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Cleaning Information
Other Cleaning Hints
Other Cleaning Hints
Selecting the correct cleaning method is an important element in maintaining your
equipment and saving you time and money. This chapter highlights the main cleaning
methods, but cannot address every individual circumstance.
This section contain some additional hints which we hope will help you further. For further
information, please contact your local Agilent Technologies representative.
Making the connection
Before you make any connection you must ensure that all lightwave cables and connectors
are clean. If not, then use the appropriate cleaning methods.
When you insert the ferrule of a patchcord into a connector or an adapter, ensure that the
fiber end does not touch the outside of the mating connector or adapter. Otherwise, the
fiber end will rub up against something which could scratch it and leave deposits.
Lens cleaning papers
Some special lens cleaning papers are not suitable for cleaning optical devices like
connectors, interfaces, lenses, mirrors and so on. To be absolutely certain that a cleaning
paper is applicable, please ask the salesperson or the manufacturer.
Immersion oil and other index matching
Do not use immersion oil or other index matching compounds with optical sensors equipped
with recessed lenses. They are liable to dirty the detector and impair its performance. They
compounds
may also alter the property of depiction of your optical device, thus rendering your
measurements inaccurate.
Cleaning the housing and the mainframe
When cleaning either the mainframe or the housing of your instrument, only use a dry and
very soft cotton tissue on the surfaces and the numeric pad.
Never open the instruments as they can be damaged. Opening the instruments puts you in
danger of receiving an electrical shock from your device, and renders your warranty void.
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