ChemoMetec NucleoCounter NC-100 Cleaning Manual

Technical note 994-0016 Rev. 2.0
Cleaning Guide for NucleoCounter® Family
The present Technical Note applies to all instruments listed below
The NucleoCounter Instruments
NucleoCounter® NC-100™
NucleoCounter® SP-100™
NucleoCounter® YC-100™
NucleoCounter®SCC-100™
Maintenance of Regular cleaning of the NucleoCounter is recommended in order to protect its surface and assure
NucleoCounter the quality of the collected images. When cleaning the cabinet it is recommended to use a soft
moist cloth and gently wipe the surface. Any contamination, which does not come off
immediately, should be rubbed gently with a cloth wetted with mild detergent. Never use
organic solvents or aggressive detergents to clean the exterior of the NucleoCounter.
Cassette insertion The cassette insertion area and the optical parts inside the NucleoCounter should be protected
area against dust and other contaminants. Therefore, great care must be taken to ensure that the lid
covering the cassette insertion area is closed when cassettes are not being loaded into or
removed from the NucleoCounter. If the insertion area becomes contaminated it should
immediately be cleaned with a clean, dry and dust free cloth. When cleaning the cassette
insertion area, great care must be taken against introducing any liquid or dust into the insertion
slit of the NucleoCounter. Any liquid that enters the interior of the NucleoCounter can damage
the optical parts and thus compromise the quality of the cell counts

Optical elements

A contaminant on the surface of an optical component can influence the appearance of the
image obtained. A contaminant will normally be visible as a faint object in the image. Since it is
also possible that such contamination is on the surface of the cassette, only objects, which are
stationary in all images, are possible contaminations of the optical system. An example of a
relatively large contamination is given in Figure 1
Figure 1 An image showing a contamination of the optical system, visible as a white cloudy
phenomenon in the upper right hand corner. If the contamination is stationary it should be
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removed using compressed air.
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