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Revision as of 21:37, 20 January 2020
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11th December 2019
The BoSL Probe enclosure was printed, and is fitting well.
17th December 2019
A new probe is on its way, I found that applying some ethanol to a tool helps it to shape the waterproof epoxy and smooth to create a more even surface.
18th December 2019
The probe was filled with waterproof epoxy and left to cure. It takes about one tube to fill the cavity so it might be beneficial to optimise the shape of the probe so that less epoxy is used.
19th December 2019
The sensor made yesterday died only after a few hours of in water testing. The epoxy used was PC Clear Clear Liquid Epoxy Multi-Purpose "waterproof" clear epoxy. It appears that it is not very waterproof however.
21st January 2020
A new casing was made for the all-in-one probe with a top bottom split. This should make assembly easier and help reduce the overall height profile of the sensor.
Below are some images of the new design.
