Gates Underwater Products
5111 Santa Fe Street, Suite H San Diego, CA 92109
858-272-2501 800-875-1052 Fax 858-272-1208 [email protected] www.GatesHousings.com
June 28, 2006
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Cleaning Ports
Gates ports can be cleaned readily by following these simple guidelines.
• Dust or Lint can be blown with compressed air, preferably air from a can.
Do not
clean the surfaces if it is unnecessary.
• Salt deposits or sand may also be removed with compressed air. Use a soft lens
brush if necessary to brush away foreign material that remains.
• If necessary, rinse fresh water over the outside of the port to loosen any residual
salt or sand that may remain. Do this with the
port sealed
on your housing to keep
water away from the rear of the port.
• Only if necessary, clean the port using a mild glass cleaning solution and a non-
abrasive, lint free cloth.
Use light circular strokes
when wiping away cleaning solution
and any foreign material. Excessive pressure used when cleaning dirty lenses (
e.g.,
rubbing sand into the lens surfaces) may damage coatings.
Use a light touch
.
a
Caution
:
Not all cloths are lint free and non-abrasive! Use of an abrasive material
(such as cotton balls and cotton fabric) may scratch the glass and/or coating of Gates
ports, and will void the warranty.
a
Tip
:
Gates offers approved cleaning solutions and lint free cloths as accessory
items. Use of these materials will not void your warranty.
To change the color
filter, remove the screw
and push element
forward.
To remove the filter
holder, remove the
screw and filter holder
only.
Filter Mount
Block
