Introducing the Watertight Box!

good day blue people!!! :metal:

today are excited to add watertight boxes to our enclosure lineup!

although most subsea projects use cylindrical pressure vessels because of their efficient ability to handle high pressures, sometimes it’s more convenient to use a box! below are some reasons we :blue_heart: a box:

  • it’s easier to mount PCBs and rectangular object inside
  • they don’t require additional trays for mounting
  • they provide a direct heat sinking path for hot electronics

today we are launching a 1L and 5L size, both rated to 300m. want all the deets? check out the product page or listen to rusty’s rundown!!

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Hey Guys, when will they be in stock in the onlineshop. this is exactly what I m looking for :slight_smile: happy days, christian

Hi @ChristianC, welcome to the forum :slight_smile:

We’re having an issue with some of the stock levels being reported on our website at the moment, which we’re working to resolve - sorry!

I’ve been told the 5L boxes are actually out of stock, but there are a couple of the 1L boxes available that we’ve now re-listed on the website.

I don’t have the relevant information to answer this - I’d recommend contacting our sales email (sales@bluerobotics.com), as the sales team often have more information available about stock levels and re-stocking dates :slight_smile:

Quick question,

Did you test navigator when its inside one these boxes, how metall can affects the compass, i.e. would it advisable to put navigator or any other autpilot inside?

Nurjan

Hi @nurjan14 - since the box is aluminum, it should work ok with the magnetometer completely enclosed inside it. Let us know if you find differently!

Nice product everyone. Could I request you add the fillet radius of the internal corners to the dimensions on the product page drawings? Are those fillets as small as possible? i.e. maximising the ‘square’ space.

Hello, I have one of the 5L watertight boxes and I was wondering if I can apply around 10PSI purge pressure? I did replace the nylon lid locking material with 1/8" solid stainless dowel rod.

Hi @searcyjm -
Welcome to the forums!
Please do not pressurize your Watertight box!!!
It was designed to keep pressure out, not inside!
Your stainless dowel rods help prevent the unit opening more than the nylon locking cords, however the aluminum locking channel is not designed to take much force in shear from internal pressurization. 10psi may not seem like much, but for a box with this lid area that is almost 1000lbs pushing to open the box!
Please don’t make a bomb! :skull:

The box was not designed for internal pressure, and has not been tested (or simulated) in that way