Preparing Cameras without
Sensor Cover Glass
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9. With the pliers, grip the detached corner of tape and slowly pull it off the cover glass and off the sensor
baseplate.
10. Strip off the tape from the pliers.
11. Put the pliers aside.
12. Repeat steps
, until all adhesive tapes have been removed from the sensor.
13. With one hand pushing the spatula against the cover glass, take the camera into the other hand.
14. Rotate the camera with the sensor facing down.
15. Slowly release the spatula from the cover glass until it disengages from the camera.
Figure 5: Pliers pulling the adhesive tape off the sensor (schematic view)
Figure 6: Rotating the camera to drop the cover glass (schematic view)
NOTICE
Damage to the sensor
If dirt penetrates the sensor surface, the sensor can be damaged.
• To protect the sensor from dirt, mount the camera into a housing immediately.
Pliers
Spatula
Camera
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