User`s guide

Additional Cleaning Equipment E Cleaning Information
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Additional Cleaning Equipment
Some Cleaning Procedures need the following equipment,
which is not required to clean each instrument:
• Microscope with a magnification range about 50X up to
300X
•Ultrasonic bath
• Warm water and liquid soap
• Premoistened cleaning wipes
•Polymer film
• Infrared Sensor Card
Microscope with a magnification range about 50X up
to 300X
A microscope can be found in most photography stores,
or can be obtained through or specialist mail order
companies. Special fiber-scopes are available from
suppliers of splicing equipment.
Light source Ideally, the light source on your microscope should be
very flexible. This will allow you to examine your device
closely and from different angles.
A microscope helps you to estimate the type and degree of
dirt on your device. You can use a microscope to choose
an appropriate cleaning method, and then to examine the
results. You can also use your microscope to judge
whether your optical device (such as a connector) is
severely scratched and is, therefore, causing inaccurate
measurements.