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08/11/2005 05:18:46 PM · #1 |
I am starting to notice a bit of dust on my sensor. I am wondering if it's safe to give it a quick blow from a bottle of compressed air - not held too close, of course.
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08/11/2005 05:19:53 PM · #2 |
NO! NEVER USED COMPRESSED AIR ON YOUR SENSOR! NEVER BLOW ON IT FROM YOUR MOUTH EITHER!
You can go to the drug store and get an infant Nasal Syringe (a bulb blower with a nozzle on it) and use that. Clean it furst and after use store it protected so dust cannot get into it. Use it ONLY for the camera.
Message edited by author 2005-08-11 17:25:03. |
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08/11/2005 05:21:19 PM · #3 |
Wow. Good thing I asked.
Just out of curiousity, what would happen if I did? |
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08/11/2005 05:21:32 PM · #4 |
| No!!! Aerosols of compressed air are prone to also expel moisture. Use a good squeeze bulb and you will probably solve your problem. Also consult numerous other threads here on the subject for further help. |
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08/11/2005 05:23:08 PM · #5 |
Damage possibly. If even just a bit too strong it could lodge the dust in the sensor instead of blowing it off the sensor. Too high a flow of air so dust that may be on the side and not on the sensor will get pushed onto the sensor. Lots of things. Streaks - all compressed air uses one form of propellent or another. Not necessarily clean or contaminant free and definitely NOT moisture free.
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08/11/2005 05:23:56 PM · #6 |
I bought two brushes on ebay, one for sensor and one for the other areas. They cost £10ish. They are not sized, and used with can of compressed air work a treat. Cost about £15/$25
I can give you the seller details if you like??
Steve |
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08/11/2005 05:26:02 PM · #7 |
Thanks a ton! I'm gonna go to CVS and go the cheap-o infant nasal syringe route.
Sooooo glad I decided to ask, because I was literally 30 seconds away from unleashing that bottle of compressed air on my poor little sensor :-p |
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08/11/2005 05:26:26 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Formerlee:
and used with can of compressed air work a treat. Cost about £15/$25
Steve |
If you are using compressed air on your sensor it is only a matter of time...guaranteed! |
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08/11/2005 05:28:45 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Alienyst:
Originally posted by Formerlee:
and used with can of compressed air work a treat. Cost about £15/$25
Steve |
If you are using compressed air on your sensor it is only a matter of time...guaranteed! |
No compressed air on sensors! You charge the brushes with negative ions, clean sensor, then another blast on brush gives positive charge and dust falls off. Never go near sensor with compressed air!!
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08/11/2005 05:33:10 PM · #10 |
And what happens when that compressed air stream on your brushes just happens to spit out a bit of oil or some other contaminant? I cannot believe you are buying 4 9's air, at a minimum, for your brushes. Have you ever looked at the residue left on a piece of glass after repeated sprayings with compressed air? I have.
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08/11/2005 05:39:50 PM · #11 |
well i've done it once but i'm not going to again thanks for starting this thread i must of missed others in the past....its cool though cause i've only ever had 1 spec. of dust on my sensor and i held the air can pretty far from it so...i don't think/ i hope to god ....it didn't harm anything.
_brando_
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08/11/2005 06:00:04 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by Alienyst:
Originally posted by Formerlee:
and used with can of compressed air work a treat. Cost about £15/$25
Steve |
If you are using compressed air on your sensor it is only a matter of time...guaranteed! |
"Its only a mater of time" Before what?
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