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Products => Thermal Imaging => Topic started by: Logan on December 21, 2020, 11:44:17 am

Title: Will ethanol damage the coating on thermal lens and sensors?
Post by: Logan on December 21, 2020, 11:44:17 am

Hello.
Is it safe to clean thermal sensors and lens surface using ethanol?
Thanks.

Title: Re: Will ethanol damage the coating on thermal lens and sensors?
Post by: Vipitis on December 21, 2020, 12:03:51 pm

relevant thread: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/thermal-imaging/how-best-to-clean-a-sensor/ (https://www.eevblog.com/forum/thermal-imaging/how-best-to-clean-a-sensor/)

Title: Re: Will ethanol damage the coating on thermal lens and sensors?
Post by: Logan on December 21, 2020, 01:15:25 pm

Quote from: Vipitis on December 21, 2020, 12:03:51 pm

relevant thread: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/thermal-imaging/how-best-to-clean-a-sensor/ (https://www.eevblog.com/forum/thermal-imaging/how-best-to-clean-a-sensor/)

Thank you, I saw that before, but they didn’t mention ethanol.

Title: Re: Will ethanol damage the coating on thermal lens and sensors?
Post by: eKretz on December 22, 2020, 04:53:40 pm

Might want to read that again... Ethanol is mentioned several times.