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Screw off the two objective lens holders,(the big ends), and dry the prisms with a hair dryer. Be careful when screwing them back as it is easy to damage the threads, they can be very delicate.Stephen
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The dreaded fungus is something that bothers every photographer. I have suffered from it before, and every coming rain gives me constant worries of possibilities of fungus growing somewhere inside my lenses. I am more vulnerable to fungus than most people because I don't think much about taking out the camera to get some good shots even if it has been raining a bit, and have often got plenty of rain drops on the camera and the lens therefore. Where does fungus comefrom?
Fungus spores are everywhere and germinate under suitable environmental conditions:
Relative humidity of at least 70% (more than 3 days)
No or little airflow
Darkness
Nutrients (textile lint, traces of grease, varnish, dust and dirt)
Temperatures between 10 and 35°C
How can fungus be avoided?
Silica Gel. This seems to be the easiest and common way to avoid fungus, but I haven't had much success with it either.
. Store the lenses in an airtight container. Again, you may need to put a few Silica Gels in the container. Putting too many of Silica Gel is known to dry out the lubricants in the lens, so you need to use your discretion with quantity of the Silica Gel.
. A popular idea is to install a low wattage tungsten bulb in the closet where you keep the lens. This will keep the place warm and dry, preventing the fungus. This is known to work.
. Store the lens in transparent container. Fungus is known to fear light and love darkness. Also make sure that the lenses are not stored in leather bags, as leather can easily attract fungus.
And finally, of course, the best way to prevent fungus is to get out and shoot more often.
After the work is done, immediately clean the instruments. If possible, you can use a fan or blower to facilitate evaporation of surface moisture.
does that truck have a distributor cap? if so then the moisture of the rain is causing it not to fire most likely. replace cap or next time it rains take cap off and dry it with a blow dryer inside the cap, without removing wires and if it starts when you remount the cap then replace it and seal around the cap and distributor as well as use electrolite grease on the contact points to repel moisture
$20 to $40. Selsi binculars were once made in Japan. They were never considered a top optic. The prisms used are BK7 which isn't the best glass to use in a pair of binoculars. I'm sure they are fun to use and have a reasonable view if in good condition, just not worth much. Sorry.
I live in Florida and my binocs frequently get wet.I put them out in the direct sun for a couple of hours and it cooks the moisture out of them. I have had a pair of Pentax 12x50s for about 30 years.I've probably dried them out a dozen times or so.Good Luck
might be water inside the car leaked in slowly from the soft top in heavy rain, does the car smell slighly inside when all windows are closed? take the seats out and remove the water under the carpets, then leave everything to dry by slightly opening the windows for moisture to escape, try parking the car in the sun..........
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