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Re: DIY Hydrophone

Subject: Re: DIY Hydrophone
From: goldenhours_71
Date: Sun Mar 17, 2019 2:53 pm ((PDT))
Hi Brian,





 Great fun experimenting with piezos!







 >If I fill the interior of the enclosure with epoxy resin to make it water=
proof, will that impact on the signal from >the transducers?





 As you're using a piezo "bender" type element, you need to make sure that =
it can actually bend in order to produce an electrical signal. There needs =
to be a cavity on the piezo side (+) of the disk, which is not filled with =
epoxy. Even just a mm or so. A round piece of foam or felt might do the job=
. I remember using one of those felt pads used for sticking under chair leg=
s in order to protect wooden floors.





 It is also important to consider the material and thickness of the bottom =
wall, where the brass side (-) is attached to, as it will influence the fre=
quency response of your hydrophone.







 Best,

 David























"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.



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