Maintenance By The Operator; Operator Maintenance Plan - Ametek SPECTRO MIDEX MID04 Original Operating Instructions

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Maintenance by the operator

Note
In order to ensure the availability and operational safety of the equipment, we
recommend having the system checked for correct operation and performance at
least once per year by specialized technicians. To find contact addresses of
service organizations authorized by SPECTRO go to www.spectro.com
6.1

Operator maintenance plan

Caution! Ionizing radiation!
An X-ray tube is inside the spectrometer.
Proceed only with the operator maintenance task described in this chapter.
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The operating personnel is not permitted to proceed with any other
maintenance work. Any other services (e.g., technical maintenance) or
repairs must only be performed by service personnel authorized by the
instrument manufacturer.
The maintenance intervals specified in the following table are guidelines which
should be observed as a minimum requirement. The maintenance intervals may
vary, depending on the use of the instrument.
To ensure the flawless function of the instrument, proceed with the following
maintenance tasks:
Daily maintenance work
Measurement for control sample
Monthly maintenance work
Complete deactivation of instrument
Further maintenance work
Energy channel recalibration (MCA),
depending on the results of the control
sample measurement
Global recalibration, depending on the
results of the control sample measurement
SPECTRO MIDEX — 31.08.2016
Maintenance by the operator
Task(s) to be carried out
Carry out a control sample measurement.
Switch off the instrument and leave it off for
10 minutes before switching it on again.
Then, carry out an energy channel
recalibration procedure (MCA) (see Chapter
6.2).
Place the MCA sample inside the
instrument and start an energy channel
recalibration procedure (MCA) (see Chapter
6.2).
Place the global recalibration sample inside
the device and start a global recalibration
procedure (see Chapter 6.3).
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