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Thermo Fisher Scientific
Operation Manual HM550
HM550 Series
Specimen temperature
control
+10°C to -50°C
Chamber temperature
control
-10°C to -35°C
Fast freezing station
depending on the chamber
temperature
up to -35°C
Actively cooled fast free-
zing station with Peltier
element
max. up to -60°C
Defrosting
automatic defrosting,
adjustable
with temperature control
manual immediate defros-
ting
Microtome
Section thickness range
1 to 500 µm
Fine section thickness range 1 to 100 µm
Resolution
1 µm from 1 to 10 µm
2 µm from 10 to 20 µm
5 µm from 20 to 70 µm
10 µm from 70 to 100 µm
Trimming thickness range
5 to 500 µm
Resolution
5 µm from 5 to 10 µm
10 µm from 10 to 100 µm
20 µm from 100 to 200 µm
50 µm from 200 to 500 µm
Specimen retraction during
return travel
40 µm
Vertical specimen stroke
60 mm
Horizontal specimen
movement
28 mm
Read-outs
Graphical LC display:
section thicknesses, section
counter, sum of section
thicknesses, remaining
travel to front end position,
size of the cutting window,
chamber temperature,
specimen temperature
and graphic of temperatu-
res, menu with submenus
Specimen approach
automatic function
alternatively manual with
variable speed
Size of chucks
30 and 40 mm
special sizes upon request
Technical Data
Introduction
Technical data HM550 Series
