6 Care and Maintenance | 6.1 Safety During Cleaning and Maintenance
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6 Care and Maintenance
To ensure the best possible performance of the Microscope System, maintenance must be per-
formed on a regular basis. To maintain operational safety and reliability of the Microscope Sys-
tem, we recommend entering into a
ZEISS Protect service agreement
. Please keep the service
logs for your Microscope System.
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Additional information and detailed descriptions are available in the further applicable docu-
ments, or ask your ZEISS Sales & Service Partner.
6.1 Safety During Cleaning and Maintenance
Only conduct preventive measures described in the Instruction Manual. All pursuing tasks of main-
tenance, service and cleaning not described here must only be performed by an authorized ZEISS
service representative. Any unauthorized intervention in the Microscope System or any use outside
the scope of the intended use can lead to injuries and property damage, and voids all rights to
warranty claims. Only original spare parts from ZEISS may be used.
6.2 Maintenance Schedule
To maintain best possible performance of the Microscope System, it is essential to perform pre-
ventive maintenance on a regular basis. The recommended intervals depend on the total uptime
of the Microscope System.
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24 hours, 7 days a week: semiannually
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8 hours, 5 days a week: annually
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Keep track of maintenance work and contact the ZEISS service representative in time.
A list of ZEISS locations and authorized service partners can be found at:
http://www.zeiss.com/microscopy
6.3 Maintenance Work
Only conduct maintenance work described in this document. All tasks of maintenance, service and
repair not described here must only be performed by an authorized ZEISS service representative.
6.3.1 Change of Consumables and Chemicals
The change of consumables and chemicals is a scheduled interruption of operation to replenish
process consumables and chemicals.
The change of consumables and chemicals has to be performed by a ZEISS service representative
at mandatory intervals.
The times scheduled are designed for the maximum equipment performance level (i.e. 24 h per
day of permanent operation).
Interval
Component/Part
Every 6000 h*
(filament on)
Field emission gun (filament)*
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