Leica Biosystems TP1020 - Manual (Page 11)

11 Leica TP1020
Cleaning
2. Safety
Working with the instrument (continued)
• Always observe worker's protection rules and use adequate protective gear (gloves, labora-
tory coats).
• The heated wax baths may only be used with paraffin. Under no circumstances may they be
filled with solvents. When solvents heat, a highly explosive mixture builds up!
• Caution! The interior containers of the wax baths become very hot when the heating function
is activated! Do not touch the gray upper rim of the containers with your hands! Burn hazard!
• Caution when handling hot paraffin! Burn hazard!
• Turn off the power switch before cleaning the instrument.
• Caution! The interior containers of the wax baths become very hot when the heating function
is activated! Do not touch the gray upper rim of the containers with your hands! Burn hazard!
• Caution when handling hot paraffin! Burn hazard!
• When cleaning the instrument, no liquid may enter in contact with any of the electrical con-
nections or the interior of the instrument.
• Spilled reagents have to be wiped away immediately. In case of long-term exposure, the
instrument surfaces are only conditionally resistant to solvents.
• To clean the painted surfaces, the container platform and the control panel, do not use sol-
vents containing acetone or xylene; neither use abrasive cleaning powders! Only mild
household detergents may be used! The lacquered surfaces and the control panel are not
resistant to xylene or acetone!