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OPERATION/MAINTENANCE
CLEANING THE DETECTOR PORT
Place a small amount of cotton from the swab onto the wooden
toothpick as shown at right.
USING GREAT CARE
, gently insert the cotton toothpick tip into the detector port.
C) Cotton swab
Required accessories:
Using light pressure from the compressed air, blow out the detector port.
A) Isopropyl Alcohol (91% or better)
B) Round
wooden
toothpick with sharp point
(NOTE: do not use a metal pin or needle since metal
will scratch the surface of the detector)
WARNING! BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN INSERTING THE
TOOTHPICK INTO THE DETECTOR PORT. THERE IS A VERY THIN
GLASS WINDOW THAT WILL EASILY BREAK WITH TOO MUCH
PRESSURE.
Wet the cotton toothpick tip with the isopropyl alcohol.
Using as little pressure as possible, rotate the cotton toothpick tip in the detector port to clear away any dust or dirt that has
accumulated on the detector.
D) Jeweler’s loupe (10x magnification recommended)
E) Compressed Air (not shown)
Remove the adapter cap from the power meter detector port.
Use the jewelers loupe to inspect the detector end face.
If no dust or dirt is found, replace the adapter cap on the detector port and cover the detector port with the dust cap.
If dust or dirt are still present, repeat steps
until the detector port is free of
debris.
A
B
C
D
