Working With The Vt1000S On A Daily Base - Leica VT1000S Operating Manual

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Working with the VT1000S on a daily base

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Leica VT1000 S – Vibrating-blade microtome
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• Mount the buffer tray (1) onto the bolt (2) inside the cooling bath (3).
• Secure the buffer tray by relocating the clamping lever (4) to the right (in
the direction of the arrow).
• Via the UP/DOWN toggle switch lower the buffer tray to its lowest posi-
tion (indicated by audible signal and red LED).
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• Move the toggle switch back to the mid-position - the audible signal stops.
• If necessary, fill crushed ice into the cooling bath (3).
• Fill the buffer tray (1) with cooled buffer solution.
• Fix the specimen onto the specimen disc with cyanoacrylate adhesive
(21.2).
• Insert the specimen disc (5) with the specimen into the buffer tray using
the manipulator (6).
• Use the manipulator (8) to rotate the specimen disc into the desired po-
sition. Tighten with a 3 mm Allen key (7).
• The clamping screw or one of the clamping devices must not be located
over the gap in the specimen disc, as in these positions clamping the
specimen disc is not possible.
• Remove the manipulator (8).
5. Operation
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