Brookfield DV2T - Cleaning

Brookeld Engineering Labs., Inc. Page 12 Manual No. M13-167
Status Bar: TheStatusBarprovidesinformationrelatingtothedateandtime(ascongured
bytheuser)andvariousconnectionstotheDV2TViscometer.
Test Name: TheTestNameidentiesthenameofthecurrentlyloadedtest.
Title Bar: TheTitleBaridentiestheactivitytobeconductedinthecurrentviewand
includesanynavigationiconsthatarerelevant.
Data Fields: TheDataFieldsincludemeasurementresultsandtestparameters.
More/Less Bar: TheMore/LessBarinformstheuserwhenmoreDataFieldsareavailableand
whenthenumberofDataFieldscanbereduced.
Command Keys: TheCommandKeysindicateactionthatcanbetaken.Thesekeyswillvary
fromviewtoviewdependingonwhatactionsarerelevant.
I.7 Cleaning
Makesurethattheinstrumentisinaclean,dryworkingenvironment(dust-free,moderate
temperature,lowhumidity,etc.).
Makesuretheinstrumentisonalevelsurface.
Hands/ngersmustbecleanandfreeofsampleresidue.Notdoingsomayresultindeposit
buildupontheupperpartoftheshaftandcauseinterferencebetweentheshaftandthepivot
cup.
Besuretoremovethespindlefromtheinstrumentpriortocleaning.Noteleft-handedthread.
Severeinstrumentdamagemayresultifthespindleiscleanedinplace.
InstrumentandDisplay: Clean with a dry, non-abrasive cloth.  Do not use solvents
or cleaners. The instrument housing is manufactured from
polycarbonateABS.Cleaninstrumenthousingwithmildsoap
and water. Do not apply solvent to the instrument!
ImmersedComponents(spindles): Spindlesaremadeofstainlesssteel.Cleanwithanon-
abrasiveclothandsolventappropriateforsamplematerial.
Whencleaning,donotapplyexcessiveforce,whichmayresultinbendingspindles.