Timeline for Spilt Isopropyl alcohol on camera, now it doesn't turn on
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| Jul 23, 2019 at 14:33 | history | edited | xiota |
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| Feb 6, 2019 at 12:25 | comment | added | rackandboneman | Do not use frozen IPA then, it could indeed scratch the mirror :) | |
| Feb 6, 2019 at 9:39 | comment | added | jihems | "I was cleaning my Pentax K5 mirror..." with IPA. Am I the only one shocked (twice) ? Isn't the mirror supposed to be highly sensitive to scratches ? | |
| Feb 6, 2019 at 6:10 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Feb 6, 2019 at 5:51 | answer | added | xiota | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 23, 2018 at 14:44 | comment | added | dgatwood | Repeated/prolonged use of alcohol to clean rubber can also cause damage. | |
| Dec 21, 2018 at 19:04 | comment | added | rackandboneman | @Stan you perfectly described acetone, but isopropanol is commonly used to industrially clean electronics.... the only thing in a normal electro-optical device that i would expect to permanently get damaged by ethanol or isoprop are lubricants. | |
| Dec 21, 2018 at 18:59 | comment | added | rackandboneman | Hair dryer: fan+ignition source. Exactly what you need to get flammable liquids out of stuff. | |
| S Dec 20, 2018 at 22:12 | history | suggested | user31502 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 19, 2018 at 22:13 | history | edited | xiota | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 20, 2018 at 15:49 | comment | added | mattdm | I can't help but chuckle at "Not much, not more than 50ml". When it comes to spilling into a camera, 50ml is quite a lot! | |
| Aug 17, 2018 at 16:04 | comment | added | Stan | I gotta say this. <rant> Isopropanol used on ANY lens assembly or camera is a very good way to destroy your equipment. It DISSOLVES many of the high-tech materials used in manufacturing optical equipment. There is no fix for this DIY attempt. It is ONE WAY. </rant> | |
| Aug 17, 2018 at 14:37 | comment | added | rackandboneman | I'd be more worried about plastic housing parts than unpowered electronics parts regarding heat :) The stuff you find on circuit boards is built to deal with 500°F+ level ambient temperatures for a short time - that is how SMT populated circuit boards are mass-soldered! | |
| Aug 16, 2018 at 15:13 | comment | added | doug | A hair dryer is way too hot. You can go up to about 120F or 50C w/o a problem since designs consider those temps possible. Especially when not operating, but higher temps may damage parts. | |
| Aug 16, 2018 at 11:53 | comment | added | user74200 | However, I have a stain on the LCD, will try putting it into an owen on 50°C for a few hours. | |
| Aug 16, 2018 at 11:45 | comment | added | user74200 | Yes, thanks, I tried blowing hairdryer on it and now it works just fine. | |
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| Aug 16, 2018 at 1:07 | comment | added | doug | IPA will adsorb moisture and become conductive, However, both the moisture and IPA will evaporate w/o residue assuming the IPA doesn't have significant contaminants. Put the camera in an dry place at 120F or 50C for 12 hours. You should be good. IPA doesn't normally attack the various plastics and other material in a camera. I use anhydrous ethyl alcohol. It's not all that expensive but still taxed heavily and has less residue. Only available in some states like AZ. You can speed things up with something that adsorbs the moisture like silica gel. Always good to have around. | |
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| Aug 15, 2018 at 23:17 | history | asked | user74200 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |