Mcubed BigNg

[phcjpp]

Just did a couple of the MCubed waterproof sensors into a T. Here are some pics. Took quite a while to get the epoxy right - did it in layers. Also used about 2 inches of tubing on the T also.

Starting ingredients




First application of epoxy - note no tube at this point




The epoxy is all done now.




The finished product tidied up with a little sleeving and heatshrink.




Chris

[Snyxxx]

Did you first only coat the sensors in epoxy, then epoxy into the plastic Tee?

Can you show any pictures of just the sensor coated? I saw this done somewhere else, but all the pictures show the sensor in the Tee.

[phcjpp]

They come already waterproofed/coated when you buy from MCUBED.

I only had to ensure a watertight fit into the T.

Ta
Chris

[elfy]

Did you first only coat the sensors in epoxy, then epoxy into the plastic Tee?

Can you show any pictures of just the sensor coated? I saw this done somewhere else, but all the pictures show the sensor in the Tee.

why would you coat the sensors? wouldn't that kinda ruin the idea?

"i wanna know the temp of my water, but i'm gonna coat the sensors in gunk first!"

[phcjpp]

They are digital sensors - the water would not be good for them if they were not coated. As I said this is how they come from the manufacturer - ready for 'dipping'. All you need to do is glue em into a T in such a way thay they don't restrict flow and don't let any water out. I took care not to add any epoxy to the existing coating though.

Chris

[elfy]

yar i understand the coating that comes with them, just pointing out(to syn, not yourself) you don't need to coat them anymore

[phcjpp]

Gotcha

Chris

[Jedda]

Some do and some don't and with 4 different pix of 'digital sensors it gets a tad confusing.
This is not supposed to be water proof.


This is supposed to be but what's the story on the dual wires?

[Snyxxx]

Exactly Jedda. I bought the normal digital sensors and not the "waterproof" ones seen in the picture.

I was referring to this process in this link and thought you did the same.

http://www.mcubed-tech.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=85

If you bought the "real" waterproofed ones, then sorry.

I actually ruined one of the normal ones by sticking it into my reservoir top. The little clear plastic coating is not waterproof as I found out the hard way.

[ranker]

Some do and some don't and with 4 different pix of 'digital sensors it gets a tad confusing.
This is not supposed to be water proof.


This is supposed to be but what's the story on the dual wires?

Hmm.. I use neither of those. I use these: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=20435

Seems much easier to use except they're analogue instead of digital. I normalize all the temps before using them anyhow.

[Jedda]

Exactly Jedda. I bought the normal digital sensors and not the "waterproof" ones seen in the picture.

I was referring to this process in this link and thought you did the same.

http://www.mcubed-tech.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=85

If you bought the "real" waterproofed ones, then sorry.

I actually ruined one of the normal ones by sticking it into my reservoir top. The little clear plastic coating is not waterproof as I found out the hard way.

Yeah, you're on my wavelength.
Thanks for the link. I'd lost track of it.
I've the digital extension and they're numbered and must match. Since M-cube offer only #2 #3 as waterproofed I'd be throwing two away.
Still don't get the dual leads though.
Find the analogue very fragile.

[Snyxxx]

ranker,

I use the same temp probe and calibrate it with the digital sensor as well. However, I still always wanted to try to use the mcubed digital sensor as a test anyhow. However, using the palstic Tee was always a turn-off though.