Chapter 7 Confirmation and Check Sheet
7.2 Check Sheet
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3. Safety checks
Table 7.2-4
No. Unit Check items Check
1 Is there a gap between the unit and laser head? Y N
2 Is the protective cover securely attached? Y N
3 Does any laser light leak from gaps in the protective cover? Y N
4
Laser and
laser unit
Is the sheet metal cover attached? Y N
5 Is the optical fiber securely fixed? Y N
6 Are all the retaining screws on the accessories (Field diaphragm unit,
eyepiece tube, fluorescent lamp, nosepiece, condenser, diascopic
illumination) securely tightened?
Y N
7 Are objectives or caps mounted in all the openings in the nosepiece? Y N
8 Are cameras or caps attached to all ports? Y N
9 Does the motorized shutter on the laser unit close when the laser safety
cover is detached in TI-TIRF TIRF Illuminator Unit/TI-TIRF-E Motorized
TIRF Illuminator Unit?
Y N
10 Does the motorized shutter on the laser unit close when the optical path in
the microscope main unit is switched to the eyepiece?
Y N
11 Is the dia-illuminator 100W attached? Y N
12 Is the protection plate attached between the epi-fl filter turret and the
nosepiece or between the epi-fl filter turret and the PFS nosepiece?
Y N
13
Microscope
Is the lock attached after the filter cube port cover is attached? Y N
14 Are labels affixed at the specified locations? Y N
4. Power check
Table 7.2-5
No. Check items Measured Value
1 L1: %
2 L2: %
3 L3: %
4
Optical fiber efficiency:
Laser intensity ratio between incident light and outgoing light of the
single mode fiber
L4: %
5 L1: mW
6 L2: mW
7 L3: mW
8
Laser intensity at aperture:
Maximum intensity of the laser emitted from the opening of the
nosepiece for each laser unit
L4: mW
Power meter Manufacturer:
Model name:
Serial number:
Calibration date: