Cleaning
Dust and dirt will affect the quality of your results.
Therefore: Put a dust cover over the instrument during breaks in work.
Use dust caps to protect tube openings, tubes without eyepieces, and eyepieces.
Remove dust with a pneumatic rubber bulb or with a soft brush.
Clean objectives and eyepieces with special optic cleaning cloths and with pure alcohol.
When accessories are not being used, protect them against dust.
Cleaning polymer Some components are made of polymer, or are
of unsuitable cleaning agents and techniques can damage polymers, so always observe the following rules:
Never clean • Never clean them in an ultrasonic bath. The polymer can polymers this way become brittle and later break.
• Never use corrosive cleaning agents or ones containing acetone.
•Never use solvents for cleaning (except for ethanol and isopropanol).
You can clean • With warm soapy water, wiping down afterwards polymers harmlessly with distilled water.
• With ethanol (industrial alcohol) and isopropanol.
When cleaning with ethanol or isopropanol, adhere to the appropriate safety regulations.
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