any public pools or water feature landscapes available in my country that allows us to enjoy this hobby openly, thus will only sail them in small ponds or reservoirs in which will not submerged fully, maybe just till periscope depths to keep track of them. Hence at this depths these boxes were still be able to keep water out under it's own seals which I have tested with my industrial plastic container at home.
Hence I cannot comment whether can they withstand pressure at 9' under.
However, the main shafts seals have yet been tested for it's durability, but will find out soon after more running tests at home.Last edited by mloo123; 04-29-2022, 07:12 AM.Comment
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The utility boxes typically use a foam gasket. Replacing that with rubber or by smearing silicone in to make your own gasket will significantly increase the amount of pressure they'd be able to withstand. Based on my experience with them and my own gut instinct. I'd bet you could get to 30ft or more without an issue with the gasket mod.
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What happened to the photos? Anyway, congratulations with the tank test.Make it simple, make strong, make it work!Comment
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