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Thermo Fisher Scientific
Operation Manual HM550
HM550 Series
Specimen orientation
X- and Y-axes
universal 8° with zero posi-
tioning
Z-axis
up to 360°
Coarse feed
motorized, graduated, single
and continuous
Cooling chamber illumi-
nation
with variable illumination
position
Sliding window
heated
Option M
Cutting drive
manual and motorized, elect-
ronically controlled
Cutting window
cutting window adjusted to
specimen size manually
Operating modes
interval, single and conti-
nuous stroke
Cutting speed
0 to 250 mm/s
Handwheel brake
electromagnetic, in any
position
Emergency stop
via handswitch or foot pedal
Option V
max. specimen size
28 mm
max. section thickness to be
disposed of
max. 40 µm
max. section thickness to be
stretched
20 µm
min. section thickness to be
stretched
1 µm
Clearance angle adjust-
ment
Standard knife carrier
5 to 16°
Disposable blade carrier
5 to 16°
Magnetic disposable blade
carrier
25 to 30°
Coarse filter
Glass fiber reinforced
extraction thimble
Micro filter
Borosilicate micro fiber
99.99% filtration efficiency
for 0.1 µm particles
Cold D (Option DC)
Max. filling amount
ultrasonic bath
125 ml
Max. filling amount
store reservoir disinfection
medium
1000 ml
(Recommended medium)
Sanosil
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Introduction
Technical data HM550 Series
