Erwin Sabio
Philips CM12 Alignment & Setup Manual
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Table of Contents
Parts of the CM12
4
The Microscope
The Control Panels
The Specimen Holder
The Side Entry Specimen Chamber
Start-up Procedure
7
Powering up the Microscope
Saturating the Filament
Column Alignment
9
Centering the Beam
Alignment of Thermionic Gun
Condenser Aperture Adjustment
Condenser Astigmatism Correction
Sample Loading and Unloading
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Mounting the Specimen
Inserting the Specimen Holder
Sample Image Adjustment
Optimizing Eucentric Height
Adjusting Rotation Center
Centering the Pivot Point
Removing the Sample
Obtaining the Image
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Fine Tuning the Microscope
Capturing the Image
Power Down Sequence
15
Photo Credits
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