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CHAPTER 5 Instrument Maintenance
To keep the instrument work in good condition, constant maintain is needed.
1. Daily Maintain
1) Check the compartment
After measurement, the cuvettes with sample solutions should be taken out of the
compartment in time. Or the volatilization of the solution would make the mirror
go moldy. Users must pay more attention to the corrosive sample and liquid easy
to volatilize. Any solution remains in the compartment should be wiped off
immediately.
2) Surface Clean
The cover of the instrument is with paint. Please use wet towel to wipe off the
drip on the surface immediately. Organic solution is forbidden to be used to clean
the cover. Please wipe off the dirt on the cover timely.
3) Clean the cuvettes
After every test or after a solution change, the cuvettes should be cleaned carefully,
or the remains on the surface would cause measuring error.
2. Troubleshooting
1) Dark Current Error when self-test
Possible Cause
Solution
Open the lid of the compartment Close the lid of the compartment
during the course of self-test. and switch on the power again.
2) No response after power on
Possible Cause
Solution
Bad contact in power supply Improve the contact
Fuse melt
Replace a new fuse
3) Printer not work, printer error
Possible Cause
Solution
No power supply
Switch on the power supply
Bad contact in power supply
Improve the contact
Bad contact of the data cable
Improve the contact
4) No Stable Reading
Possible Cause
Solution
No enough pre-warm
Increase the pre-warm time
