Training and maintenance videos can be found on the XRD technician computer, Desktop/XRD_ICP Prep Documents/Bruker TRAINING VIDEOS

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Before running the NIST standard, carefully remove the anti-air scatter screen. Failure to do this may result in a collision of the drives. The screen is only removed when running the corundum standard to check and adjust system alignment. The anti-air scatter screen should always be on when running samples. (Look in Desktop/XRD_ICP Prep Documents/Bruker TRAINING VIDEOS to see this done)

1. With two people, carefully remove the cover over the sample staging area, making sure not to hit any wires. The cover is not fastened to the base and will lift off directly.
2. Open D4 Tools and click "Online Status".
3. Click the computer icon to connect with the configuration files in the instrument.
4. Click "Positioning Drives" and "Sample Changer Y" direction.
5. Click "Go", enter "360", and hit "Enter". The sample changer will move in the Y-direction to position 360. This allows you to open the front door and remove the anti-air scatter screen.
6. Open the front door with a socket wrench. Loosen the two bolts on the door and slide the bolts to their opposite side. Carefully let down the door.
7. Remove the anti-air scatter screen. Using an Allen wrench, unscrew the four screws holding up the anti-air scatter screen. These screws are very tiny and easy to drop inside the D4. Be very careful while unscrewing them. The screws are the main support for the screen, so hold onto the screen while removing the screws or else it can fall.
8. When the screws are removed, take off the screen without hitting the theta drives. If the theta drive is knocked, the instrument may signal a hard limit switch error.
9. Close the front door and use the socket wrench to slide the bolts back to their original position and tighten. Go back to the software and move the Y-drive back to Position 1. (Enter "1", "Go", and press "Enter".)

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Anti-air scatter screen in place inside the instrument, and after being removed

Scanning the NIST 1976 Standard and Verifying QA/QC

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