Camera Dome redesign: Round Flange, no seal, water,

[Brian Davidson]

So if you read my other post about my dome, I'm not happy. So I'm having to redesign my dome structure. A square flange would have been better for an water tight seal but I'm having to deal the cards I was dealt.

So I have a question, is it bad if water in running through the dome housing? I have added a rubber piece that goes around the flange to try and make a good seal. There are still places that water can flow under.

I have all the wires protected so I'm not worried about that. If water is just flowing through, I should be fine, right? Or is this where condensation becomes a problem?

I don't really want to cut, let alone drill into the plexiglass because if I crack it, I'm screwed.


How I have it mounted now is that I have it wedged between my cross bars of my luggage rack. I have it locked down tight and it is not going anywhere.



Any ideas would be great, thanks!

 

[Mike Moore]

I would think if water can get under than air could get under. I think the issue would be wind blown water. Also as you mentioned condensation would rear its ugly head too.

 

[David Wolfson]

How were you planning to secure it to your cartop without any drilling or cutting? I've found that plastic drills pretty well if you use "lip and spur" bits (not twist bits) and cuts ok with a fine-tooth finish hand-saw. Just don't force things. Get a little piece of acrylic from the building materials/hardware store and practice.

If you drill holes then all sorts of possibilities open up (as it were), such as a suction-cup base wing-nutted through a gasket to your dome.