Leica M500 N, Service Manual

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Service manual Leica M500 N, M520, M525 Maintenance
Doc Code 10 665 751
6-I
07/2007 Gahe
6. Maintenance - Leica M500 N, M520, M525
General guidelines maintenance
Instruments and their accessories are generally exposed to dust and dirt.
Each time, before you use them, carry out an external inspection of accessible mechanical and optical parts such as
eyepieces, optics carrier, objectives, binocular tubes and accessories; clean them if necessary.
Dust and dirt have a negative effect on the results of your work.
When the instruments are not in use, use the dust covers and dust plugs provided.
Specific guideline for the Leica M500 N / M520 /M525
We recommend to do a preventive maintenance every 3 years.
Maintenance work:
Dismantling the modules of the optics carrier in accordance with procedures described in section 5 of the service
manual.
Cleaning and re-greasing of the individual dismantled optical and mechanical modules.
Performing a complete inspection according to chapter 7 of this manual.
Perform maintenance work for tubes and accessories in accordance with the appropriate service manuals.