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3.1.2 Accessories: troughs and racks.
The Stainer
is supplied with RV-25 racks for 25 slides.
The Stainer
is supplied with two types of troughs:
TV-25-PP – a polypropylene trough
(color: either white or natural half-
transparent)
for RV-25 racks; recommended when handling aqueous solutions; spirits;
and acetone.
TV-25-POM – a polyoxymethylene trough
(color: grey)
for RV-25 racks;
recommended when handling xylene; substitutes of xylene
; aqueous solutions; and
solution with pH≥7.
Figure 5. Accessories for the Stainer.
16 – TV-25-PP trough; 17 – rack; 18 – handle of rack; 28 – the lid of the trough; 29 –
positioning element of trough.
Recommended volume of liquid in troughs:
when there are 25 slides loaded into the rack
– 210 ± 10 ml.
when there are 12 slides loaded into the rack
– 220 ± 10 ml.
when there are 5 slides loaded into the rack
– 230 ± 10 ml.