
AXISTU1001-VEMicrophone
Impactonwarranty
Impactonwarranty
ThisproductisapprovedforrepaintbyAxis,providedthatyoufollowtheinstructionsinthisdocumentandat
axis.com/warranty-implication-when-repainting.
Riskswithrepainting
ThereareseveralriskswhendisassemblingorassemblinganAxisproduct.Thereisalwaysacertainyieldlossduringassembly.Training
ofoperatorsandtheuseofcorrecttoolsmediatessomeoftheproblemsbuttheycanneverbefullyavoided.Someoftherisksinclude:
ESDDamage-AlwayshandletheproductinanESDsafeenvironment.EvenifprecautionsaretakenthereisalwaysariskofESD
damage.Thedamagecanremainundetectedandcauseproblemsduringthelifetimeoftheequipment.
Dustcontamination-Openingacameramayexposethelensandsensortodustorpaint.Dustwillaffecttheopticalperformance.
Lensesneedtobedisassembledinadust-freeenvironment,preferablyacleanroom.
Paintoverspray-Maskingthedifferentcomponentsoftheequipmentiscritical.Failuretomasksensitiveareascancauseproblems
withassemblingtheequipment.Anyareasthatarenotpaintedatfactoryorhaveadifferentsurfacetreatmentthantherestofthe
parts(threads,groundandelectricalcontactsurfaces)mustalsobemaskedtoensurefunction.
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Repainttheproduct
Repainttheproduct
Preparations
•Maskcrucialpartsoftheproducttopreventpaintfromenteringinside.
•Cleantheareastoberepaintedfromgrease,dustandoil,andpretreatthedifferentpartsusingapplicablemethodsbased
onthepartmaterialsandthetypeofpaintappliedatthefactory
Important
Disassemblingtheproductforrepaintingpurposesmeansthatitsingressprotection(IP)ratingcannotbeguaranteed.
Disassemblywillresultinlapseofwarranty.
Masking
Maskthefollowingparts:
•Microphoneholes
•Allvisiblescrewsandscrewholes
•Allopenings
Pretreatmentofparts
Dependingonthepartmaterialandtypeofpaintappliedatfactory,differentpretreatmentshouldbedoneforthenewpaintto
adhereaswellaspossible.Cleanthepartsproperlytoremoveoil,greaseanddust.
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Repainttheproduct
Formoreinformationonthematerialsusedintheproduct,seeitsdatasheetataxis.com.
Powdercoatedparts-Useaprimer.Alternatively,removetheoriginalpowdercoatingdowntothebasematerial,usingne
sandpaper,andcleanthepartsbeforepainting.
Anodisedandchromatedparts-Useaprimer.
Uncoatedstainlesssteel-Nospecialpretreatmentisneeded,butmakesurethatthesurfaceiscleanbeforepainting.
Plastic-Useaprimer.
Repainting
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microphoneholes
1.Makesureallnecessarypreparationshavebeenmade,seePreparationsonpage3.
2.Makesurethatmaskinghasbeendone,seeMaskingonpage3.
CAUTION
Themicrophoneholes(1)mustbemaskedbeforepaintingtomakesurethepaintwillnotclogtheholes.Ifpaintclogs,
themicrophonewillnotregisteranysound.
3.Applyathinandevenlayerofspraypaintaccordingtotheinstructionsofthepaintmanufacturer.
4.Letthepaintdry.
5.Togetabettercoverageandclearercolor,applyasecondlayerofspraypaint.
6.Waittillthepaintisdry.
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RepaintingInstructionsVer.M1.4
AXISTU1001-VEMicrophone
Date:April2021
©AxisCommunicationsAB,2021
PartNo.T10166767

