Guide to Defibrillator Maintenance
Defibrillators are medical devices that help revive a patient. It releases a large electric shock to bring back the normal rhythm of the heart. It is commonly used on any patient suffering from sudden cardiac arrest. There are two types of defibrillators,...
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Guide to Maintenance of Medical Monitoring Devices
Patient monitors provide real-time monitoring of patient vital signs and often include warning systems when values deviate from set parameters, indicating a patient has taken a turn for the worse. A patient monitor can track the heart rhythm...
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Guide to Maintenance of Ventilation and Anesthesia Equipment
There are different ventilation machines. We have anesthesia machines, mechanical ventilators, nebulizers, and oxygen concentrators. Anesthesia machines are mainly used during operations while ventilators are mainly used to help patients maintain...
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Guide to Medical Imaging Maintenance
Medical imaging is one of the most common diagnostic processes. This involves computed tomography (CT) scanning, x-ray, and ultrasound. The most popular imaging device is the X-ray machine. X-ray equipment needs to be maintained regularly by...
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Ultrasonic Cleaning of 3D-Printed Complex Lattices
If you're reading this, you probably are already familiar with lattices in 3D printing, they're the meat of many parts used in the manufacturing process. A lattice structure is nothing but a repeating pattern, either following a 2D or 3D structure....
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Why is there an shelf life for unopened containers but not opened containers?
Let’s start with what happens when some solvents are out-of-date. Solvents containing alcohol are hydroscopic, so absorb moisture from the air. What starts as 0.2% moisture could drift up to an unacceptable purity level, as it is exposed...
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Is there a way to dissolve or wash off pieces of peelable solder mask?
Sorry, the best method is with tweezers or a brush. Peelable solder mask will not readily dissolve in cleaning solvents.
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Can I use solder wick after the expiration date?
Out-of-date solder wick can create a performance issue. As more oxidation builds on the copper braid, it will take longer to activate and draw up solder. It will slow down a little month-to-month until eventually the performance will be unacceptable....
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HOW-TO: PCB Trace Repair With Conductive Ink
A common method of repairing a broken trace is to solder on a jumper, which is basically a wire bypass around the broken trace. This can be time-consuming and visually unappealing. Chemtronics offers CircuitWorks Conductive Pens which contain...
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Does Chemask temporary solder mask contain silicone?
None of our masks contain silicone and they leave no residue behind.
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