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Leica VT1000 S – Microtome
5.4
Working with the VT 1000 S on a daily base
-
Mount the buffer tray
(1)
onto the bolt
(2)
inside the cooling bath
(3)
.
-
Secure the buffer tray by relocating the clamping lever
(4)
to the right
(in the direction of the arrow).
-
Via the
UP/DOWN
toggle switch lower the buffer tray to its lowest
position (indicated by audible signal and red LED).
-
Move the toggle switch back to the mid-position - the audible signal
stops.
-
If necessary, fill crushed ice into the cooling bath
(3
)
.
-
Fill the buffer tray
(1)
with cooled buffer solution.
-
Fix the specimen onto the specimen disc with cyanoacrylate adhe-
sive
(19.2).
-
Insert the specimen disc
(5)
with the specimen into the buffer tray
using the manipulator
(6)
.
-
Use the manipulator
(8)
to rotate the specimen disc into the desired
position. Tighten with a 3 mm Allen key
(7)
.
-
The clamping screw or one of the clamping devices must not be
located over the gap in the specimen disc, as in these positions clamp-
ing the specimen disc is not possible.
-
Remove the manipulator
(8)
.
Fig. 19.1
Fig. 19.2
Fig. 19.3
Fig. 19.4
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5.
Operation
