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Cleaning & Maintenance
Control Unit
To maintain proper Temperature Control Unit operation over time:
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Use a polishing cloth or dry cloth to wipe off dust and dirt.
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Never use thinners, benzene, solvents on or near the devices, since these could corrode their surfaces.
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To polish the Stage Incubator and the Humidifying Module, if it is present, you can use distilled water or alcohol
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Verify the status of all cables and if some cable is damaged, contact Okolab to receive assistance
Before cleaning the unit, pull out the mains plug.
Water must not be entered in the system.
Enclosure
The Cage enclosure is composed by several parts, in total five materials are present, see the list below:
Lexan (for transparent panels),
Acrylic (for obscuring panels),
Polycarbonate (for black seals for light obscuring)
Aluminum (for opening viewing window, not present in all the configurations)
Anodized Aluminum (for opening viewing window, not present in all the configurations)
In order to keep the Cage clean they are needed:
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Wipe:
Use a clean soft and dry sterilized cloth.
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Disinfectant:
Quaternary ammonium compound: Benzyl-alkyldimethyl chloride 1.3 mg/g. Effective
against hepatitis B, HIV, rota virus within 1 minute, mycobacterium within 5 minutes, bacteria, fungi
(Candida), influ
enza A virus (H5N1/H1N1) within 15 minutes. Make sure it won’t release any VOC after
application.
The procedure to clean the Cage is: