CleaningandMaintenance
ThereareseveralmaintenanceproceduresthatarecommontoallSyncrolitefixtures.Theunits
willoperateoptimallyifkeptclean.Thisisparticularlytrueofglassandreflectorsurfaces.
Glass‐CleanlampheadglasswithWindexorsimilarstreak‐freeglasscleaner.
DichroicScrolls‐WhenhandlingDichroFlexHTorinstallingscrolls,cottonglovesorother
protectionshouldbeworninordertoavoiddirectcontactbetweenthefilterfilmandskin.
Intheeventthatfingerprints,oilsorothercontaminantscomeintocontactwiththefilters,
theyshouldbegentlyremovedwithadrymicrofibercloth.Intheeventthatacontaminant
cannotberemovedwithadrymicrofibercloth,amildnon‐ammoniawindowcleanermaybe
usedsparingly,butshouldberemovedwithamicrofiberorotherabrasion‐freecloth.Donot
usepapertowelsastheywillscratchthesurfaceandshortenthelifeofthefilters.Pleasenote
thatammonia‐basedproductswilldamagetheDichroFlexHTsubstrateandshouldneverbe
used.
Inoperation,DichroFlexHTScrollsshouldbekeptascleanaspossiblebyroutinelychanging
andcleaningairfiltersonthecolor/douserheadandcleaningtheinsideofthefilterchamberof
anycontaminantsthatmaybypassthefilteran
dcollectonsurfaces.Ifyourunitsdonothave
airfilters,pleaseimmediatelycontactSyncroliteforreplacements.
Reflectors‐Reflectorsshouldbecleanedonlywithdenaturedalcoholandalintfreeclothor
wipe.WhencleaningreflectorswiththeXenonlampinstalled,usethesameprecautionsand
protectivegearaswhenchangingtheXenonlamp.
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