CARE, MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING AND SERVICE
Carl Zeiss
Instrument care
Axio Imager
180
430000-7344-001
M70-2-0020 e 06/2009
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CARE, MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING AND SERVICE
5.1
Instrument care
Care of the Axio Imager is restricted to the following operations:
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Eliminate contaminations on the instrument according to the rules for prevention of accidents.
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Switch off the instrument each time after use and place the instrument cover on it to protect it from
dust and humidity.
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Do not set up the instrument in a humid room; maximum humidity < 75%.
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Remove dust and loose dirt on visible optical surfaces with a brush, blower brush, cotton bud, optics
cleaning tissue or cotton cloth.
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Remove water-soluble dirt (coffee, cola, etc.) by blowing on it and wiping it off with a lint-free cotton
cloth or a cloth moistened with water to which you may also add a mild detergent.
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Wipe off stubborn, oily or fatty dirt, e.g. fingerprints and immersion oil, with a cotton swab or lint-free
cotton cloth and the optics cleaning solution L.
The cleaning solution consists of 90 vol% gasoline and 10 vol% isopropanol (IPA). The individual
components are also known as:
Gasoline:
Medical alcohol, petrolether
Isopropanol: 2-Propanol,
Dimethylcarbinol,
2-Hydroxypropane
Clean optical surfaces by polishing in circles, starting in the middle and moving to the edges (only use
slight pressure).
When using the microscope in humid climatic zones, proceed as follows:
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Store the instrument in bright, dry and well-ventilated rooms with a humidity of < 75 %. Optical
components and accessories that are particularly susceptible to fungus growth, e.g. objectives and
eyepieces, should be stored in a dry closet.
The risk of fungus growth on opto-mechanical instruments invariably exists in the following conditions:
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Relative humidity > 75% and temperatures b15 °C and +35 °C for more than three days.
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Installation in dark rooms without air ventilation.
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Dust deposits and fingerprints on optical surfaces.
