How can I protect my Optic/TidbiT logger while deployed?
Many of our customers place the Optic/TidbiT logger inside a piece of PVC piping (the inside of the pipe should be padded with foam), if the logger is going into a fast moving stream, or environment with a strong current. The ends of the pipe are screened off to allow water to flow through freely. This protects the logger from breaking if something crashes into it. Additionally, it gives you the ability to camouflage the pvc pipe to fit into the environment that the logger is going into. If the logger will be going into an environment where the communication end might become fouled by marine growth or abraded by current borne abrasives the communication end should be protected. Using something such as the end of a balloon to cover the end of the logger will not harm the plastic case. We have had customers that wrapped tape around the logger to protect it. This is effective, however there could be chemical incompatibilities between the adhesive and the plastic case. Additionally this ma
