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IFS 125M User Manual Bruker Optik GmbH
Maintenance 6
6.4 Replacing window
6 • Click the OPUS status light on the lower
right end of the interface to reset the source
operating hour meter. The Instrument Status
window opens.
• Click the source icon and then the Service
Info button. The Source diagnostics page
opens.
• Click the Reset button.
• Close the HTML view.
Table 6.8: Replacing source
Where are the windows
located?
On the rear and right side of the
interferometer cover
When have the windows to
be replaced?
In case of too much dirt, cracking and
haze
Tools required: Window flange, Allen key
Handling instructions: • Handle with great care as windows are
very fragile and easily crack under the
influence of mechanical pressure.
• Do not touch the window surface to
avoid contaminations which can
decrease the infrared transparency.
• Avoid generating dust when the window
has been cracked.
• Observe the safety instructions on the
window packaging.
Non-observance of safety instruc-
tions on packaging:
Serious health problems or even death.
➣ Never clean the windows.
➣ Observe the safety instructions.
Window material used: • MIR: KBr
• NIR/VIS/UV: Quartz or CaF
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Table 6.9: Window features