I don't know, maybe it is not possible to get stuck dust from compressed air but I don't need to use it any more since pec pads work fine and actually remove the dust, not just move it around in the camera.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 11:54 AM Subject: RE: CCD cleaning > I find it hard to understand how using compressed air would *make* dust > stick to a CCD, unless fluid was deposited with the air. That's easily > avoidable. > > With so much talk about cleaning swabs and fluids, I have to point out one > obvious thing. Air is far less likely to do damage to the CCD than actually > physically touching and 'scrubbing' it . > > My method is to use the compressed air can with the straw. Hold upright and > spray a two second burst away from the camera to eliminate any propellant or > fluid. Then spray into the camera for 5 seconds or so. > > I've had the *ist D for 13 months. I've cleaned the sensor 5 times. > Anyway, that's my experience. > > Tom C. > > > > >From: "David Zaninovic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: CCD cleaning > >Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 09:41:25 -0500 > > > >I was cleaning my CCD yesterday with copperhill method. I did not destroy > >my CCD. :) > >It was quite easy, I needed 4 pec-pads to remove 99% of the dust. I still > >have some left, I think it is stuck so it will need more > >cleanings to go away. It is probably stuck because of me using the > >compressed air. I will not use compressed air or bulb blower > >any more. > >I did not find it hard to wrap pec pads around spatula as I thought by > >reading all the instructions and peoples opinions. > > > >
