Leica 106Z user manual Light source Safety regulations

Servicing and repairs

–Repairs may only be carried out by Leica-trained service technicians or by technical personnel authorized to do so by the person in charge of the instrument

–Only original Leica spare parts may be used

–Unplug the power cable before opening the supply unit.. Touching live circuits can cause injury..

Legal requirements

Adhere to general and local regulations relating to accident prevention and environmental protection..

Conformity with European Community directive

Leica stereo-fluorescence systems and their accessories are constructed in accordance with the latest technologies and are provided with a statement of conformity with EC requirements..

Supply unit

•Pull the power plug of the supply unit out from the power soc- ket:

–when assembling and dismantling the lamp housing

–before opening the lamp housing

–when changing the mercury-vapour burner and other components such as the heat-­protection filter or the collector

–when servicing the supply unit

Lamp housing

•Never open the lamp housing while the burner­ is switched on (risk of explosion, UV irradiation, dazzling)

•Always allow the lamp housing to cool for at least 15 minutes before opening it (risk of burner exploding)

•Never cover the ventilator slots on the lamp housing (risk of fire)

	Mercury-vapour lamp
	• Read the user manual and safety directions provided by the
	manufacturer of the mercury-vapour burner, and particularly
	­those relating to its breakage and to the ­release of mercury
Light source: Safety regulations	• Before transporting the equipment, remove the mercury-vapour
	burner and place it in its original packaging.. Use the transport
Safety measures introduced by manufacturer	peg in place of the burner, to secure movable parts within the
	lamp housing
– UV protection screen in front of the specimen plane prevents	• When the mercury-vapour burner has reached the end of its
direct UV radiation from reaching the eyes..	nominal working life as indicated by the manufacturer’s
– Dummy filter carriers in the unoccupied positions of the rapid	information and the time counter on the supply unit, change the
	discoloured burner (increased risk of explosion)­
filter changer prevent direct UV radiation from reaching
	• Leica declines all responsibility for injury and damage
the eyes
– UV filters in the observation beam paths protect the eyes	resulting from exploding, incorrectly­	-fitted or incorrectly-used

against UV radiation..	mercury-­vapour burners..
– Stray-light protection on the underside of the lamp housing
protects the user's hands against UV radiation..

Warning

UV can damage your eyes.. Therefore:

–Never look at the light spot on the specimen plane without the UV protection screen in position

–Never look into the eyepieces unless there is an excitation filter in the beam path

–Always keep dummy filter carriers in the unoccupied positions of the rapid filter changer (for MZ10 F)

–Do not place the specimen on a white or highly-reflective background..

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