Loading The Sample - Linkam Scientific Instruments CSS450 User Manual

Loading the Sample

Click on the "ref" for reference button to ensure
that the Lid is at the Reference Point.
Take note of the warning popup window and
move the lens clear of the lid to avoid damage.
When the motor has stopped moving. Look at the
'Gap (um)' display and make sure it reads '2500'.
The light beside this display is red when the Gap
Motor is not moving and is green when the motor
is moving.
Make sure the microscope substage is in its low-
est position and the lens nosepiece is rotated to a
position where the Lid can be easily removed
without damaging the lens or Lid.
Unscrew the Lid Nuts and remove the Lid . Place
the Lid on the Stand (the picture shows the
CSS450 with the Linkam Imaging Station) and
place the sample in the middle of the Base win-
dow.
The amount of sample loaded on to the stage
depends on the gap size that will be used and the
transparency of the sample (if using transmitted
light).
Note: If the sample is a solid it can be melted
before shearing as long as the cable between Lid
and Base remains connected. See the Linksys32
Manual for further information regarding temper-
ature programming.
Replace the Lid carefully making sure the Lid
Nuts are secure.
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