(comments at end) Earl J. Green wrote: > > At 01:32 PM 4/22/98 +0000, Paul wrote: > >I was walking my dog in the rain over the weekend and I thought.. > Gee it > >would really suck having to leave my wearable home everytime it > rained, > >or only wear it indoors, the best part about a wearable is that > you can > >wear it wherever you want to go. Has anyone tried to weatherize > their > >wearable to withstand a gentle rain, or snow? It seems like a good > fanny > >pack or back pack could protect the core cpu, etc. but how weather > proof > >is a twiddler or a HUD and how might you modify them to be weather > >resistant? > > Hi, > > Well, since some enterprising folks have made a wearable that > goes underwater, I suspect they could provide information along > those lines. Check out: > > http://www.aims.gov.au/pages/wetpc/wetpc.html > > Earl > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > "Truth and data are not the same thing." - Trent the Uncatchable Sounds interesting (I'm off-line but I'll look at it soon!) On the do-it-yourself side, I've thought of textured mylar "keycaps" epoxied or superglued over a thinner membrane, for toughening the waterproofing over a keyboard - glue the mylar, which has a matte finish (sandblasted, sort of), over one or both sides of the plastic baggie or sheet. (Might want to either put re-chargeable dessicant inside the plastic bag, or some such, as well.) Another possibility would be to glue on thin rubber sheeting (but that's usually more opaque.) Warning, too, on sealants: Some electronics devices (usually sensors, but not always) are eaten alive by the acetic acid in RTV type sealants (if you use one of those, either have the device OPEN & ventilated, or better yet use the sealants they suggest for oxygen sensors in cars, which are a low emissions type RTV sealant.) Scary thought: A hardhat-type headmount for the HUD, for rainy days (A likelihood up this way!) Mark Willis
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