Nikon ECLIPSE E200 Manual De Instrucciones página 86

Care and Maintenance

Cleaning the Lenses

• 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 (anhydrous ethyl alcohol or

methyl alcohol; do not use rubbing 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 three or four 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.

Cleaning the Microscope

• 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 could result in discoloration of the plastic parts.

Disinfecting the Microscope

• We recommend that you use 70% medical alcohol for normal disinfection of the

microscope.

• In case of contact 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 could result in discoloration of the plastic parts.

When Not in Use

• When the microscope is not in use, cover with the vinyl dust cover, and store it in a dry

place where mold is not likely to form.

• Make sure that the power switch is off (turned to " ") and the lamp is cool enough to

touch before covering with the vinyl dust cover.

• We especially recommend that the objectives and eyepieces be kept in a container (such

as a desiccator) with desiccant in it.

Periodical Inspections

• To maintain the performance of the microscope, periodical inspections and maintenance

are recommended.

• For details, contact your nearest Nikon representative.