Sensor cleaning... anyone tried this?

Biggus · 11 Mar 2006 at 20:02

http://www.green-clean.at/english/fs_news.htm

Looks like a pretty good idea for sensor cleaning without touching the sensor unless absolutely necessary.

I've done mine a number of times with a very fine bristled nylon artist's brush, but it still leaves a very small amount behind occasionally, just wondering if anyone has tried the above really?

BTW, I clean the brush regularly with IPA and blow it dry with an "air" cleaner aerosol type thing, and then store it in it's plastic protector and sealed with tape.

Sleepyd · 11 Mar 2006 at 20:05

Cleaned mine this afternoon with a simple air blower - has worked succesfully for me so far. I don't really fancy touching it, so unless I get some really stubborn bits I'll avoid phycially touching it.

ranarama · 11 Mar 2006 at 20:41

I've got sensor swabs just in case I need them but all I've used so far is a rocket blower and it's cleared everything. I heard people say that you should avoid the aerosol based ones as the sudden cooling of the gas can cause condensation on the sensor. I don't know if this is actually true in practice but the idea seems sound.

EDIT - When you say you clean it with IPA I trust that's not Green King. What does it stand for?

jhmaeng · 11 Mar 2006 at 20:43

Aerosol is also not recommended because sometimes they can actually spew out the ingredient inside the can (liquid), even though they're only supposed to blow out gas.

Slime101 · 11 Mar 2006 at 20:44

ranarama said:
I've got sensor swabs just in case I need them but all I've used so far is a rocket blower and it's cleared everything. I heard people say that you should avoid the aerosol based ones as the sudden cooling of the gas can cause condensation on the sensor. I don't know if this is actually true in practice but the idea seems sound.

EDIT - When you say you clean it with IPA I trust that's not Green King. What does it stand for?

Its more that if you use an aerosol which has a propellant it *could* get on the sensor and *could* cause damage. If you do use compressed air simply make sure its not got a liquid propellant.

Biggus · 12 Mar 2006 at 02:13

IPA = Isopropyl Alcohol or Isopropanol

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 12 Mar 2006 at 02:55

It will be fine due to its canister system that will catch any wet residue. It drys almost instantly anyway and has to manouver a pipe anyway. Every month I give my sensor a going over with the Pec Pads and eciplise Cleaning solution. It requires touching the sensor its self but It is quite safe if you are aware of what you are handling. You should also do a google for a brush that you wipe on the sensor that catches any dust as it picks it up through the static. Its a pen device that you connect it to a earth source and it will discharge any muck picked up by the brushes.

themask70 · 12 Mar 2006 at 11:08

whenever i clean my censor on my 350d i use an artists spray bottle. you would normaly use this to put liquid in and then pump up the pressure and spray but i dont put anything in it, therefore it just sprays out air. i think you can buy these from any good craft shop.

hope this helps.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 12 Mar 2006 at 12:44

You should never really be using an air source to clean your sensor. A bulb blower is about as much as you should be using. a stronger source of air could get under side of your IR filter and who knows what.