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10 Care and Maintenance
10.1 Maintenance instructions
• Put a dust cover over the instrument during breaks in work.
• Keep accessories in a dust-free place when not in use.
• Remove dust with bellows and a soft brush.
• Clean the objectives and eyepieces with special optics cleaning
cloths and pure alcohol.
• Protect the surgical microscope from moisture, fumes, acids,
alkalis and corrosive substances.
• Do not store any chemicals near the instruments.
• Protect the surgical microscope from improper handling.
• Do not install other plugs or unscrew optical systems and
mechanical parts, unless explicitly instructed to do so in these
instructions.
• Protect the surgical microscope from oil and grease.
• Never oil or grease the guide surfaces or mechanical parts.
• Remove coarse debris with a moistened disposable cloth.
• To disinfect the surgical microscope, use products from the
group of surface disinfectants based on the following active
ingredients:
• Aldehydes
• Alcohols
• Quaternary ammonium compounds
Due to potential damage to the materials, never use
products based on:
• Halogen-donating compounds
• Strong organic acids
• Oxygen-donating compounds
Follow the disinfectant manufacturer's instructions.
We recommend concluding a service contract with Leica
Microsystems Service.
To maintain the reliability of the surgical microscope, we
recommend inspecting the product annually, covering our detailed
checklist.
Please contact your Leica Microsystems service representative.
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10.2 Changing lamps
Damage to the Leica M525 F20/CT20 surgical microscope!
Leica M525 F20/CT20 / Ref. 10 715 156 / Version 01
NOTE
Before replacing the lamp, switch off the Leica M525 F20/CT20
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surgical microscope and disconnect it from the power supply.
Switch off the illumination using the on/off switch (2).
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Switch off the microscope using the on/off switch (1).
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Unscrew the rotary knob (4) under the control/illumination unit
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and fold down the illumination unit (3).
CAUTION
Burn hazard!
The mount of the lighting gets very hot.
Before replacing lamps, ensure that the mount has
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cooled down.
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