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3.3.11 Initial operation
Caution!
Danger may be caused by commissioning the system incorrectly.
This may cause personal injury and damage to the system.
The Leica EM TIC 3X Triple Ion Beam Cutter system must not be commissioned by
anyone except employees of Leica representatives and specially trained and
authorized technicians.
Before you start working with the system, you must have carried out the following
commissioning steps:
1. Unpacking the Leica EM TIC 3X Triple Ion Beam Cutter system
(see 3.3.1 Unpacking)
2. Confirm receipt of all parts and accessories with reference to the order.
3. Draw up an acceptance report with a list of defects and missing parts, if
necessary.
4. Install the system (see 3.3).
5. Connect the system (see 3.3.10)
6. Start the system and the pump system (see 4.4).
7. Test the vacuum. The system should reach its basic pressure of < 5 x 10
-5
mbar
after the pump has been working for about an hour.
8. Purge the argon lines and the gas supply control (see 4.3.9).
9. Check that the ion source is functioning correctly (see also 5.6.2 Triple ion
source)
3.4
Repacking to prevent damage during transportation
see chapter 3.3.9
3.5
Storage location for the instructions
The user manual and associated supplementary documentation (e.g., documentation
for suppliers' components) must be kept close to the Leica EM TIC 3X Triple Ion
Beam Cutter system for fast access.
