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Safety and Maintenance
Maintenance checklist
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Maintenance checklist
*To save energy, it is recommended to shut down the instrument for the weekends. Thermo Fisher
Scientific reserves the right to change any specifications without prior notice as part of our continuous
product development program.
Note 2
The pollution degree describes the amount of conductive pollution present in the operating
environment. Pollution degree 2 assumes that normally only nonconductive pollution, such as
dust, occurs with the exception of occasional conductivity caused by condensation.
Table 6.
Maintenance checklist
Maintenance
Daily
Weekly
Yearly
If required
Ensure proper shutdown.
•*
Keep the instrument free of dust.
•
Wipe away spilled saline solutions, solvents,
acids or alkaline solutions from outer surfaces
immediately to prevent damage, and wipe
with deionized distilled water.
•
If any surfaces have been contaminated with
biohazardous material, disinfect with a mild
sterilizing solution.
•
Clean the case of the instrument periodically.
•
Clean the plate carrier and cuvette port when
necessary.
•
Perform verification with the
Spectrophotometric Verification Plate.
•
Decontaminate the instrument when
relocating the instrument or sending it for
service.
•
•
Service the instrument regularly.
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