Nikon Eclipse TI-TIRF-E Setup Manual page 76

1.4.6 Laser Safety Kit
The laser safety kit is supplied with all laser products mounted onto a Ti microscope.
Labels affixed to each laser product include a name label and other types of necessary labels, both of which
are not shown here.
The laser safety kit is composed of the filter slider cover, protection plate for nosepiece, filter cube port cover
retaining plate, and safety labels, "(7) IEC caution label – Class 3B areas" and "(9) IEC aperture label".
Before using the microscope, CHECK that each part of the laser safety kit is correctly attached. (See the
figure below.)
Safety label (7)
Protection plate
(for nosepiece)
Analyzer port
Safety label (9)
(Both sides)
Filter slider cover
The filter slider cover is a component designed for preventing unintended exposure of eyes or skin at the
slider port to laser light emitted to the dia-pillar illuminator. To attach it to the Ti microscope, lay it over the
dia-pillar illuminator and secure it with the screws and nuts provided with the kit.
Filter cube port cover retaining plate
The filter cube port cover retaining plate is a component designed for preventing accidental leakage of laser
light upon occurrence of unintended opening of the filter cube port cover.
Attach it to the side of the epi-fl filter turret's lower plate using the screws provided with the kit.
Safety labels
The label (7) affixed to the upper left side (when viewed from the Binocular eyepiece tube) of the dia pillar
indicates that the laser light may come out from the aperture when the lamphouse is removed for
replacement of the lamp inside.
Another labels (7) on both sides of the microscope base indicates that the laser light may come out from the
aperture while attaching the epi-fl filter turret or the nosepiece to the microscope.
The labels (9) on both sides of the microscope base indicates that the laser light may come out of the
analyzer port.
Chapter 1 System Configurations and Part Names
1.4 Name of Each Part
Filter slider cover
Dia pillar illuminator
Filter cube port
cover retaining plate
ON
OFF
6V30W
12V100 W
MAX.
Safety label (7)
(Both sides)
Figure 1.4-49
(7) IEC caution label -Class 3B areas
1-62
CAUTION – CLASS 3B
LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN
AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM
VORSICHT – LASERSTRAHLUNG
KLASSE 3B,
WENN ABDECKUNG GEÖFFNET
NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN
(9) IEC aperture label 2
AVOID EXPOSURE
LASER LIGHT IS EMITTED
FROM THIS APERTURE
Figure 1.4-50