Allied Vision Goldeye G, Technical Manual

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Camera cleaning
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Use of compressed air
Figure 34: How Not to use compressed air
Dangers when using compressed air.
As a general precaution, you should never use compressed air to clean a camera.
If you want to use compressed air in spite of all warnings, consider the following:
• Use an air blower / compressed air only if you are familiar with cleaning a cam ‐
era with this instrument.
• Compressed air may blow dust into cameras and lenses.
• High pressure air may crack the sensor or glass you want to clean.
Therefore, keep the pressure at a moderate strength only:
‐ The pressure at the tube should be less than 1 bar (15 psi)
‐ Operating distance: 5–30 cm
• The pressurized air must be dust ‐ filtered and oil ‐ free.
• Use ionized air only to avoid any static charge.
• Also, using ionized air helps to remove any dirt stuck to the optical component
because of static electricity.