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UEC-2A
UEC-2A was the first of the second generation UEC devices.  It was tested in a pressure chamber at Electric Boat Corporation.   Building UEC-2A revealed the following  flaws in its design.
  • An ineffective bleed mechanism for filling the chambers with mineral oil
  • Adhesive problems in attaching hardware
  • Front-mounted compensation bladders are in the way
  • Breakdown of electrical tape caused by mineral oil
  • Keyways (not shown below) were not long enough and could be misaligned in the tube

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UEC-2A in it's configuration for pressure testing at Electric Boat Corporation prior to deployment.
The mounting hardware for latching into the NAVNET tube has not been attached yet.

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The 4 channel logging package that we have built and tested to 2000 psi (the individuals components have been test to 10,000psi)

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The Pro/Engineer Model of UEC-2A