Re:James Cameron begins deepest dive
by Isamu on Sunday March 25, 2012 @09:41PM
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So they say the pilot sphere is thick steel. How do they run the control wiring to the outside? Or could the control signals sent through transducers (e.g. ultrasonic?)
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They use electrical penetrators such as these:
http://seaconworldwide.com/products/penetrators/penetrators/
They are listed as one of the main points of failure on the dive's website: http://deepseachallenge.com/the-expedition/deepsea-challenge...