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TO AVOID ThE POSSIBILITY Of CROSS CONTAMINATION:
1 MAKE SURE ThAT ThE PELTIER PLATfORM Of ThE CRYOBAR IS
COLD ENOUGh
2 DO NOT USE TOO MUCh PRESSURE whEN APPLYING ThE
hEATSINK.
3 MAKE SURE ThE CRYOCASSETTES AND hEAT SINKS ARE CLEAN
BEfORE USE
Notes
1 Do not use too much mountant or get it onto the sides or back of the
Cryocassette.
2 Normal compressor operation resumes 10 minutes after cryobar boost is initially
enabled. During this period, you may:
i Manually switch off the cryobar boost facility by pressing
[CRYOBAR
BOOST]
.
ii Enable Cryobar Boost for a further 10 minutes by pressing
[CRYOBAR
BOOST]
while the Cryobar Boost LED is flashing.
Turn the handle of the handwheel to the 12 o’clock position, and
apply the brake.
Transfer the Cryocassette, complete with frozen specimen, from
the Cryobar to the Specimen Head and secure it in position with
the Specimen Clamp (see 3.6.5).
4.3 TO SET ThE KNIfE hOLDER fOR CUTTING SPECIMEN
Turn the handwheel to 3 o’clock and lock it in position.
Pull the pivoting lever at the left hand side of the Knife
Holder towards you then carefully push the base of the
Knife Holder along the carriage away from you until the
blade is almost touching the specimen. Lock the Knife
Holder in position by pushing the pivoting lever away
from you.
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