Spectrometer Maintenance Checklists - PerkinElmer aanalyst 200 User Manual

Maintenance

Spectrometer Maintenance Checklists

Maintenance checklists for the spectrometer system are presented below.
General preventative maintenance procedures
Instrument and For safety reasons, and to avoid contaminating new samples, you should make
work area sure that the instrument and the work area are always absolutely clean. This is
especially important when you are working with toxic substances and when you
are measuring trace amounts of any elements. Wipe up spills immediately
before they can cause further contamination or damage. Before you leave the
instrument standing idle for any period of time, make sure that all the
components are clean.
Fume Make sure that the main exhaust ventilation system functions correctly. Always
ventilation switch it on when you are using the instrument.
Environmental Make sure that the environmental conditions are as described in Chapter 2.
conditions
Spectrometer, maintenance checklist
External Wipe over the surfaces with a lint-free cloth moistened with a dilute solution of
Surfaces laboratory detergent. The surfaces are resistant to dilute acids and alkalis, and to
a lesser extent to strong acids and alkalis and organic solvents.
Atomizer These windows do not normally require cleaning but if they become marked,
compartment e.g. with fingerprints, you can clean them with a tuft of cotton moistened with a
windows, lamp dilute solution of isopropanol.
end windows
Air filters Replace filter yearly or more often in a dusty environment.
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