Zeiss LSM 880 Operating Manual page 139

LSM 880
Mounting of cover glasses or TEM grids
• Place the specimen (sample carrier) in the
suitable sample holder and fix it:
Life Science Cover Glass 22x22:
− Remove the clamping frame (Fig. 176/1)
using tweezers.
− Insert the cover glass (Fig. 176/2) in the
sample holder (Fig. 176/3).
− Slide in the clamping frame into the sample
holder until the clamps are clicking into place
(Fig. 176/4).
Life Science for TEM Grids:
− Lift the spring (Fig. 176/5) of the appropriate
position and turn it side wards.
− Insert the TEM grid (Fig. 176/6) into the
provided holding
(Fig. 176/7) and fix it with the spring.
Inserting a sample holder (various mounting
frames are possible)
• Insert the sample holder into the mounting
frame (Fig. 177/3) of the microscope stage in
the following way:
− for inverted stands, see Fig. 177/1
− for upright stands, see Fig. 177/2
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Fig. 176 Mounting of cover glasses or
TEM grids
Fig. 177 Inserting a sample holder
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