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What thickness PVC is best?
Posted: Feb 5th, 2013, 6:10 pm
by explorer98
I have around 15 ft of half inch pvc and would it be fine for a frame? I am planning on using three motors for thrust, and adding a camera (obviously) and some sort of deterrence device to keep dangerous or curious animals/people away from the Rov (unless they arent doing damage to it or doing something that could unintentionally damage it) so I don't need too much support and the depth is going to be less than 100 ft most likely normal dives would be around 20 to 30 ft in depth. Thanx!
Re: What thickness PVC is best?
Posted: Feb 10th, 2013, 8:50 pm
by 55meterrov
10 meters pressure 2 atmosphere at 50 meters 6 bar, 100 meters 11 atmospheres.
Based on the thickness of the material that is chosen for the housing.
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Re: What thickness PVC is best?
Posted: Feb 12th, 2013, 10:48 am
by sthone
Half inch PVC is fine for a frame, it will provide enough support and you really don't have to worry about the pressure when it comes to the frame.
-Steve
Re: What thickness PVC is best?
Posted: Feb 12th, 2013, 6:49 pm
by explorer98
awesome!:) I went ahead and built the frame for my first rov the second I saw the responses that it was fine! I'll post pics soon!:D
Re: What thickness PVC is best?
Posted: Aug 8th, 2013, 2:44 pm
by bigbadbob
55meterrov wrote:10 meters pressure 2 atmosphere at 50 meters 6 bar, 100 meters 11 atmospheres.
Erm...... try 1 bar or 14.2 psi for every 10m down.