Maintenance; Known Harmful Ingredients; Tolerable Industrial Fluids And Chemicals; Approved General Cleaning Agents - Omron VHV5-F Series User Manual

13-2 Maintenance

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Known Harmful Ingredients

The following chemicals are known to damage the plastics on Omron Microscan products and should
not come in contact with the device:
• Acetone
• Ammonia solutions
• Aqueous or alcoholic alkaline solutions
• Aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons
• Benzene
• Undiluted Bleach
• Carbolic acid
• Compounds of amines or ammonia
• Ethanolamine
• Ethers
• Ketones
• TB-lysoform
• Toluene
• Trichloroethylene
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Tolerable Industrial Fluids and Chemicals

Not all fluid variants and brands have been tested.
The industrial fluids and chemicals listed below were evaluated and deemed tolerable for the housing
of the VHV5-F. These industrial fluids and chemicals should not come in contact with the VHV5-F
code reader window, which uses technology much like a digital camera. Marks, oil, or debris on the
window will interfere with image captures. Leaving the following industrial fluids on the window will re-
sult in suboptimal decode performance. See 13-2-4 Cleaning the Code Reader on page 13-4 for de-
tailed cleaning instructions.
• Motor/Engine Oil
• Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF)
• Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) Fluid
• Industrial De-Greaser (Engine Brite Heavy Duty)
• Brake Fluid (DOT4)
If the code reader comes in frequent contact with the fluids and chemicals listed above, Omron
Microscan recommends that you clean the outside of the code reader daily with the approved cleaning
agent listed below.
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Approved General Cleaning Agents

The following cleaning agents are approved for general cleaning of Omron Microscan products,
including the VHV5-F.
• Isopropyl alcohol 70%
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