Source for sturdy tubes + clear stuffs
I'm going to be dropping a submersible (on a rope for now, no motors yet...) about 600 meters into open ocean. This 'Sub' will need a clear viewing window for a camera, and be sturdy enough to withstand about 700 PSI, according to WikiAnswers (apparently, one vertical meter- 1.09 PSI, right? I'm missing something, aren't I.) So, how thick/ what type of tube will I need, and where can I get it?
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That's nearly 2000 feet, and you're looking at a pressure of nearly 900PSI.
I don't know a source for your materials, but I do know that you should start much, much shallower than that, increase your depths incrementally until you find your sub's maximum depth - if you drop it to 600m, and then pull up a wrecked mess, you don't know it it failed at 599m or 5m.