Source maintenance 7-39
Required materials
• Lint-free cotton gloves.
• Nitrile gloves.
• Needle-nose pliers or tweezers.
• 1/8-inch (3.2-mm) wrench.
•1.5-mm Allen wrench.
• 1-mm Allen wrench.
• Jeweler’s screwdriver.
• “Clutch pencil” tool (provided in the tool kit).
• Vernier caliper.
• Lapping paper, 9-mµ and 12-mµ grades.
• Aluminum oxide powder.
• Cotton buds.
• An appropriately sized glass vessel in which to completely immerse
components when cleaning. Use only glassware not previously cleaned
with surfactants.
• Solvents for ultrasonic cleaning:
– Propan-2-ol [isopropyl alcohol (IPA)].
– Methanol.
– Dichloromethane.
– Acetone.
• Ultrasonic bath.
• Source of oil-free, inert gas (nitrogen or helium) for drying (air-drying
optional).
• Lint-free paper towels.