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Operating and Maintenance Handbook 

 

WS SERIES WOBBLE STICKS 

 

 
 

 

 

Copyright  Notice  2002  by  VACGEN.  All  rights  reserved.  Information  contained  in  this  handbook  is 
subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of  VACGEN. No 
part  of  this  document  may  be  copied  or  distributed,  transmitted,  transcribed,  stored  in  a  retrieval 
system or translated into any human or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, 
mechanical, magnetic,  optical,  manual  or  otherwise  or  disclosed to third parties  without  the  express 
written  permission  of  VACGEN,  Maunsell  Road,  Castleham  Industrial  Estate,  St,  Leonards  on  Sea, 
East Sussex, TN38 9NN, UK 

 

REVISION 

DATE 

COMMENTS 

INITIALS 

Jan 1996 

Original release 

MJD 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for WS Series

Page 1: ...he part of VACGEN No part of this document may be copied or distributed transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language in any form or by any mea...

Page 2: ...stallation and Use of Conventional Universal Wobble Sticks 2 4 0 Construction 2 4 1 Transfer Fork 3 4 2 Retractor Cradle 3 5 0 Pincer Grip Wobble Sticks 3 5 1 Construction 3 5 2 Preperation 4 5 3 Inst...

Page 3: ...clearance or safety certificate in a form satisfactory to VACGEN has been completed and returned by the customer REPAIR The following additional terms and conditions apply in the event that the custom...

Page 4: ...a much wider range of angular and linear travel WS50 120 182 240 These are often used with a particular design of sample transfer arrangement to lift and carry samples within the vacuum system Access...

Page 5: ...ensure that the bellows are not damaged in any way by driving them into the port tabulation or chamber wall when operating the device It is equally important not to apply any twisting forces to the b...

Page 6: ...signed to lock the wobble stick motion when the device is not being used The parking plate locks over the wobble stick shaft and prevents the wobble stick being sucked into the vacuum chamber under th...

Page 7: ...able as an assembly from the wobble stick thus offering the possibility of alternate grips or end fittings being used Figure 5 The WS75 130 wobble sticks A cassette capable of holding up to 11 un moun...

Page 8: ...d The opening of the jaws is controlled by the adjusting screw in the moving jaw The adjustment should be such that the specimen is firmly gripped and registered in the segmental recess in the jaws To...

Page 9: ...tan which engages with a spring loaded detent incorporated in the cassette The cassette also has 6 slots on the periphery into which the nose of the pincer grip jaws can be engaged when it is desired...

Page 10: ...mm AF spanner on the two flats at the end of the bellows assembly insert a 2 5 mm diameter rod through the transverse hole near the end of the shaft and remove it by unscrewing right hand thread 4 Uni...

Page 11: ...h interlocks with the pincer grip jaws to ensure that the cassette cannot be accidentally detached The cassette can be lifted off the grooved boss which is secured to its fixing plate by means of a si...

Page 12: ...Transfer fork 76mm long ZWS20C Retractor cradle for WS20 wobble stick ZWS75C Retractor cradle for WS75 wobble stick ZWS120C Retractor cradle for WS120 wobble stick ZWS182C Retractor cradle for WS182...

Page 13: ...pment YES NO Toxic YES NO Corrosive YES NO Explosive YES NO Biological Hazard YES NO Radioactive YES NO Other Harmful Substances Equipment and Components that have been contaminated WILL NOT be accept...

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