I had my Ikelite housing for my D70 for about 2 years. When I bought the housing, I bought a spare O-ring with it. In all the dives over the 2 years I never needed the spare, but it was nice to know I had it.
I now have an Ikelite housing for my D300 and I bought a spare O-ring with it. It has been on one dive. While I was getting it ready for a dive today, as I greased the O-ring I noticed a couple of very small nicks. I have no idea how they got there and I have no idea if they would cause a problem, but as I have a spare O-ring I don't have to take any chances. My only problem is I have to buy another spare (or 2).
So... if you don't have a spare, let this be a reminder...
& get a complete set, not just the main o-ring.
& get a complete set, not just the main o-ring.
Where do you all buy your o-rings from? I'm having trouble finding an online source that has housing,port, battery o-rings for my ikelite.
A quick question....Do you guys take the main Oring out when travelling or during storage? What about the ports?
I find myself removing all Orings and keeping them in ziplocs. However, I wonder if its such a good idea to close the housing without an Oring in it....I wonder if there is a possibility that I may end up "scratching the groove the oring sits in.....also, when I got all my gear, it came with the Oring installed. Why is it then that manufacturers recommend taking it out if not in use for storage?
Where do you all buy your o-rings from? I'm having trouble finding an online source that has housing,port, battery o-rings for my ikelite.
B&H. They have all the O rings for my Ikelite gear.
A quick question....Do you guys take the main Oring out when travelling or during storage? What about the ports?
I do. All my O rings go in ziplock bags (as you suggest) with the type of O ring written on the outside. The rear panel of the housing gets reattached to the housing and locked shut. It is acrylic on acrylic and I very much doubt there would be any damage. The ports are left off with their neoprene covers on and stored in the Pelican case.
I guess if you were really worried about acrylic on acrylic, you could buy a spare O ring that is only used for storage and transport.
