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Summary
The PerkinElmer Spotlight 200 has been designed to comply with a wide variety of
international standards governing the safety of laboratory equipment. In routine use, the
Spotlight 200 poses virtually no risk to you. If you take some simple, common-sense
precautions, you can make sure that you maintain the continued safe operation of the
Spotlight 200.
DO make sure that all parts of the Spotlight 200 are properly connected to the electrical
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supply; in particular, make sure that the ground (earth) wires are securely connected.
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DO disconnect the electrical power supply before opening the main cover of the
microscope and spectrometer.
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DO keep the microscope dry. Avoid spilling liquid into the microscope and spectrometer.
Clean all external spills immediately. If anything that is spilled enters the main body of
the microscope or spectrometer, switch off the power and call a PerkinElmer Service
Engineer.
If your Spotlight 200 is fitted with an MCT (mercury cadmium telluride) detector,
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DO wear safety glasses and protective gloves when you are filling the detector dewar in
the microscope with liquid nitrogen. Slowly pour the liquid nitrogen into the dewar.
Stand back from the detector during filling because liquid nitrogen may be expelled
from the dewar flask. Use only liquid nitrogen.
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DO NOT use a flammable gas to purge the spectrometer or microscope. The
spectrometer contains a hot lamp, and fire or explosion may result. Use only clean, dry,
oil-free nitrogen or air to purge the instrument.
If your Spotlight 200 is fitted with an automated ATR objective, DO NOT look directly at
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either the stage lighting LEDs or the window at the back of the weighbridge, particularly
if you are using an optical magnifier that could focus the visible or infrared beams from
these sources.
DO read the more detailed information on safety in the following pages.
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