Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/01

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Subject: [Leica] M8 cleaning mystery ("But English *is* their native language")
From: eric.calderwood at btinternet.com (Eric Calderwood)
Date: Sat Sep 1 11:46:37 2007

Brian,

As far as I know this just refers to spinning the brush whilst it is inside
the camera body.

My instructions have the following in large red letters :

DO NOT SPIN THE ARCTIC BUTTERFLY BRUSH WHILE ON SENSOR!

Regards
Eric





On 1/9/07 18:42, "Brian Reid" <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote:

> My M8 sensor needs to be cleaned. I bought a cleaning kit from Visible 
> Dust.
> It includes a gizmo that spins the cleaning brush with a battery operated
> motor. Sensor Brush SD.
> 
> Below I have transcribed the entire list of instructions. I am completely
> utterly baffled by Instruction #4, and I wonder if any of you has any idea
> what I should do.
> ----------------------------
> Sensor Brush SD Instructions:
> 
> 1. Requires 2 "AAA" batteries. Use high quality batteries for best
> performance. Remove the batteries before traveling on an airplane.
> 
> 2. Do not use on camera chamber or parts other than the sensor, otherwise 
> you
> will smear the sensor.
> 
> 3. Keep both the device and brush in stable vertical position as much as
> possible.
> 
> 4. DO NOT use the brush on the sensor while attached to the device.
> 
> 5. You can pull off adapter and change for use with anotgher brush size
> adapter when necessary.
> 
> 6. If brush wobbles while spinning, change to a new battery or re-insert 
> the
> brush more securely into the adaptor.
> ----------------------------
> 
> 
> 
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