Check blower for insects

Transit · 10-16-2010, 05:38 PM

The unintended tiny insect macro

Oh joy, reaches for reading glasses and extends fingers to assess shake...

Quick check of the Eclipse bottle finds the molecules of methanol are smaller than the gaps in plastic bottles molecules...nice.
emergency trip to town where I exchanged a kidney for a packet of 4 Vswabs.
Handily packed in glass, the solvent has a $/ml of Channel No.5
3 out of 4 Vswabs and a massive amount of scrubbing got 99.9% of it. Wonderful eneloups coped with at least 10 scrub cycles

I was needing a cup of tea and a sit down after an hour of that I can tell you.

please no gloating from the ' you won't catch me using one of those things' brigade...
I'm still going to use it

might try gentle puffs now though...that poor little guy was doing 100ks when he/she hit

Pete

Transit · 10-16-2010, 05:42 PM

Yep... planning to wash out blower and install nifty inlet filter and niffty nose cap.

Pete

**Clarkey** · 10-16-2010, 06:43 PM

Ha! midge alert. Haven't seen that situation before.

Bramela · 10-16-2010, 07:04 PM

I kept mine in the plastic container it came in, thus far. And I always give it several hard puffs before applying to any part of the camera.

Still this was an interesting, if scary development. I will have to keep alert!

Arpe · 10-17-2010, 04:28 PM

What happened? I no understand. It was in your cleaning fluid?

Eruditass · 10-17-2010, 04:42 PM

Given that he mentioned eneloops lasting long enough, I assume he actually squirted the bug onto his sensor. Ouch.

Pablom · 10-17-2010, 04:53 PM

wow that's a first. do you have more pictures? first one looks cool..

Transit · 10-17-2010, 06:17 PM

thanks to all the well wishers

Yes the little guy was in the blower and my fist of power squeeze welded him on the sensor.
Thank goodness for the Eneloops which are incredibly available in NZ now (DSE $29/4)
Pablom I have lots more pictures of the sky with slowly disappearing midge.
The last dot took 5 separate scrub and check rounds.
If I had waited any longer or sent it to service in NZ

it would have been screwed.

10-16-2010, 05:38 PM	#1
Transit Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Whanganui NZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,624	Check blower for insects The unintended tiny insect macro Oh joy, reaches for reading glasses and extends fingers to assess shake... Quick check of the Eclipse bottle finds the molecules of methanol are smaller than the gaps in plastic bottles molecules...nice. emergency trip to town where I exchanged a kidney for a packet of 4 Vswabs. Handily packed in glass, the solvent has a $/ml of Channel No.5 3 out of 4 Vswabs and a massive amount of scrubbing got 99.9% of it. Wonderful eneloups coped with at least 10 scrub cycles I was needing a cup of tea and a sit down after an hour of that I can tell you. please no gloating from the ' you won't catch me using one of those things' brigade... I'm still going to use it might try gentle puffs now though...that poor little guy was doing 100ks when he/she hit Pete

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10-16-2010, 05:42 PM	#2
Transit Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Whanganui NZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,624 Original Poster	Yep... planning to wash out blower and install nifty inlet filter and niffty nose cap. Pete

10-16-2010, 06:43 PM	#3
Clarkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brampton, ON, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,456	Ha! midge alert. Haven't seen that situation before.

10-16-2010, 07:04 PM	#4
Bramela Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Newcastle Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,284	I kept mine in the plastic container it came in, thus far. And I always give it several hard puffs before applying to any part of the camera. Still this was an interesting, if scary development. I will have to keep alert!

10-17-2010, 04:28 PM	#5
Arpe Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,452	What happened? I no understand. It was in your cleaning fluid?

10-17-2010, 04:42 PM	#6
Eruditass Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,207	Given that he mentioned eneloops lasting long enough, I assume he actually squirted the bug onto his sensor. Ouch.

10-17-2010, 04:53 PM	#7
Pablom Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Usa Posts: 1,940	wow that's a first. do you have more pictures? first one looks cool..

10-17-2010, 06:17 PM	#8
Transit Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Whanganui NZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,624 Original Poster	thanks to all the well wishers Yes the little guy was in the blower and my fist of power squeeze welded him on the sensor. Thank goodness for the Eneloops which are incredibly available in NZ now (DSE $29/4) Pablom I have lots more pictures of the sky with slowly disappearing midge. The last dot took 5 separate scrub and check rounds. If I had waited any longer or sent it to service in NZ it would have been screwed.