Zeiss Axiovert 200 Operating Manual

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CARE, MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING AND SERVICEAxiovert 200 Care Carl ZeissB 40-080 e 03/01 4-34 CARE, MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING AND SERVICE4.1 CareCare of the instruments is limited to the following operations:• Cover the instrument with the dust cover after every use.• Do not install instrument in a damp room.• Cover open tubes with dust protection caps.• Remove dust and dirt from visible optical surfaces using a brush, airblower, Q-tips, optics cleaningpaper or a cotton cloth.• Remove water-soluble dirt (coffee, Coke, etc.) after breathing on it and wiping it off with a dust-freecotton cloth or a moistened cloth. A mild cleaning agent can also be added to the water.• Remove stubborn, oily or greasy dirt (immersion oils, finger prints) with a wad of cotton or a dust-freecotton cloth dipped in the optics cleaning mixture L.This cleaning mixture is produced of 90 Vol% benzoline and 10 Vol% isopropanol (IPA). The variouscomponents are also known under the following synonyms:benzoline: medical alcohol, petroleum etherIsopropanol: 2-propanol, dimethyl carbinol, 2-hydroxypropaneClean the optical surface by moving in circles starting in the middle. Slight pressure should be exerted onthe optics during cleaning.When using the Axiovert 200 in humid climatic zones, proceed as follows:• Store the microscope in bright, dry and well ventilated rooms with a humidity of less than 65%; storeparticularly sensitive components and accessories, such as objectives and eyepieces, in a dry closet.• When the equipment is stored in closed cases for a longer period of time, the growth of fungus canbe avoided by including cloths soaked in fungicide in the cases.The risk of growth of fungus on opto-mechanical instruments always exists in the followingconditions:− relative humidity of more than 75% and temperatures between +15° C and +35° C formore than three days.− installation in dark rooms without air ventilation, and− dust deposits and fingerprints on optical surfaces.