1.0 OBJECTIVE:
To
lay down the procedure for cleaning of Hardness tester.
2.0 SCOPE:
This
shall be applicable to the Hardness tester of Quality Control Instrument Lab.
3.0 RESPONSIBILITY:
3.1
Technical
Assistant/ Helper.
3.2
Q.C Analyst.
4.0 ACCOUNTABILITY:
4.1
Manager-Quality
Control.
5.0 MATERIAL AND
EQUIPMENT:
5.1
Hardness tester.
5.2
Clean cloth.
6.0 PROCEDURE:
6.1
Switch “OFF” the
instrument.
6.2
Switch “OFF” the
main power supply.
6.3
Wipe off the
instrument housing and the touch sensitive keypad with a cloth.
6.4
Remove the
knurled-head screw and the plate of the feeding magazine.
6.5
Clean the
transport surface with wet cloth.
6.6
Remove the
knurled-head screw of the transport magazine remove the reciprocating
transporters from the instrument.
6.7
Check the brushes
fixed to the reciprocating transporter and replace them if necessary.
6.8
Clean the
transport surface of the transport magazine and measuring plate of the
thickness measuring device by means of a brush and wet cloth.
6.9
Remove any tablet
debris from the fixed test jaw and the movable test jaw.
6.10 Unscrew
the plug. Carefully remove the cover and acrylic flap.
6.11 Carefully
remove the balance boat. Clean it with wet cloth.
6.12 After
cleaning, fit all the parts of the instrument in their place.
6.13 Switch
“ON” the main power supply. Switch “ON” the instrument.
6.14 Select
the ‘Configuration’ menu and start ‘Reset’ by pressing <R> key.
6.15 Affix
the “CLEANED” label and fill the “Cleaning Equipment Log Book”.
6.16 Frequency: Daily.
7.0 REVISION LOG:
Revision No.
|
Effective Date
|
Reason
|
00
|
|
New
SOP
|
8.0 REFERENCES:
Annexure 1: Cleaning
record of Hardness tester (Cleaning
Equipment Log Book).
Annexure:
1
(Cleaning
Equipment Log Book)
Cleaning
record of Hardness tester
CLEANING RECORD OF HARDNESS
TESTER
|
9.0 ANNEXURES:
9.1
Not Applicable.
10.0
ABBREVIATIONS:
Abbreviation
|
Expanded Form
|
SOP
|
Standard operating
procedure
|
&
|
And
|
No.
|
Number
|
Ltd.
|
Limited
|
QCEC
|
Quality control equipment
cleaning
|
Q.C
|
Quality control
|
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