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Post by Flopper (Ozone) on Feb 9, 2012 17:32:42 GMT -5
Actually I just thought of something else. Coat the entire board in hot glue from a hot glue gun. The glue is non-conductive so it won't ruin your board, and it will be 100% water tight. Problem solved! I used to use hot glue to make sure the contacts from cables I made would not cross over. It works rather well and its a simple cheap solution. However, do it at your own risk. The glue is also pretty non conductive from a thermal standpoint. If anything in the P* electronics pulls a good amount of current you could run into some issues with thermal dissipation. That aside, OP is being a prick to anyone who questions his little plan, so I say we just let him dunk a $600 gun and figure it out himself. With luck he'll video tape it. I didn't know that curiosity and keeping people on topic meant being a prick. But alright.
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Post by Mles on Feb 9, 2012 20:15:48 GMT -5
I'm just saying, if you're dropping the $$$ on a Polar Star, don't go in the water. It is not like most fields in Michigan have water to go into in the first place..
I mean even if you could possibly make it waterproof - is it worth it so you can get yourself wet at an airsoft game? I guess I don't understand. If something could possibly wreck my $600 rifle, I would not do it.
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Post by Dahm on Feb 9, 2012 22:39:26 GMT -5
Actually I just thought of something else. Coat the entire board in hot glue from a hot glue gun. The glue is non-conductive so it won't ruin your board, and it will be 100% water tight. Problem solved! I used to use hot glue to make sure the contacts from cables I made would not cross over. It works rather well and its a simple cheap solution. However, do it at your own risk. The glue is also pretty non conductive from a thermal standpoint. If anything in the P* electronics pulls a good amount of current you could run into some issues with thermal dissipation. That aside, OP is being a prick to anyone who questions his little plan, so I say we just let him dunk a $600 gun and figure it out himself. With luck he'll video tape it. There are plenty of ways around avoiding thermal dissipation issues. Yes, the glue has a thermal conductivity much lower than, say, air. Nevertheless, all it requires is some thermal paste to be slathered on to the components, and for that paste to be stuck into a heat sync. The heat sync could be any metal such as aluminum. The solution to the OP's problem won't just be a simple this here or that there. It's just an engineering issue and can be worked around with some thinking.
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Post by Flipper (Traphic) on Feb 10, 2012 0:11:02 GMT -5
I'm just saying, if you're dropping the $$$ on a Polar Star, don't go in the water. It is not like most fields in Michigan have water to go into in the first place.. I mean even if you could possibly make it waterproof - is it worth it so you can get yourself wet at an airsoft game? I guess I don't understand. If something could possibly wreck my $600 rifle, I would not do it. Serious question: Have you(or anyone else questioning the logic behind this waterproofing procedure) ever been neck deep in water with some sort of airsoft gun mid-game? In my opinion it's one of the coolest feelings in the world. I guess it's not for everyone. If the No Limits employees would have allowed the use of the pond. I would have brought a wetsuit and been in the still ice covered water seconds after the first game started. GBBR's would work in a situation like that, but they're not really practical for a firefight against people with 100 round mid caps and high capacity magazines. That's where the P* comes in.
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Post by Biz on Feb 10, 2012 0:16:45 GMT -5
In my opinion it's one of the coolest feelings in the world. [/quote] Ehh, now I strongly disagree.
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Post by Flipper (Traphic) on Feb 10, 2012 0:27:37 GMT -5
Ehh, now I strongly disagree. I didn't say warmest or tingly feelings...
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