On Jan 10, 2015, at 6:00 am, Igor PDML-StR pdml...@komkon.org wrote:
In my 20+ years of working with small high-purity samples and devices, we've
been always trying to avoid using compressed air cans for cleaning the
samples. The proper way has always been to use compressed clean nitrogen
Paul Sir, last month I bought the largest sized rocket blower for that
mighty blast of air - Giottos AA 1900. I made sure this was the
original and not a cheap Chinese copy. I intended to use it for
blasting the sensor, mirror, viewing screen, viewfinder and the lens
to dislodge dust.
Then I
Sorry to read of such an experience, Bipin! I've used such a rocket blower for
several years without incident. I'll
check it prior to the next use.
Jack
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On Jan 10, 2015, at 4:09 AM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote:
Paul Sir, last month I bought the largest sized
The sticky pen AKA the Pentax O-ICK1 is manufactured by a company that
recently introduced their product to the general market. Previously I
think only certain factories (Leica, Pentax) used them in house and
pentax sold it as their own solution. I forget the company's name or
the name of their
On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com wrote:
Paul Sir, last month I bought the largest sized rocket blower for that
mighty blast of air - Giottos AA 1900. I made sure this was the
original and not a cheap Chinese copy. I intended to use it for
blasting the sensor,
but it would hardly be cost effective.
Alan C
-Original Message- From: Mark C
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 7:34 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Canned Air Debacle
Last summer I managed to get a lot of dust and crude on the view screen
of my K-3, so I wound up giving it a good
On 09/01/2015 3:03 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
Quoting Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com:
By jove, Mark Sir, canned air is never ever used on sensors. The
propellant inside is actually wet and can leave droplets when agitated
or when the air is almost depleted.
This product was developed in the
On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 4:03 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:
Quoting Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com:
By jove, Mark Sir, canned air is never ever used on sensors. The
propellant inside is actually wet and can leave droplets when agitated
or when the air is almost depleted.
This
By jove, Mark Sir, canned air is never ever used on sensors. The
propellant inside is actually wet and can leave droplets when agitated
or when the air is almost depleted.
This product was developed in the desktop era circa 1980 to clean key
boards, printers etc.
Here is an extract from reviews
That's not quiet true, Falcon a manufacturer of darkroom gear, sold a
compressed freon product was safe for use on negatives and slides,
called Dust Off. I expect that would be perfectly safe for sensors. as
it was for mirrors and focusing screens in film SLRs. However with the
Freon ban in
.
Alan C
-Original Message- From: Mark C
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 7:34 AM
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Subject: Canned Air Debacle
Last summer I managed to get a lot of dust and crude on the view screen
of my K-3, so I wound up giving it a good cleaning with canned air. A
lot
, 2015 7:34 AM
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Subject: Canned Air Debacle
Last summer I managed to get a lot of dust and crude on the view screen
of my K-3, so I wound up giving it a good cleaning with canned air. A
lot of the stuff went onto the sensor, so I blasted it as well without
I never would have though that a bitterant would be added to the canned
air, but it makes sense. It seems to be effective - I felt a little
nauseous after I tested the sensor...
Mark
On 1/9/2015 11:42 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote:
By jove, Mark Sir, canned air is never ever used on sensors. The
On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 5:18 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote:
i use a Ferenghi ear wax bulb, aka Giottos Rocket; bulkier but with more
poof
Motto: Like oo-mox for your sensor!
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On 2015-01-09 14:39 , Paul Stenquist wrote:
An ear wax remover bulb works great.
i use a Ferenghi ear wax bulb, aka Giottos Rocket; bulkier but with more poof
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Quoting Bipin Gupta bip...@gmail.com:
By jove, Mark Sir, canned air is never ever used on sensors. The
propellant inside is actually wet and can leave droplets when agitated
or when the air is almost depleted.
This product was developed in the desktop era circa 1980 to clean key
boards,
Message- From: Mark C
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 7:34 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Canned Air Debacle
Last summer I managed to get a lot of dust and crude on the view screen
of my K-3, so I wound up giving it a good cleaning with canned air. A
lot of the stuff went onto
: Mark C
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 7:34 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Canned Air Debacle
Last summer I managed to get a lot of dust and crude on the view screen
of my K-3, so I wound up giving it a good cleaning with canned air. A
lot of the stuff went onto the sensor, so I blasted
Last summer I managed to get a lot of dust and crude on the view screen
of my K-3, so I wound up giving it a good cleaning with canned air. A
lot of the stuff went onto the sensor, so I blasted it as well without
thinking about it. Lo and behold, everything came out nice and clean. I
had
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