k5 len dust

[Hans]

Hi Mingsect,
It is strange that dust got into your lens. The K5 has an IP67 rating. So the K5 is supposed to be dustproof. Could it be that the rubber seal behind the SD card slot cover is missing?
You can open the K5 by removing the 4 Phillips screws at the top. It is fiddly work, but if you are handy, you can carefully remove everything internally and get to the lens.

[mingsect]

will try and do that. left the cover open for a few days when the sdcard was out..

[Hans]

Hi Mingsect,
Good luck with the cleaning. I am curious how much dust got into the K5.

[mingsect]

looks like the board the the camera are stuck on properly with glue and screws

any guide on what to unscrew first ?

which part are glue on and which part to start first ?

or better still is there a service centre / dealer that i can send it done properly ?

at least it still working now, worried it will fail if not assembled back correctly

located in singapore. thanks

[Frostie]

Are you sure it is dust and not moisture? I can’t see how dust could enter the lens by an open sd card slot.

Removing the lens will not be an easy job, but if you want to try, you could flip back the top board by disconnecting the flat ribbon cable. For this you need to remove the red coating and push the holders to the side. With the four screws removed you can then flip back the board.

I myself have not gone farther than that. But to remove the lens, you would now need to remove the flat ribbon cable of the lens. Maybe it is possible to flip the lower board after unscrewing it. If not, you would need to disconnect the secured connector in the back first.

The boards need to be removed to reach the screws of the lens and to get enough space to pull the lens out. But I don’t know whether it is glued in or sealed in any way.

Oh…ignore the three (brown, orange, red) cables at the left in the picture. They are from a modification I made and originally not there.

Greets,

Marc

[mingsect]

you’re right , could be moisture too..

thanks for the pics,, look like an impossible task for me to diy

with so much boards packed back to back,, most prob, im better of buying a new front camera.

anyone here with connection with innovv sales team can link up a good deal ?

been a big fan of the innovv over the years, as my bike collection grew, so did the innovv cameras.

had the k2 in 2018, k3 in 2021 and k5 in 2022

• This reply was modified 3 weeks, 1 day ago by  mingsect.
• This reply was modified 3 weeks, 1 day ago by  mingsect.

[Frostie]

Replacing the front cam of the K5 also means replacing the DVR, as both are combined in one case. Or in other words….you would buy a new K5. So “repairing” the K5 may be worth trying if you plan to buy a new one anyway.

But before that I would check if it is moisture. You could put the DVR in an oven and let it run at 50-60°C for a while. This could remove the moisture in the lens.