Maintenance - Leica RTC360 User Manual

Dust and debris on
optical surfaces
Cleaning of optical
surfaces
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Care and Transport
Using only a compressed gas duster to remove dust and debris from surface
of scanner window.
Never rub off dust or debris as this will scratch the glass and so pos-
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sibly cause permanent damage to the special optical coatings.
Soiling of the glass pane can cause extreme measurement errors and there-
fore useless data!
All soiling that is visible on the glass pane has to be removed, except
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for single small dust particles that adhere inevitably.
For the glass cleaning procedure, the Leica cleaning tissue provided with the
system is recommended.
Clean the glass pane regularly with the recommended cleaning tissue:
Switch off instrument and remove the battery.
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Washing hands is necessary in order to avoid grease on the cleaning tis-
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sue.
Better, use gloves to avoid finger oil on the glass.
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Then use the Leica cleaning tissue.
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If any smears from cleaning are visible against back light, repeat the pro-
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cedure.
Do not use air from the pneumatic power system as this is always slightly
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oily!

Maintenance

An inspection of the product must be done in a Leica Geosystems authorized
service workshop. Leica Geosystems recommends an inspection of the product
every 12 months.
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