Hi all,
In my preparations for a hopefully seamless and productive imaging during the dry season in winter, I thought of getting my QSI recharged with Argon, since I had the camera for over 4 years and the original Argon has most likely leaked away.
I was ready to ship the camera to QSI, but Vince from QSI confirmed that I could do it at home with one of those wine preservers that are used to create a layer of Argon on top of wine.
Refilling the camera's chamber was a fairly straightforward operation - gently released Argon directly into camera's chamber for about 30s. Now I have recharged desiccant and camera's chamber filled with Argon for $29.95 (plus electricity to bake desiccant for 4 hours at 260C), instead of spending in excess of $700 (shipping the camera to the UK plus service).
And on top of that, still have some Argon left for preserving opened wine bottles
