RE: [APD] Re: Power Compacts

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

Most vendors would only call them water resistant. I'm
pretty sure that they only seal on the tube-end of the
socket -- that's where the compression on the rubber ring
affects a seal. Depending on the material used, the ring
will be more or less resistant to hardening from prolonged
exposure to the heat of the light tube.

You wouldn't want to drop these in water and then reach in
after them. But they work well to keep most of the water
out if you keep the bulbs out of the water and don't fully
enclose them in a hood that collects moisture during the
night.

Scott H.
--- Bob Crosby <rtcrosby at charter_net> wrote:

> These claim to be waterproof, but again I'm guessing the
> humidity would
> be a factor (you have to scroll down a bit):
> 
>
http://www.bestfish.com/ushop/index.cgi?ID=ETAZ8I&task=show&cat=CLEARANC
> E%3A+Aquarium+Gadgets
> 
> Bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> S. Hieber
> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 3:31 PM
> To: aquatic plants digest
> Subject: Re: [APD] Re: Power Compacts
> 
> 
> I've seen lamp sockets presented as water-resistant but
> never waterproof. Waterproof sockets will be hard to
> find.
> But some common sense can guide one a long way.
> 
> If the pins develop any corrosion, then they are probably
> getting too
> much moisture.
> 
> Scott H.
> --- "Richard J. Sexton" <richard at aquaria_net> wrote:
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