Zeiss LSM 510 maintenance plans help owners of laser scanning microscopes maintain those microscopes for as long as the microscopes are in use and fully functional. If you have such microscopes at your hospital, you will want to keep these microscopes well-maintained, too. Here are some reasons why, in case you are tempted to avoid paying for maintenance plans.
Highly Sensitive Devices Need Calibration
Highly sensitive devices need regular calibration. Your laser scanning microscope is a highly sensitive device. It can scan objects so incredibly, infinitesimally small, and it can only do that if its scanning system has been properly calibrated. Calibration is one of the many services performed when the microscope has gone through a full maintenance service.
Dirt and Dust on the Laser or on the Scanning Platform Prevents Accurate Scanning Results
The laser needs to be cleaned constantly. The platform where samples are placed for scanning needs to be immaculate. If either of these has so much as a speck of dust or a fingerprint on them, the laser scanned data will not produce accurate results. In cases where you are trying to diagnose a disease or find misshapen sperm, that can turn into a real problem. Both the laser and the platform are professionally cleaned during maintenance services, and if these items need to be cleaned more often, the service technician can schedule appointments for that.
Computer Software
Laser scanning microscopes rely on computer software and computerized applications. Just like anything else involving computers, the software on these machines can get a little buggy after a while. When routine maintenance is performed on a laser scanning microscope, then the bugs are cleared from the software and cleared from the system. Updates on software are added to the microscope's system. The microscope is able to record accurate data and make clear analytical conclusions from every scan you and the rest of the hospital staff take using this machines.
Frequency of Maintenance to Frequency of Use
This particular kind of microscope may be used a lot in your hospital, or it may only be used a little. Match your scheduled maintenance to the frequency of use of the microscope. If your hospital uses the microscope a lot, schedule maintenance for every one to three months. If you do not use this microscope a lot, then schedule maintenance every four to six months or less frequently. Even if the microscope has not been used often, it should still be maintained.