NanoPhotometer
®
P-Class User Manual
Version 2.1 Page 61 / 70
8. MAINTENANCE
8.1 Maintenance-free Technology
The NanoPhotometer
®
P-Class
technology is maintenance-free. Regular maintenance or calibration is not necessary.
For facilities that are working according to national as well as international guidelines and standards – such as Good
Laboratory Practice (GLP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) or ISO9000-9004 - the proper performance of a
spectrophotometer has to be tested and proved on regular individually set intervals. Implen provides certified
NanoPhotometer
®
P-Class secondary standards as an optional accessory. These NanoPhotometer
®
P-Class
Didymiumglassfilters are suitable for the control and documentation of the wavelength accuracy and the photometric
accuracy of your system. IQ/OQ documentation is also available (only for P 330 and P 360). Please contact your local
Implen office or an authorized Implen partner for further information.
Support agreements that help to fulfil the demands of regulatory guidelines concerning GLP/GMP:
- calibration, certification using filters traceable to international standards (during production and quality control)
- certified engineers and calibrated test equipment
- approved to ISO 9001 standard
- automatic self-diagnostic calibration test during start of the NanoPhotometer
®
P-Class,
result is documented in each data output file
- possibility to save a PVC file (no data manipulation possible, hardcopy printout)
8.2 Lamp Replacement
The xenon lamp should not need replacement until after several years of use. In the unlikely event that it does need
replacing, this should be undertaken by a service engineer from your supplier.
8.3 Mixer replacement
The mixer should not need replacement until after several years of use. In the unlikely event that it does need
replacing, this should be undertaken by a service engineer from your supplier.
Caution
Do not open the base plate of the vortexer.
Do not break the seal.
8.4 Exchange of the gaiter
If the gaiter is damaged please exchange it immediately. The gaiter can be ordered separately, item number is S-
330360-G.
Caution
Switch the instrument off before removing the gaiter
Do not look into the gap between the mixer and the housing, UV exposure
1. Remove the defect gaiter: