Barco DP-1500, Installation Manual

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6. Lamp & lamp house
6.3 Removal of the xenon bulb lamp
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ARNING
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DO NOT PERMIT UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL TO PERFORM OR ATTEMPT ANY PHASE OF
XENON BULB LAMP HANDLING OR SERVICE.
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This procedure may only be performed by quali fi ed technical service personnel.
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AUTION
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Xenon compact arc lamps are highly pressurized. When ignited, the normal operating temperature
of the bulb increases the pressure to a level at which the bulb may explode if not handled in strict accordance
to the manufacturer’s instructions. The bulb is stable at room temperature, but may still explode if dropped
or otherwise mishandled. Whenever the lamp house, containing a xenon bulb lamp, has to be dismantled or
whenever the protective container or cloth has to be removed from the xenon bulb lamp, authorized protective
clothing MUST be worn!
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ARNING
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Always wear face protection (full face shield with neck protector) when handling xenon bulb
lamps.
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ARNING
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Always wear protective clothing (welder’s jacket) when handling xenon bulb lamps.
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ARNING
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Always wear clean leather gloves with wrist protectors when handling xenon bulb lamps.
Necessary tools
• 5 mm Allen wrench.
• 17 mm open ended spanner (2 pieces).
How to remove the xenon lamp bulb from the lamp house?
1. Ensure that you wear protective clothing, a full face shield and protective gloves.
2. Remove fi rst the lamps house side cover and then the lamp house UV blocker assembly by releasing the retaining thumbscrews
as illustrated. Support the xenon bulb lamp while removing the UV blocker assembly.
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