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Operation Manual HM550
Basic outfit with three specimen chucks, 118 ml freezing medium, 100 ml
cryostat oil, brush shelf and section waste tray, consisting of two parts.
Electric motor drive with electronic control of the cutting stroke.
Cutting speed variable from 0 to 250 mm/s. Accelerated return travel.
Freely selectable cutting zone.
ree modes of operation: interval, single and continuous stroke. Indi-
cation of hand wheel brake.
Manual control of motor drive via safety start procedure. Stop com-
mand selection via manual control, foot pedal or hand wheel brake.
Emergency stop key and foot pedal emergency stop.
Vacutome system for stretching cryo-sections as well as for the disposal
of sections when trimming.
e system consists of a duo filter system: e coarse filter collects the
section waste. e micro filter with a 99.99% filtration efficiency for
0.1 µm particles filters the air. e coarse filter is actively cooled in its
position in the cryostat.
A vacuum-generating unit with its controlling elements is also part of
the system.
Stretching and disposing of is controlled by the cutting window that
can be set on the microtome cryostat. e suction vacuum can be set
via an turning knob on the microtome cryostat.
e Cold D (Option DC) is a fumigation unit for the application of
disinfection media (Sanosil®) onto the operation areas in the cryo cham-
ber which are accessible for the user during the intended use. Please
refer to the Recommended Disinfection Procedure in
Appendix A
at
the end of this manual.
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arning
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Option M
Option V
Cold D (Option DC)
Introduction
Description of the HM550 Series
