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rhwestfall
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Strange VDH DSV issue

Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:43 am

I had a brand new unopened/unused DSV tucked away and when I unpacked it, I have the following:
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Surprised me...
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Re: Strange VDH DSV issue

Wed Mar 23, 2022 1:04 pm

I just took a look at another one, which has been in use for a few years, and it too appears to have a (single) crack at the same location..
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Re: Strange VDH DSV issue

Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:15 pm

Unusual to see a crack propagating from a hole, normal engineering practice is to drill a hole at the end of a crack to stop it spreading!
What does it look like inside?
Maybe caused by a 'cold shut' where two fronts of molten plastic cool a bit too much and fail to bond together during the injection moulding process?
Under tension from the o-ring compression could potentially cause a crack to grow over time in storage?
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Re: Strange VDH DSV issue

Thu Jan 04, 2024 4:11 pm

rhwestfall wrote:
Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:43 am
I had a brand new unopened/unused DSV tucked away and when I unpacked it, I have the following:

Capture.JPG

Surprised me...
Yikes! Maybe we should all give our DSV's a thorough inspections before resuming use. :?
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