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MDS600

 

Motorised Temperature Controlled Stage

 

Linkam Scientific Instruments

 

USER GUIDE

 

Summary of Contents for MDS600

Page 1: ...MDS600 Motorised Temperature Controlled Stage Linkam Scientific Instruments USER GUIDE...

Page 2: ...Circulator Pump 12 Sample preparation 13 MDS CC Crucible Carrier and Quartz Crucible 13 MDS CC Crucible carrier and Stainless Steel Ring 14 Cooling Connections 16 Purging Procedure 17 Use LinkPad to s...

Page 3: ...with us to Activate your warranty and technical support Access the online setup videos Permanently unlock the Linksys32 software if purchased If you have purchased Linksys32 software please install t...

Page 4: ...gnated service facility The warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from interfacing unauthorized modification or misuse operation outside of the environmental specifications for the product or...

Page 5: ...Support 8 The equipment is not intended to be used outdoors 9 Each product is equipped with a 3 wire grounded earth mains plug or a free end 3 wire mains lead The plug only fits into a grounded type o...

Page 6: ...C Maximum heating rate 150 C min Objective Lens WD 4 6mm Condenser lens WD 12 5mm XY travel distance 15mm Maximum Speed 6000 m s Minimum speed 0 1 m s Aperture hole 2mm Weight 1 2Kg MDS600 System The...

Page 7: ...13 Stage chamber 14 Seeding post Only available for MDBCS196 15 Stainless steel cooling tube 16 Warm post Only available for MDBCS196 17 Sample carrier MDS CC 18 Heating element wire 19 Platinum temp...

Page 8: ...he centre of the field of view and lock the stage in place by tightening the Locking Thumbscrew 3 For other types of microscope substage refer to the diagram included with the stage adaptor Setting up...

Page 9: ...rs The System is supplied with a Vacuum Tweezers Kit which consists of a Vacuum Pump 1 and tweezers 2 Connect the tubing at the end of the tweezers to the Regulator Valve 3 connection Use the dial on...

Page 10: ...95 System Controller manual Connect the Stage Cable to the Lemo Connector on the stage and connect the other end to the Stage Connection Socket 1 Connect the cable from the stage labelled MOT X to Slo...

Page 11: ...shipping Keep the screws safe by screwing them into the holes on the back panel as shown by the arrows The screws must be replaced back into the transit holes on the base when shipping back to Linkam...

Page 12: ...metal casing body of the stage can get quite hot Connect the tubing from the ECP as shown in the opposite picture to cool the stage Note the performance of the stage is not affected whether the ECP is...

Page 13: ...ock with the resulting air gap causing significant temperature errors For this reason we recommend that the sample and windows are always handled using the Linkam Vacuum Tweezers MDS CC Crucible Carri...

Page 14: ...routinely used than the Quartz Crucible as the 16mm glass sample cover slips can be discarded after each experiment Place the Stainless Steel Ring 2 within the MDS CC Tap the edge of the ring lightly...

Page 15: ...face of the block when using the motorised XY manipulators Using a pipette or tweezers or spatula place the sample on the 16mm cover slip Ensure that the sample is as small as possible and that it is...

Page 16: ...e of this white connector is the Gas Purging Tube 3 There is a valve opening Insert connector 4 inserted into the end of this tube During the purging procedure insert this connector into the Gas Purge...

Page 17: ...pment including gloves and safety goggles Fill the Dewar until approximately 2 3 full and replace the lid with siphon attached DO NOT FASTEN THE CATCHES Wait for the nitrogen to stop bubbling before f...

Page 18: ...Chamber use a finger on the right hand to block the gas outlet for a few seconds to allow pressure build then release the gas Do this for a few minutes to purge the stage 7 Look at the change of refle...

Page 19: ...a gas flow rate of 1 5L min 5 With the gas flowing through the Sample Chamber block the gas outlet for a few sec onds and releasing the gas outlet valve with a finger Do this for a few minutes to pur...

Page 20: ...Holder Only available for MDBCS196 7 Save the Current Position saves the current XY values into the displayed Stored Position 8 Delete the Current Stored Position deletes the XYZ values stored in the...

Page 21: ...ed with the MDS600 Stage DO NOT USE Sample area There are a number of different sample holders for the different versions of the motorised stage You must select which sample holder you are using from...

Page 22: ...using Link Pad when Linksys32 software is connected Please refer to T95 System Controller manual to program the temperature using LinkPad With Linksys32 connected and running the Link Pad become an a...

Page 23: ...the following chapter to replace the MDS CC Crucible Carrier To replace the MDS CC in the Stage use a M3 hex key to remove the 6 screws on top of the Stage as indicated by the arrows in the picture op...

Page 24: ...screws indicated by the 3 arrows in the opposite picture and remove the old MDS CC Sample Holder Do the reverse to install the new MDS CC Sam ple Holder Make sure the new MDS CC Crucible holder hovers...

Page 25: ...side the holder during the mapping process G10MT Sample Holder and Quartz Sample Window Exchange the G10MT Sample Holder for the G10MT 1 as shown on page 22 The G10MT Sample Holder is slightly bent at...

Page 26: ...e thumbscrews manually to move the X and Y manipulators but the controller MUST BE SWITCHED OFF Load the sample onto the top of the sample win dow Ensure that the sample is as small and as flat as hea...

Page 27: ...al image map you can view the image of that particular area it is similar to zooming in on a portion of an image Note it is very important that the lens has been calibrated correctly and that the corr...

Page 28: ...ion Use the MDS Module joystick control to set the end of the scan area then press End Pos When you are happy with the Start Position and the End Position press OK A map of the scan area will now be b...

Page 29: ...9 The image below shows a map being created for a fluid inclusion sample The small image shows what is seen by the microscope and the larger image shows the entire sample in the process of being mappe...

Page 30: ...osite and reassembled in the order indicated The Lid Insert should be screwed down until the cover slips are held firmly then turn the assembly over and screw down the Lid Insert until it is felt to c...

Page 31: ...e preparation LSR Large stainless steel ring W13G Box of glass sample cover slips for sample preparation 13x0 17mm x100 ACCE Box of Glass Sample 22x0 17mm x50 16x0 17mm x50 22x0 3mm x10 x2 WT Window T...

Page 32: ...t Name Part Description 22222 G10MT Kit G10MT Sample Mapping Kit G10MT 10mm Sample Holder tapered W10Q 10mm diameter Quartz Sample Window 0 3mm thick x2 W9G 9mm diameter Glass Sample Window 0 17mm thi...

Page 33: ...ed If any damage has occurred to any of these items then it will be necessary to replace them If no damage is found check that the silver block is not constricted This can be checked simply by blowing...

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