LEAK DETECTOR

Ok now i know there are many schools of thought on this one and Ikelite advertises that as you can see within, if there's a leak you will always see the water seeping in !!!!!

Well well well..most of the leaks happen in the first few minutes on submerging. Your eyes are not focussed inside your housing all the time. And then as many of you and a friend of mine experienced, it is normally a little too late to stop the water seeping in as you watch in panic and then sadness

So while in Bali i came across this really nice leak detector that my friend and mentor Jeff makes. It has this really nice powerful light that flases on the first sign of even the slighest moisture in the housing. So the light forces your attention to the housing and hopefully you have your camera saved!! You can check it out at

www.uwleakdetector.com

For the amount we spend on the camera/housing USD 60/- i personally think this is well worth it. I do use panty liners underwhich i put the sensor of the leak detector . Have some pics which you can check out. The detector fits comfortably inside the housing without any functional problems for your camera.

Cheers,

Diggy

Im amazed there are still UW housings sold without a leak detector. That seems like such a basic component.

Cor

This looks like something you could do yourself with an LED and a soldering iron.. $60 seems pretty steep for what it is

You can check also this option: Water detector.

It's cheaper and its works well for me, it's also having a noise alarm that I found very important.

Im amazed there are still UW housings sold without a leak detector. That seems like such a basic component.

I agree. Although I have heard that some manufacturer's don't fit them because it would be seen as an admission that their housings could leak! ',%20'smid_8

I am also surprised that people think the price is excessive. Thinking about how much a leak detector could potentially save.

Alex

Thanks Alex, my very point ! Only thing is i did not know about the other manufacturers. The one with the sound/light warnings combined, pointed out above in this post sounds really nice. Thanks for the input and link.

Diggy

I agree. Although I have heard that some manufacturer's don't fit them because it would be seen as an admission that their housings could leak! ',%20'smid_8

 

I am also surprised that people think the price is excessive. Thinking about how much a leak detector could potentially save.

 

Alex