Camera Mounting & Cooling; ¼ - 20 Mounting Hole (Tripod); Important Mounting Requirements - FLIR Tau CNV User Manual

8 Camera Mounting & Cooling
The Tau CNV operating temperature is specified as a case temperature range of -20°C to +50°C with
degraded performance in the +35°C to +50°C The Tau CNV sensor mount is used to both mount the
camera to the user's assembly, and to conduct heat away from the camera electronics. The camera makes
automatic and continuous adjustment to compensate for changes in case temperature; however, to
maximize camera performance, the user should avoid rapid changes in the camera case temperature by
using a large thermal mass on which to mount the camera and with continuous controlled temperature air
flow over the camera.
8.1 ¼ - 20 Mounting Hole
The ¼ - 20 mounting hole is available for camera mounting but is not designed to be used with a standard
tripod mount. A standard tripod mount requires a deeper mounting hole than is available with the small
CNV camera size. Please note that these holes are electrically connected to chassis ground. The ¼-20
mounting hole is also a convenient heat sink attachment point. In addition, the other 3 sides of the sensor
mount are good surfaces for heat sinking purposes.

8.2 Important Mounting Requirements

For best performance from your TAU CNV camera the camera must be properly mounted to a heat
conducting surface. The camera will typically dissipate 4W and must be properly secured to a heat
conducting surface using the
available ¼-20 mounting hole or customer provided custom clamp to the metal
structure containing the ¼-20 mounting hole
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