Barco Prometheus I, Safety & Instruction Manual

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4. Lamp & Lamp House
4.5 Removal of the xenon lamp from manual S/M Lamp House
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DO NOT PERMIT UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL TO PERFORM OR ATTEMPT ANY PHASE OF
XENON LAMP HANDLING OR SERVICE. ONLY TRAINED AND QUALIFIED TECHNICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL
ARE ALLOWED TO HANDLE THE XENON LAMP.
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This procedure may only be performed by quali fi ed technical service personnel.
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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 lamp, has to be dismantled or whenever
the protective container or cloth has to be removed from the xenon lamp, authorized protective clothing MUST
be worn!
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Always wear face protection (full face shield) when handling xenon lamps.
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Always wear protective clothing (welder’s jacket) when handling xenon lamps.
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Always wear clean leather gloves with wrist protectors when handling xenon lamps.
Necessary tools
• 5mm Allen wrench.
• Lamp protective container or protective cloth with two binders.
• Flat blade screw driver.
• 2.5mm Allen wrench.
How to remove the xenon lamp out of the manual S/M Lamp House?
1. Remove the hexagon socket head cap screw (reference 1 image 4-8) which fasten the cathode of the xenon lamp. Use a 5 mm
Allen wrench. Do not release the cathode wire lug. The screw contains a spring washer and a plain washer (reference 2 & 3
image 4-8).
Note: The cathode wire remains in its position after the screw and two washers are removed.
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Image 4-8
2. Remove the side cover of the Lamp House by releasing the three quarter turn screws (reference 4 image 4-9) of the side cover
as illustrated.
Caution: Ensure that you wear protective clothing, a full face shield and protective gloves.
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