XRF-2000 Series Operating Manual
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2.2 Radiation Safety
XRF-2000 Series equipment is intrinsically safe from radiation hazards.
Every machine is inspected prior to its delivery, ensuring that level of
radiation anywhere around the sample chamber is not higher than the
ambient radiation in the free environment. The instruments are equipped
with safety magnetic switches to ensure that proper shielding is in place
during x-ray operation, avoiding a possibility of exposure to radiation.
Overriding safety features should not be done under any circumstances.
These features have been installed for your safety.
Depending on the country, personnel operating X-ray instrumentation
may have to be registered with the relevant health and radiation control
authorities and may be required to wear dosimeters to monitor their
exposure to radiation as well as to undergo annual medical examinations
to safe guard their health. Local radiation control authorities may require
that your instrument be registered with the relevant controlling bodies
and that you carry out periodic radiation leak detection tests to ensure
the ongoing safety in the utilization of the instrument.
You will need to check the relevant legislation and your compliance
thereof with the correct controlling bodies in your country.
2.3 Site Preparation
INSTALLATION SITE
The system site should be free of excessive mechanical vibrations and
strong acoustical noise. Strong electrical fields such as those
generated by arc welding instruments, induction furnaces, large electric
power lines, etc., can interfere with signals from the X-ray Detector and
decrease its resolution.
Please do not hesitate to consult the service agent if you suspect that
such problems exist.
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Keep the system and its vicinity clean and dust-free; circuit boards and
components in the system and computer could fail due to an
accumulation of conductive dust or from corrosion.
Avoid extreme temperatures or high humidity. The recommended
operating temperature range is 20 - 25° C. Constant temperature
assures the stability of system calibration.
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