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Old 07-20-2010, 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by RitchieMars View Post
Hm, I had been thinking to myself that maybe there was a way to seal the crack. But... I was under the impression that losing the vacuum ruins the tube and there was no way to get that vacuum back once air got in there.

So uh, I could seal my crack with silicone and run the set for awhile and see if that helps? Hm, since I don't have any way of running my filament other than the tv itself ( that I'm aware of ) I guess this is something I'll have to try once I get all my caps replaced.
You don't have anything to lose. However, silicone RTV is quite permeable to oxygen so it doesn't provide much of a seal.

http://www.silicones-science.com/grades_elastomers.html

John
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