All,
OK, I finished filling the capsule with silicone oil ( 10wt. = 100cst ).
.......Starting....filling....
.....Almost there.....
.....DONE!!!
The new liquid is thicker (100cst) than the original, so the inclinometer is a bit sluggish, but behaves appropriately to "the eye".
The liquid is clear with no bubbles or "currents" distracting or making it difficult to read.
I have no way to easily "measure" its degree of accuracy. Time will tell.
I do recommend a thinner silicone oil, if it's possible to get (this was the lowest the hobby store had, also TA doesn't have a lower "weight" on its website). Maybe a 25-50 cst, would improve sluggishness.
I have yet to "seal" the crack and the injection portal.
So the question remains:
Does anyone recommend a "glue", epoxy or whatever that would be effective under these conditions?
Capsule is of unknown plastic.
Will be in contact, albeit small, with this "silicone" oil
Would be resistant to impact, ie, no cracking of the "glue" under kinetic stress, squeezing, dropping etc.
Would be resistant to reasonable, seasonal, temperature changes.
Insensitive to sunlight.
Perhaps would be able to "fuse" with the plastic, comparable to how a "weld" works with welding steel.
Thanks in Advance.
I can taste it.....
2011-April-30