ZEISS CARE, MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING AND SERVICE Axio Imager 2
Instrument care
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5 CARE, MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING AND SERVICE
5.1 Instrument care
Care of the Axio Imager is restricted to the following operations:
The Axio
Imager microscopes are not equipped with any special devices for protection from
substances that are corrosive, potentially infectious, toxic, radioactive, or other substances that
could be hazardous to health. Observe all legal regulations, particularly the relevant national
accident prevention regulations when handling such substances.
• Eliminate contamination of the instrument according to the accident prevention regulations.
• Switch off the instrument after each use and place the instrument cover on it to protect it from dust
and humidity.
• Do not set up the instrument in a humid room; maximum humidity < 75%.
• Cover open tubes with dust caps.
• Remove dust and loose dirt on visible optical surfaces with a brush, blower brush, cotton bud, optics
cleaning tissue or cotton cloth.
• Remove water-soluble dirt (coffee, cola, etc.) by blowing on it and wiping it off with a lint-free cotton
cloth or a cloth moistened with water to which a mild detergent may also be added.
• Wipe off stubborn, oily or fatty dirt (such as fingerprints and immersion oil) with a cotton swab or lint-
free cotton cloth and the optics cleaning solution L.
The cleaning solution consists of 90 vol% gasoline and 10 vol% isopropanol (IPA). The individual
components are also known as:
Gasoline: Medical alcohol, petroleum ether
Isopropanol: 2-Propanol,
Dimethylcarbinol,
2-Hydroxypropane
Clean optical surfaces by polishing in circles, starting in the middle and moving to the edges (only use
slight pressure).
When using the microscope in humid climatic zones, proceed as follows:
• Store the instrument in bright, dry and well-ventilated rooms with a humidity of < 75 %. Optical
components and accessories that are particularly susceptible to fungus growth, e.g. objectives and
eyepieces, should be stored in a dry closet.
The risk of fungus growth on opto-mechanical instruments invariably exists in the following conditions:
− Relative humidity > 75% and temperatures between +15 °C and +35 °C for more than three days.
− Installation in dark rooms without air ventilation.
− Dust deposits and fingerprints on optical surfaces.
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