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Page 1—6, Section 1: Introduction
Slide Transport System
Figure 1-3. Slide Transport System and Figure 1-4. Slide Transport and Staining System
show the slide transport system, including the conveyor spirals, the platen, the platen
guide rails, and the slide drawer.
Figure 1-3. Slide Transport System
Conveyor Spirals
The conveyor spirals are two parallel spirals with opposing grooves. Slides to be stained
are fitted separately into the opposing grooves, which move the slides across the staining
surface. When loading slides onto the instrument, the side covered by the blood smear is
faced to the left of the operator, with the feathered edge to the back of the instrument.
Slides are moved by the conveyor spirals side by side, from right to left, first at the vertical
plane, then at the horizontal plane with the blood smear facing downward toward the
platen.
1 Conveyor Spirals
2 Platen
3 Platen Guide Rails
4 Slide Drawer