Introduction
1-4 BASLER L304kc
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1.4 Environmental Requirements
1.4.1 Temperature and Humidity
Housing temperature during operation: 0° C ... + 55° C (+ 32° F ... + 131° F)
Humidity during operation: 20% ... 80%, relative, non-condensing
1.4.2 Heat Dissipation
You must provide sufficient heat dissipation to maintain the temperature of the camera housing at
55° C or less. Since every installation is unique, Basler does not specify a strictly required
technique for proper heat dissipation. Instead, we provide the following general guidelines:
• In all cases, you should monitor the temperature of the camera housing and make sure that
the temperature does not exceed 55° C. Keep in mind that the camera will gradually become
warmer during its first 1.5 hours of operation. After 1.5 hours, the housing temperature
should stabilize and no longer increase.
• If your camera is mounted on a metal component in your system, this may provide sufficient
heat dissipation.
• Basler can supply heat sinks designed for use with L304
kc cameras. The heat sinks can be
mounted on the side(s) of the camera as shown in Figure 1-3.
Mounting one heat sink on the camera will decrease the housing temperature by
approximately 5° C. Mounting two heat sinks will decrease the housing temperature by
approximately 8° C. Thermally conductive paste can be used between the camera body and
the heat sink, but it will not noticeably increase the performance of the heat sink.
Please contact your sales representative for information about ordering heat sinks for the
L304
kc.
• Use of a fan to provide air flow over the camera is an extremely efficient method of heat dis-
sipation. Using a fan in combination with heat sink(s) provides the best heat dissipation.
The L304
kc includes an overtemperature protection
function that will switch off the camera’s clocking
circuitry if the temperature of the CCD sensor is too
high. See Section 3.13.2 for more information.
The L304
kc also includes a feature that lets you
monitor the temperature of the camera’s CCD sensor.
See Section 3.12 for more information.
Figure 1-3: L304kc with Heat Sink
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