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1. Wear disposable gloves to protect yourself.
2. Prepare the cleaning agent: 200ml 4% glutaraldehyde solution
(or other reagents recommended by the security officer).
3. Empty the plate.
4. Turn off the power switch and disconnect the power cord.
5. Use a cloth moistened with 70% ethanol to disinfect the outside
of the instrument.
6. Put the instrument in a big plastic bag. Make sure the front door
is open.
7. Put a piece of cloth soaked in glutaraldehyde solution in the
plastic bag. Make sure that the cloth does not touch the instrument.
8. Seal the instrument in a plastic bag for at least 24 hours.
9. Take the instrument out of the plastic bag.
10. Clean the instrument with mild detergent.
11. Use 70% ethanol to remove stains.
12. After performing the decontamination procedure, attach a
signed and dated decontamination certificate on the transport
package and attach it to the outside of the package (see Appendix
A: "Certificate of Decontamination").
Packaging
for repair
If you need repair the instrument, please package it following the
guidelines below.
Caution
Before removing the instrument from the laboratory or
performing any repair on it, it must be thoroughly cleaned.
When sending the instrument for repair, please remember:
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Inform the use of hazardous materials.
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Decontaminate the instrument before hand.
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Install the transport protection module.
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Pack the instrument according to the attached packaging
instructions.
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Use the original packaging to ensure that the instrument will
not be damaged during transportation. Any damage will incur
additional service charges.
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Return the instrument (or other items) with a signed and dated
decontamination certificate (see Appendix A: "Certificate of
Decontamination"). And attach it to the outside of the
package.
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After you contact the local agent or the manufacturer's
technical service department, please specify the disfunction.
Please refer to “General Specifications” on Page 37 for more
information on storage and transportation temperatures.