General Maintenance - Malvern NANOSIGHT NS300 User Manual

Maintenance

General maintenance

Instrument casing
Clean the casing of NS300 body and laser module using a damp cloth.
Optical elements
Fluidics
Clean the sample cell and tubing as described in
page 142
tionality and protect against cross contamination of the parts exposed to the sample dur-
ing and following use. Failure to follow these procedures can result in poor performance
and a decrease in lifetime of replaceable parts.
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Caution! Although the unit is splash-proof, do not wet or allow excess mois-
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ture or liquid to penetrate any part of the system. Do not use solvents. This can
cause irreparable damage to the unit, which is not covered under warranty.
Do not abrade or scratch the optical flat surfaces.
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Do not introduce particulates or contaminants onto the surface.
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Treat all optical surfaces with the same care as would be employed with equi-
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valent surfaces on your microscope.
Note: Should the optical flat in the laser module become damaged, it can be
replaced by Malvern Instruments (pricing on request).
and O-Ring maintenance on
Regularly inspect fluidic tubing and replace any that show signs of wear. Please
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contact Malvern Instruments for additional sets of tubing (P/N NTA4161 NS300
Complete Tubing Kit).
When not in use, remove the top plate from the laser module. The top plate,
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along with any tubing, must be left clean and dry.
Low Volume Flow Cell maintenance on
page 147. This will help maintain best func-