Introduction
Performing Maintenance and Troubleshooting Safely
Thermo Scientific
Nicolet iS5 Spectrometer Safety Guide
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Performing Maintenance and Troubleshooting Safely
The Maintenance and Troubleshooting sections of the user guide and on-line help provide
instructions for installing and replacing hardware and maintaining and troubleshooting your
instrument.
The following precautions provide additional information about possible safety hazards when
performing maintenance and troubleshooting.
Label Locations
This section shows the locations of safety and other labels on the spectrometer. Contact us if
there are questions or problems with the labels.
IMPORTANT
All other maintenance, troubleshooting or repair must be performed by one
of our trained and certified service engineers.
WARNING
When performing any of the maintenance or troubleshooting procedures,
always follow the safety precautions included in the user guide or Help system and in any
of the other documentation that came with your instrument.
WARNING
Before replacing the power supply, desiccant, or source, turn off the instru-
ment and disconnect the power supply from the wall outlet or power strip.
WARNING
The following parts must be replaced only with replacement parts supplied by
us:
Infrared source
Desiccant
Purge windows
Power supply
WARNING
The source becomes extremely hot while you are using the instrument.
Always allow the source to cool for at least 10 minutes after it is turned off before you
work with it.
WARNING
To avoid a burn hazard, use an insulated cloth or hot pad to handle the heated
desiccant canisters, and always wait until the canisters have cooled to room temperature
before reinstalling them in the instrument.
WARNING
The contents of the desiccant canisters could be harmful if ingested. If you
discard the saturated desiccant canisters, make sure they are properly disposed of.
