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Flexible inspection plate
By:Mike Spence
Date: 9/17/1998, 12:17 pm
In Response To: Re: No Foam. Inspection Port In Bulkhead (Pat Pavlik)

> Could you make the inspection plate from a flexible material (like rubber)
> so that plate can offer expansion for pressure relief? This might
> eliminate the need for the small hole

The increased gain in volume (from deflection of the membrane) wouldn't be sufficient to significantly reduce the pressure. I suspect something more like a balloon/bladder outside of the compartment would be more appropriate, but this could get bulky. It _might_ work, space permitting, if the bladder were connected by a tube (another sigh from Jim) and placed out of the way - behind the seat perhaps? Still, not very "elegant". I'm not so big on this idea.

Mike Spence

Messages In This Thread

Venting A Sealed Compartment
Jim Ward -- 9/15/1998, 4:16 pm
Everyone wants to vent
Paul Jacobson -- 9/18/1998, 4:19 am
Re: Everyone wants to vent
Rick VanBuren -- 9/18/1998, 4:38 pm
vent and w(h)ine
Paul Jacobson -- 9/19/1998, 9:26 pm
Re: Everyone wants to vent
Mike Spence -- 9/18/1998, 3:14 pm
Re: Venting - it's not a problem
Jay Babina -- 9/17/1998, 10:06 am
Re: Venting A Sealed Compartment
Pat Pavlik -- 9/16/1998, 10:56 pm
Re: Venting A Sealed Compartment
Mark Kanzler -- 9/16/1998, 4:02 pm
Re: Venting A Sealed Compartment
Jon K. -- 9/15/1998, 7:40 pm
Re: Venting A Sealed Compartment - MY SOLUTION
Jim Ward -- 9/15/1998, 8:59 pm
Re: Venting A Sealed Compartment - MY SOLUTION
Mark Kanzler -- 9/16/1998, 11:35 am
Re: Venting A Sealed Compartment - MY SOLUTION
Nolan Penney -- 9/16/1998, 8:45 am
Re: Venting A Sealed Compartment - MY SOLUTION
Scotty -- 9/16/1998, 11:28 am
Comments on Your Solution
Jon K. -- 9/15/1998, 10:49 pm
Re: No Foam. Inspection Port In Bulkhead
Jim Ward -- 9/16/1998, 10:28 pm
Re: No Foam. Inspection Port In Bulkhead
Mark Kanzler -- 9/18/1998, 5:35 pm
Re: No Foam. Inspection Port In Bulkhead
Mark Kanzler -- 9/18/1998, 5:55 pm
Re: No Foam. Inspection Port In Bulkhead
Nick Schade -- 9/17/1998, 5:01 pm
Re: PVC pipe fittings
Nolan Penney -- 9/17/1998, 8:01 am
Re: No Foam. Inspection Port In Bulkhead
Mike Spence -- 9/17/1998, 12:50 pm
Re: No Foam. Inspection Port In Bulkhead
Rick VanBuren -- 9/17/1998, 4:17 pm
Re: No Foam. Inspection Port In Bulkhead
Pat Pavlik -- 9/16/1998, 11:56 pm
Flexible inspection plate
Mike Spence -- 9/17/1998, 12:17 pm
Re: Venting A Sealed Compartment
L.C. -- 9/15/1998, 7:26 pm
Re: Venting A Sealed Compartment
Mark Kanzler -- 9/15/1998, 5:46 pm
Re: Venting A Sealed Compartment
Mark Carroll -- 9/15/1998, 4:46 pm
Re: Venting A Sealed Compartment
Jim Ward -- 9/15/1998, 5:23 pm
Re: Venting A Sealed Compartment
Ross Leidy -- 9/15/1998, 4:34 pm
Re: Venting A Sealed Compartment
Martin Foil -- 9/16/1998, 3:10 pm
run a vent tube
Brian C. -- 9/15/1998, 5:30 pm
Re: run a vent tube
Jim Ward -- 9/15/1998, 6:19 pm
Re: run a vent tube
Rick C. -- 9/17/1998, 10:15 pm
Re: run a vent tube
Mark Kanzler -- 9/18/1998, 6:42 pm
Re: Gas mask valve
Mike Spence -- 9/18/1998, 3:01 am
Re: Gas mask valve
Mark Kanzler -- 9/18/1998, 6:55 pm
Re: Gas mask valve
Nolan Penney -- 9/18/1998, 7:01 am
Re: Gas mask valve
Mark Kanzler -- 9/18/1998, 7:03 pm
Re: Tandem valve....
Tor-Henrik Furmyr -- 9/19/1998, 6:42 pm
Re: Tandem valve....
Mark Kanzler -- 9/20/1998, 1:06 am
valveless `valve'
Paul Jacobson -- 9/19/1998, 8:44 pm
Re: Gas mask valve
Rick C. -- 9/18/1998, 2:28 pm
Re: Venting A Sealed Compartment
Jim Ward -- 9/15/1998, 5:28 pm
Re: Idea #2
Nick Schade -- 9/16/1998, 5:57 pm
Re: Venting A Sealed Compartment
Nick Schade -- 9/16/1998, 5:44 pm
Re: Venting A Sealed Compartment
Ross Leidy -- 9/15/1998, 5:52 pm