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Chapter 5: Preventive Maintenance
This section includes routine preventive maintenance procedures for the PM2012M.
Failure to perform preventive maintenance can cause severe malfunctions, resulting in non-
warranty unit restoration repairs.
THE MAINTENANCE KIT IS INCLUDED WITH THE INSTRUMENT.
CAUTION!
Only properly trained and skilled personnel can perform the maintenance
procedures.
Protect the instrument from shocks and mechanical impacts, corrosive
environments, organic solvents, and open fire.
5.1 Maintenance schedule
Task
Frequency
Refer To
Cleaning of the gas lines and
ionization chamber
for first time startup,
then as required,
but yearly at least
Section 5.2
Test of the micropump
capacity
yearly
Section 5.3
Replacement of the filter
elements
1 time per 2.5 years
Section 5.4
Instrument decontamination
as required,
but yearly at least
Section 5.6
Radioactive source
replacement
1 time per 5 years
Section 5.5
