Re: [Paddlewise] Electric bilge pumps

From: TomL <tletourn_at_maine.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 19:25:03 -0400
At 10:17 AM 8/16/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>I used a waterproof switch.  However, it's only waterproof as a
>surface mount.  There's a rubbery membrane over it and the rest of
>the body isn't waterproof.  I wired it up and then put the switch
>into a plastic film can and filled it with epoxy up to the cover.
>The result is a round cylinder that is waterproof as far as I can
>tell - it hasn't had any problems yet (> 1 year).


Mike,

Reading this thread with interest, but must admit I can't quite see how you 
do this. If you wouldn't mind, would you re-explain:

? "waterproof as a surface mount"

  ?  "I wired it up and then put the switch
into a plastic film can and filled it with epoxy up to the cover.
The result is a round cylinder that is waterproof..."

? "My
intention was to put it into the skirt as an access point"

Sorry for seeming so obtuse. But I'd like to understand this better.

Thanks!

Tom 


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