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FluoroMax-3 v. 3.1 (3 Mar 2006) Maintenance
6-7
Is the peak inten-
sity
≥ 300 000
cps?
Yes
No further adjust-
ment is necessary.
Adjust the lamp:
Continue with the
procedure below.
No
Replace the lamp-housing cover. Replace
the FluoroMax
®
-3 cover.
STOP.
The FluoroMax
®
-3 is ready for operation.
This should confirm that the instrument is roughly calibrated.
4
Open
Real Time Control
.
a
Move the excitation monochromator to 350 nm, and the emission mono-
chromator to 397 nm.
b
Set the slits to 5-nm bandpass.
c
Open the excitation shutter and emission shutter.
d
Set the integration time to 0.5 s.
5
Adjust the xenon lamp’s
position.
There are three adjustments to optimize
the lamp position:
Adjustment Allen key required
Focus 3/32"
Tilt and Center 9/64"
Height 1/8"
a
Slowly work each adjustment to
optimize the signal.
At maximum signal (> 300 000 cps,
depending upon the spectrometer), the
lamp is optimized.
b
Remove the Allen keys.
Focus
Tilt
and
center
Height