Chapter 9 Care And Maintenance; Cleaning The Lenses; Cleaning The Microscope; Disinfecting The Microscope - Nikon ECLIPSE E200 MV Series Instruction Manual

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Care and Maintenance

Cleaning the Lenses

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• Dust is best removed using a soft brush or gauze.
• More persistent dirt, such as fingerprints, grease and oil, may be removed with lens tissue
(or soft cotton, gauze) lightly moistened with absolute alcohol (ethyl alcohol or methyl
alcohol).
• To clean immersion oil off the oil-immersion type objective, use lens tissue, soft cotton or
gauze lightly moistened with petroleum benzine. If petroleum benzine is not available, use
methyl alcohol. In this case, you need to wipe 3 to 4 times because the detergency of the
methyl alcohol is somewhat weak.
• Absolute alcohol and petroleum benzine are quite inflammable. Take great care when
handling them and when turning the power switch on and off. Be very careful with fire.
• When using absolute alcohol and petroleum benzene, follow the instructions provided by
the manufacturer.

Cleaning the Microscope

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• We recommend that you use a silicon cloth to clean the microscope.
• For persistent dirt, dampen a piece of gauze with neutral detergent and wipe lightly.
• Using organic solvent may result in discoloration of the plastic parts.

Disinfecting the Microscope

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• We recommend that you use 70% medical alcohol for normal disinfection of the microscope.
• In case of spillage of a sample to the microscope, determine whether the sample is
hazardous. If the sample is hazardous, follow the standard procedure of your laboratory.
• Using organic solvent may result in discoloration of the plastic parts.

Storing the Microscope

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• When the microscope is not in use, put a vinyl dust cover over the product to protect it
form dust, and store it in a dry place where mold is not likely to form.
• Before covering the microscope with the vinyl cover, turn off the microscope (press the
switch to the "O" position) and unplug the power cord, then wait for more than 30 minutes
until the lamp and its surrounding areas cool sufficiently.
• We especially recommend that the objectives and eyepieces be kept in a container (such
as a desiccator) with desiccant in it.

Periodical Inspections (Charged)

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• To maintain the performance of the microscope, periodical inspections and maintenance
are recommended.
• For details, contact your nearest Nikon representative.
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