This is a great idea except that a paint dipped button would not be readable. I take my buttons out half way through the field season to dump the data and reset them. Then at close of season I dump them and shut them off. The paint would have to be stripped off and reapplied each time. I agree it is a loss of a very useful tool.
Susan Herrick On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 11:42 AM, malcolm McCallum < malcolm.mccal...@herpconbio.org> wrote: > You might go to a local paint or hardware store, even the big box stores > like lowes, and buy a can of sealant. I think they sell rubber paint coat > tool handles (like pliers). If you dip the ibutton in this sealant, it > will > be very waterproof and still record your data. > > Hope that is helpful > > Malcolm L. McCallum > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 9:32 PM, John Gerlach <gerla...@pacbell.net> > wrote: > > > I've been using iButtons for 4 years to measure water temperature which > > allows me to determine ponding depth through time. The batch that I > bought 4 > > years ago was essentially waterproof and their failure rate ran about 5% > per > > year regardless if they were immersed or not. This seemed to mirror the > > experience of other users. I bought a new batch last December and just > > determined that 66% of the immersed the new iButtons failed. I haven't > > opened any of them up but I assume that the failures were caused by > leakage. > > To me this indicates that the manufacturing process has changed. The > > supplier responded to my inquiry simply that they are not warranted to be > > water proof. All I can say is that the change means that we have lost a > very > > useful tool. > > > > John Gerlach > > > > > > -- > Malcolm L. McCallum > Managing Editor, > Herpetological Conservation and Biology > > 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert > 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, > and pollution. > 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction > MAY help restore populations. > 2022: Soylent Green is People! > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any > attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may > contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not > the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and > destroy all copies of the original message. >
