Milestone PrestoCHILL, Operator'S Manual

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PrestoCHILL MM138-003
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2.5. Unit overview
1. Work area cover
2. Touch control terminal
3. Main switch
4. USB port
5. Embedding medium and spare optional
storage area
6. Cool trap
1. Heat extractors
2. Heat extractors slim
3. Moulds for 30mm chucks
4. Moulds for 40mm chucks
We advise against the use of optional other than those provided by Milestone.
2.6. Plate conformation
The work area of the PrestoCHILL houses two different types of heat extractors: standard and slim, and six
5mm deep moulds.
The standard heat extractor can be used with any type of mould among those listed in
chapter 6.
The slim heat extractor can only be used with 5mm deep moulds.
The PrestoCHILL moulds can be replaced according to the laboratory requirements: size of frozen
specimens and type of chuck used. To change the moulds see appendix D and for the list of mould models
available see chapter 6.
The conformation used by the PrestoCHILL that ensures optimal performances is: four
5mm deep moulds and two moulds with depth of your choice.
If the PrestoCHILL conformation features moulds deeper than 5mm (7 or 10mm), we recommend positioning
the slim heat extractors near the 5mm deep moulds and the standard heat extractors near the deeper
moulds.
For optimal results, Milestone recommends using 5mm deep moulds.
Do not work with a different conformation to that indicated above.
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