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4.4
Mounting the EM FC7 onto the Ultracut UC7
Make sure that the clamping lever of the knife support and the cryochamber are
opened. Move the knife stage of the EM UC7 into the E-W centre position (using the
FC Mount button of controller, or with the E-W control wheel).
Take FC7 chamber with both hands and
place it above the first indentation lines.
Push aside the chassis of the FC7 the
groove on the chassis of the cryochamber
should be on the right side of the line.
Slide on the chassis of the Ultracut UC7 until
the second indentation line. Turn the hand
wheel of the Ultracut UC7 to move the
specimen arm to the lowest position.
Guide the cryo specimen arm into the
specimen arm of the Ultracut UC7. Slide the
FC7 cryochamber into the chassis until you
reach the end stop.
Lock the cryo specimen arm of the FC7
cryochamber to the specimen arm of the
Ultracut UC7 by turning the locking screw
either manually or using the 3 mm Allen key.
Observe the gap between cryo specimen
arm and cryochamber (2 red arrows in). The
distance of the gap should be approx. 0.5
mm.
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