Technical information

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9. MFP SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS
Ortiz Nanomechanics Lab : 13-5037
1. PHOTODIODE AND LASER KNOBS : Please be
sure not to push them beyond their range of motion. They
are quite sticky at the ends and may get stuck or the belt may
come off.
2. FLUIDS. Although there is minimal danger if fluids leak
down into the base, please be careful when inverting the head
and keeping the tip wet. If some of the fluid leaks back into
the "volcano" passing through the tip holder / laser
focusing lens into the depth of the volcano-it can damage all
of the main MFP components.
3. WIRE CONNECTING HEAD TO BASE: Be careful
not to twist or stretch it too much when changing
samples/tips.
4. LASER FOCUSING LENS : Please do not use the laser
focusing lens, there is no safety guard on it [Summer, 20000].
5. BUNGEE TRIPOD : Please do not use with MFP or
anything similar, there is a pretty big danger of it becoming
unbalanced and falling off.