8. Lamp and lamp house
8.4 Removing the xenon lamp from the lamp house
WARNING: DO NOT PERMIT UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL TO PERFORM OR ATTEMPT ANY PHASE OF
XENON LAMP HANDLING OR SERVICE. ONLY TRAINED AND QUALIFIED TECHNICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL
ARE ALLOWED TO HANDLE THE XENON LAMP.
WARNING: This procedure may only be performed by qualified technical service personnel.
CAUTION: Xenon compact arc lamps are highly pressurized. When ignited, the normal operating temperature
of the bulb increases the pressure to a level at which the bulb may explode if not handled in strict accordance
to the manufacturer’s instructions. The bulb is stable at room temperature, but may still explode if dropped or
otherwise mishandled. Whenever the lamp house, containing a xenon lamp, has to be dismantled or whenever
the protective container or cloth has to be removed from the xenon lamp, authorized protective clothing MUST
be worn!
WARNING: Always wear face protection (full face shield) when handling xenon lamps.
WARNING: Always wear protective clothing (welder’s jacket) when handling xenon lamps.
WARNING: Always wear clean leather gloves with wrist protectors when handling xenon lamps.
Necessary tools
• Flat blade screw driver.
• 5 m m Allen wrench.
• 17 mm open-end wr ench (2 pieces).
• Lamp protective container or protective c loth with two binders.
How to remove the xenon lamp
1. R elease the xenon lamp from its socket by removing the
hexagon socket head cap screw and w asher as illustrated. Use a 5 mm
Allen wrench.
Image 8-7
Lamp fixation screw
2. R emov e the Lamp House side cover by releasing the two retaining thumbscrews as illustrated.
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