Agilent Technologies 86038A User Manual page 281

Cleaning Connections for Accurate Measurements
Agilent 86038A Optical Dispersion Analyzer, Third Edition
1 Apply isopropyl alcohol to a clean foam swab.
Cotton swabs can be used as long as no cotton fibers remain after cleaning. The
foam swabs listed in this section's introduction are small enough to fit into
adapters.
Although foam swabs can leave filmy deposits, these deposits are very thin, and
the risk of other contamination buildup on the inside of adapters greatly
outweighs the risk of contamination by foam swabs.
2 Clean the adapter with the foam swab.
3 Dry the inside of the adapter with a clean, dry, foam swab.
4 Blow through the adapter using filtered, dry, compressed air.
Nitrogen gas or compressed dust remover can also be used. Do not shake, tip, or
invert compressed air canisters, because this releases particles in the can into
the air. Refer to instructions provided on the compressed air canister.
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