On 16 Aug 2003 at 19:25, TomL wrote: > ? "waterproof as a surface mount" Surface mount is obviously the wrong term here - sorry! It's a rocker switch with a rubber membrane covering the switch. The switch was designed to be mounted on a panel. If it is flush with the panel and sealed around the edge, the outside is waterproof. For example, if I mounted the switch in a waterproof box, the outside would be waterproof, but the part of the switch inside the box is not, so if the box were flooded, the switch would be shorted. > ? "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..." The cover, in this case, is the cover of the switch, not the film can. Basically, the entire switch except the cover is covered with epoxy. > ? "My > intention was to put it into the skirt as an access point There was an article in Sea Kayaker on how to put a screw-in hatch cover into your skirt. If you have one, you can open it and get your hand into the cockpit without removing the skirt. Great for getting into a knee tube or even using a manual pump. > Sorry for seeming so obtuse. Hardly - I could have been much more clear. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Aug 17 2003 - 11:02:58 PDT
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