FLIR M100 Series - Cleaning the Thermal Camera

7.2Cleaningthethermalcamera
Thecamerahousingandlenswillrequireoccasionalcleaning.Y oushouldcleanthe
lenswhenimagequalitydegradationisnoticedorexcessivecontaminantbuildupis
seen.Cleantheinterfacebetweentheyokeandbaseoftentopreventaccumulationof
debrisorsaltdeposits.
Whencleaningthisproduct:
•DoNOTwipethelenswindowwithadrycloth,orwithabrasivematerialssuchas
paperorscrubbrushes,asthiscouldscratchthecoating.
•DoNOTuseacidorammoniabasedproducts.
•DoNOTpressurewash.
Particularcareshouldbetakenwhencleaningthelenswindow,thishasaprotective
anti-reectivecoatingwhichmaybedamagedbyimpropercleaning.
1.Switchoffthepowertotheunit.
2.Cleanthecamerabodywithaclean,softcottoncloth.Y oucanmoistenthecloth
anduseamilddetergentifrequired.
3.Cleanthecameralens.
•Rinsethelenswithfreshwatertoremovealldirtparticlesandsaltdeposits,and
allowtodrynaturally.
•Ifanyspotsorsmearsremain,verygentlywipethelenswindowwithaclean
microbreclothorsoftcottoncloth.
•Ifnecessary,useisopropylalcohol(IPA)oramilddetergenttoremoveany
remainingspotsormarks.
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