Ossila Slot-Die Coater
User Manual
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7.
Connect the male end of the PTFE
dispensing tube to the Luer Lock on the
slot-die head and connect the safety clip to
the tubing.
8.
Pre-load the slot-die head. Using
Manual
Mode
, move the plunger to push solution
through the PTFE tubing until it reaches the
head.
9.2.8
Aligning the slot-die head to the substrate
If substrate heating is required, the hotplate temperature should be set, the hotplate turned on and
the stage allowed to reach the set point temperature
before
aligning the substrate (see
Section
9.2.2
for hotplate operation instructions). There is a slight expansion of the stage when heated
which may affect the alignment and the readings on the digital height gauges.
WARNING: Hot Surface
The hotplate is hot when heated and contact with skin can cause burns. Care should
be taken when the system is running.
1.
Zero the digital height gauges to the top
of the substrate.
•
First place the substrate on the stage
with the side which will be coated first
closest to the front of the unit.
•
Lower the gantry with both the
micrometers until there is no longer a
visible gap between the head and the
substrate. The head should then be
slowly lowered a few microns at a time
either side, whilst sliding the substrate
side to side. When the movement of
the substrate becomes hindered,
slowly raise the head a few microns at
