Revised 03/25/2020
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4.)
Sample Holder Insertion:
a.) Carefully line the
pin
on the sample holder with the
5
o’clock
position on the
goniometer and
gently insert the holder until it stops
. Be careful not to
scrape the tip. You should feel some resistance as the holder o-ring seats in
the airlock chamber.
b.) The airlock will begin pumping, and the red
light on the compu-stage will go on.
Do not
move the holder while the red stage
LED is lit.
c.) The pumping time remaining will be visible
in the Vacuum Overview window.
d.) Select the specimen holder type (Single
Tilt) from the box in the interface. Be sure
to click the
button to confirm the
selection.
e.) When the
pump times ends
(status reads “COL. VALVES”) and the
red
stage LED goes out
, support the purple goniometer surface with one hand
and
grip the holder securely
with the other
.
Slowly
rotate
the holder
counterclockwise
from 5 o’clock
to
12 o’clock
.
Sample holder pin
Red stage LED
