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| flir E75 submerge in water |
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| MARCEBELE:
HI all. its my first time posting in here, a bit off my backgroud i have a bit off knowloage in fixing a laptop but i have never try fixing a theremal camera before, in my banch i have multimeter, banch power supply, hot air gun , solder , thermal cam, and a microscope so my collage compony plan to sell their flir e75 with full accessories and the hard case for only 300 usd. the catch is it been submerge before and currently are not working. i have no idea how deep or how long it got submere for, do you think i should take it and gamble to fix it?, i plan to "upgrade" this to flir E95 if successful in fixing it, my concernis the calibration will be a mess will that be the case? |
| BILLPOD:
Good Morning MARCEBELE, No one seems to be able to give you an answer, so I will give you my opinion. It is a $6,000 device, according to Google, and $300 is a GREAT price if it is possible to repair it. Details of the water submergence are unknown, so it may be bad and irreparable damage may have been done. Or, it may just need a good drying out. This is a BIG gamble and you may wind up losing your money. Or, if you can't do anything with it, maybe you could recoup some of your money by selling it on Ebay, (but be up front with the condition). Good Luck and report back with your experience. :popcorn: |
| unseenninja:
Welcome! You will be taking a gamble. Even if the sensor has not been damaged by the water, you could face other problems which are equally as bad. If the microprocessor on the board, or its program memory have been destroyed, it is unlikely you will be able to get the firmware needed to flash a replacement. It would be a great buy if you can repair it, but you could also end up with some 300 dollar e-waste. |
| unseenninja:
--- Quote from: MARCEBELE on November 12, 2024, 06:16:25 pm ---... i plan to "upgrade" this to flir E95 if successful in fixing it, ... --- End quote --- Is that even possible? I would assume a completely different sensor seeing as the E75 has 320x240 resolution and the E95 has 464x348. I can't imagine the E75 hardware or firmware supporting a different sensor. Even if that is possible, any existing calibration would, of course, be meaningless if you change the sensor. |
| DaJMasta:
Provided there's no residue or residual water and you can get it working, I don't see why the calibration would be thrown off. I don't believe the optics or coatings are hygroscopic, though they may be degraded by a bath and the residue left. If you're lucky, the battery circuitry got cooked (or similar) with little water ingress and your repair doesn't have to be substantial. If you're less lucky, you'll probably have to disassemble and clean the whole thing in addition to repairing (maybe optics included, if there's humidity between lens elements or similar). If you're unlucky, there's enough damage or corrosion to make the amount of repair time and parts required to get it even to a point of basic functionality is significant and maybe not even worth less than a used one. |
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