8163A/B, 8164A/B, 8166A/B Lightwave Mainframes
User’s Guide
15 Cleaning Instructions
Safety Precautions / 425
Why is it important to clean optical devices ? / 426
What do I need for proper cleaning? / 427
Preserving Connectors / 432
Cleaning Instrument Housings / 433
Cleaning Instrument Housings / 433
Which Cleaning Procedure should I use ? / 434
How to clean connectors / 435
How to clean connector adapters / 438
How to clean connector interfaces / 439
How to clean lenses / 441
How to clean instruments with a fixed connector interface / 442
How to clean instruments with an optical glass plate / 443
How to clean instruments with a physical contact interface / 444
How to clean instruments with a recessed lens interface / 446
How to clean optical devices which are sensitive to mechanical stress and
pressure / 447
How to clean metal filters or attenuator gratings / 448
Additional Cleaning Information / 449
Other Cleaning Hints / 451
The following Cleaning Instructions contain some general safety
precautions, which must be observed during all phases of cleaning.
Consult your specific optical device manuals or guides for full information
on safety matters.
Please try, whenever possible, to use physically contacting connectors,
and dry connections. Clean the connectors, interfaces, and bushings
carefully after use.