Patent ID: 7330210

Claim:
An apparatus for repairing damage to a vidicon camera where the damage is indicated on a video display, said apparatus comprising: a vidicon camera having a vidicon tube housing to which is secured a removable optics module, and a photosensitive target disposed within said housing, said target adapted to be scanned by an electron beam to capture an image viewed by said optics module, said camera exhibiting damage as indicated by a video display of the captured image; a video display for displaying the captured image; a light source adapted to be removably secured to said housing in place of said optics module, without any electrical connections between said light source and said housing; and said light source adapted to emit light onto said photosensitive target, said light being of a wavelength and intensity to cause a reduction of the damage to the vidicon camera upon exposure over a period of time of said photosensitive target to light from said light source, said reduction of damage being indicated by said video display.