7 Maintenance
This SP-UV 200 spectrophotometer has been designed to be durable and reliable.
Therefore, the routine maintenance of the instrument is minimal.
However, you will need to replace the lamp or you may want check the wavelength calibration and
photometric linearity to verify the instrument’s performance.
The manufacturer recommends only authorized service representatives to perform
procedures requiring removal of the instrument’s cover and replacement of electrical
components
. To
protect both of yourself and your instrument, be sure to contact the authorized service representative to
perform any service procedure, when you do not feel comfortable performing.
7.1 Replacing Halogen lamp
Electric
shock!
Before changing the halogen lamp, make sure to switch the device off with the power switch.
Caution: Risk of burns!
Allow the halogen lamp to cool down to avoid the risk of burns!
Caution: Eye injury!
Never look into the lighting lamp as the radiation may cause eye injury!
Caution!
Do not touch the glass bulb of the lamp to avoid any contamination affecting its performance!
1. Turn the power off and unplug the instrument.
2. Put all samples and not fixed elements out of the sample compartment.
3. Place the SP-UV 200 carefully on a soft underlay on the top side of the device so that you can access the
underside.
Fig. 3 Lamp house cover on the underside of SP-UV 200
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