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ASP6025 Tissue Processor
5.4.2 Refilling paraffin
5. Operation
There are two marks in the interior of the station that display the minimum fill level when filled
with pellets or liquid paraffin respectively (
Fig. 176
). The level must not fall below these marks.
The paraffin station can be filled with paraffin pellets, paraffin blocks or liquid paraffin.
If filled with pellets, the melting time is approx. 6.0 h.
Filling a paraffin bath
• In the smart screen, select an empty paraffin bath and the
full paraffin station. Then press the
STATION REFILL
button.
• Confirm the prompt (
Fig. 177)
with
YES
.
• The liquid paraffin is then pumped from the paraffin station
to the retort.
• Then, the selected paraffin bath is filled from the retort.
• Finally, the retort has to be cleaned.
Fig. 177
Fig. 178
The paraffin station
Fig. 176
+
If a paraffin bath is filled with pellets, the melting time will be
approximately 720 min (12 h).
• Fill the paraffin bath to the brim with pellets, and after about
6 h top up with pellets again.
• Then set the melting time in the
SERVICE FUNCTIONS
menu
(see also
Chapter 5.1.5
).
Filling manually
Filling from the paraffin station
The initial filling of all three paraffin baths should have used paraffin that has been melted earlier, e.g. using
an external paraffin oven or other processor, so that the instrument can be started up as quickly as possible.
Then, use the paraffin station for filling.
If the last reagent in the retort is not com-
patible with paraffin, the retort must first be
cleaned using a cleaning program (without
water step!).