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Brent the replacement sensor was $38 USD (from China source on Aliexpress) compared to about $85 USD from a Canon spares source in the USA. It's the real deal, all the numbers match, and looks brand new.

I stripped down the mono camera this afternoon and remove the ruined mono sensor. I looked at how I would remove the cover glass from the new sensor and protect the gold wires on the sensor with epoxy which is do-able with some risk (it's nice to have the CentralDS sensor here as an example of how they protected the gold wires) but the microlense removal and polishing off the bayer layer is high risk - I could just wind up back where I was before. I have installed the MC Clear glass in the filter frame where the LP1 used to be, bedded in silicon it will create a sealed chamber in front of the sensor (even if the sensor cover glass is removed and not reinstalled).

Update: So this evening I have taken the plunge and removed the sensor cover glass to gain access to the surface of the sensor. I used my little Hot Devil butane torch and it worked pretty good, hopefully nothing on the board got too hot - time will tell. I have inspected every gold wire connection and they all look good. Next step is covering the gold wires with epoxy to protect them during the debayering. Photos attached.