Cleaning Instructions How to clean connector interfaces
420 Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B, and 8166A/B User’s Guide, Fourth Edition
Preferred Procedure Use the following procedure on most occasions.
1 Clean the adapter by rubbing a new, dry cotton-swab over the
surface using a small circular movement.
2 Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air.
Procedure for Stubborn Dirt Use this procedure particularly when there is greasy dirt on the
adapter:
1 Moisten a new cotton-swab with isopropyl alcohol.
2 Clean the adapter by rubbing the cotton-swab over the surface using
a small circular movement.
3 Take a new, dry soft-tissue and remove the alcohol, dissolved
sediment and dust, by rubbing gently over the surface using a small
circular movement.
4 Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air.
How to clean connector
interfaces
CAUTION Be careful when using pipe-cleaners, as the core and the bristles of the
pipe-cleaner are hard and can damage the interface.
Do not use pipe-cleaners on optical head adapters, as the hard core of
normal pipe cleaners can damage the bottom of an adapter.
Preferred Procedure Use the following procedure on most occasions.
1 Clean the interface by pushing and pulling a new, dry pipe-cleaner
into the opening. Rotate the pipe-cleaner slowly as you do this.
2 Then clean the interface by rubbing a new, dry cotton-swab over the
surface using a small circular movement.
3 Blow away any remaining lint with compressed air.
Procedure for Stubborn Dirt Use this procedure particularly when there is greasy dirt on the
interface:
1 Moisten a new pipe-cleaner with isopropyl alcohol.