Teledyne Princeton Instruments PI-MAX 3, System Manual

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Chapter 5 System Setup 41
5.3 Mount the PI-MAX3
This section provides information about mounting the PI-MAX3 for both Imaging and
Spectroscopy Applications.
5.3.1 Imaging Applications
The PI-MAX3 is supplied with the lens mount specified when the system was ordered.
This is typically either a screw-type C-mount lens or a bayonet type F-mount lens
which allows a lens of the corresponding type to be mounted quickly and easily.
The installed mount is secured by four (4) Phillips head screws which must be removed
to change mounts.
REFERENCES:
For information about changing mounts and focusing the
system, refer to:
• Appendix E, Mounting and Focusing C- and F-Mount
Lenses
, on page 221;
• Appendix F, C-, F-, and Spectroscopy- Mount
Adapters
, on page 223;
• Appendix G, Spectrograph Adapters , on page 227.
The PI-MAX3 can be mounted at any attitude or angle but additional camera support
may be required.
The camera can rest on any secure surface. However, take care not to block the
ventilation openings.
CAUTION!
!
Cameras equipped with F-mount must never be mounted
with the camera nose-up where the lens mount would be
required to support the camera's weight. The F-mount is
not designed to sustain the weight of the camera in this
orientation and the camera could pull free.
Always provide additional support for the camera.
When the camera must be mounted in a nose-up position beneath a table, take care to
protect the mounting components from lateral stresses, such as might occur should
someone accidentally bump the camera with a knee while working at the table. One
solution to this problem would be to install a barrier between the camera and operator
to prevent any accidental contact.
There are no special constraints on nose-down operation. Again, however, good
operating practice might make it advisable to take steps to prevent accidental contact
from unduly stressing the mounting components. Be sure liquid connections do not
leak in this orientation.
CAUTION!
!
Always begin with the lens stopped all the way down (i.e.,
the largest f/stop number,) to minimize the risk of
overloading the intensifier.