
Chapter 5 Maintenance
This chapter provides important information about maintaining your
spectrophotometer. The subjects that are explained include:
•
Routine maintenance
.
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Cleaning instrument exterior
.
•
Internal printer
.
•
Light sources.
Routine maintenance
The information given in this section deals only with those parts of
maintenance or service that can be safely carried out by the user. Work
other than that detailed should be carried out by a Thermo Electron
trained service engineer.
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The interior should be kept as dust-free as possible.
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The sample compartment cleaned regularly.
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Wipe off any spilled chemicals immediately.
Cleaning instrument
exterior
The exterior and sample compartment of the instrument can be cleaned
periodically as follows:
Caution
Do not allow moisture to leak into the instrument.
1.
Switch off the spectrophotometer and disconnect from AC power
source.
2.
Using a lint-free cloth dampened with a weak solution of detergent
and water, wipe the exterior surface of the instrument as necessary.
3.
Wipe over with a cloth dampened with plain water.
4.
Dry the surface with another cloth.
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