PerkinElmer Frontier IR, User Manual

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Advanced Maintenance . 83
Replacing a Source
WARNING
Switch off the mains power supply to the spectrometer, wait 60 seconds
and disconnect the power cable before you open the cover of the
spectrometer. This makes sure that you are safe from electrical shock
and laser radiation.
WARNING
Due to its high operating temperature allow sufficient time for the source
to cool before attempting to remove it.
1. Open the main cover of the instrument as detailed on page 80 and identify the source
(Figure 46).
Figure 46 Source location for Frontier FT-IR/FT-NIR
NOTE: The Frontier FT-IR/FT-FIR spectrometer has one source only. It is located in the MIR
source position.
Caution, hot surface.
The source housing and source itself will be hot if recently switched on.
Allow to cool before performing the following procedure.
NIR source
MIR source
NIR source
MIR source