I see where Louis is coming from Roy
If you don't have a service manual, how do you determine the depth and frequency of service required.
This is crucially linked to risk assessing and placing items onto a scale of scoring.
Some of the most complicated looking equipment I've seen has, by manufacturer's information, required the least / minimum ammount of technical servicing.
Whilst not solely vital in risk scoring due to other factors such as user intervention, patient connectivity etc etc, it is probably the best "rule of thumb" from a technical stand-point when starting to risk score.
I have often heard, and seen, different answers from manufacturers when asked about their servicing schedules. What they say should be done and what, sometimes, actually happens is two completely different things.
A service manual gives you the "chapter and verse" as to what "should" be done.
This still doesn't remove the scenario of the "blow the dust out, safety test and leg it" OEM service visit...but that's another story!!!
