ZEISS
7 Troubleshooting | 7.7 PC
7.6.1.2 Cleaning and Re-inserting the Beamsleeve Aperture
CAUTION
Isopropanol
Isopropanol is highly flammable and irritating to the eyes.
Vapors may cause drowsiness and dizziness.
4
Wear suitable gloves.
4
Keep away from sources of ignition.
4
Do not smoke.
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In case of contact with the eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical
advice.
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Avoid contact with skin.
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Do not breathe vapor.
Procedure
1. Remove the O-ring.
2. Put the beamsleeve aperture in a beaker glass filled with isopropanol (IPA).
3. Put this in an ultrasonic bath at room temperature for 5 min.
4. Carefully dry and remove remaining dust particles from the beamsleeve aperture with a pair
of bellows or compressed air, but only at low pressures.
NOTICE
Do not use high pressure compressed air, this can damage the hole in
the beamsleeve. Only use moderate pressures below 1 bar and a distance of 5 cm.
NOTICE
Do not touch the tip of the beamsleeve as it is very thin and sensitive to
mechanical strain. Do not try to clean the beamsleeve aperture mechanically with
the help of tools, tissues etc.
5. Put the O-ring back again onto the beamsleeve aperture.
à
It is now ready for operation.
6. Re-Insert the cleaned beamsleeve aperture.
7.7 PC
7.7.1 Cleaning up the PC
It is important to periodically clean up the PC. This shortens the boot sequence and loading times.
If necessary, refer to standard Windows manuals for instructions to do this.
Procedure
1. Backup the database to the server or to other storage.
2. Delete the temporary files.
3. Check for adequate free space on the hard drives.
4. Backup the log file (
EMServer.log
).
5. Erase the original log files in the
LOG
folders.
6. Check that Windows updates are applied and that service packs are applied.
INFO:
Each service pack includes all the patches since the last major release.
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