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Micromanipulators Care and Maintenance INSTRUCTION SHEET Serial No._____________________ 052815 World Precision Instruments...
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Micromanipulator Care Guide ABOUT THIS MANUAL The following symbols are used in this guide: This symbol indicates a CAUTION. Cautions warn against actions that can cause damage to equipment. Please read these carefully. This symbol indicates a WARNING. Warnings alert you to actions that can cause personal injury or pose a physical threat.
INSTALLING THE TILT BASE Fig. 1—(Left) M3 Tilting Base. Fig. 2— (Right) The M3301 is installed on an M3 Tilting Base with an optional 5 lb. weight (WPI# 5464). To install the M3 Tilting Base, remove the ring clamp by removing the two screws with the Allen wrench provided.
Y-Axis Coarse Adjustment Knob Adjustment Ring Fig. 3— The adjustment controls are labeled on an M3301 micromanipulator. Adjusting the X Coarse Axis Drift The fi rst step is to rotate the X-Axis Coarse Adjustment knob clockwise until the x-axis reaches the end of its travel in the fully extended position as indicated by the black arrow in Fig.
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If you are right-handed, hold the pliers in your left hand. With your right hand insert the special tool (WPI# 502105) (Fig. 6) into the black slot on the end of the knob. Prevent the silver knob from turning, and rotate the tool counter-clockwise to unscrew the black locking nut (Fig.
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Micromanipulator Care Guide axis securely while adjusting the silver knob (clockwise to increase tension) with your right hand. At some point you will feel the resistance of the knob increase as it begins to compress against the spring steel and nylon friction components. Adjustment is somewhat arbitrary.
Adjusting the Y-Axis Drift The adjustment of the Y-axis tension is performed with essentially the same techniques as that described for the X coarse axis. The Y-axis is controlled by the Y-Axis Coarse Adjustment knob shown in Fig. 3. If the manipulator is operated in standard position (with the electrode clamp located above the manipulator body as shown in Fig.
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Micromanipulator Care Guide Fig. 10— The fl at blade of the screwdriver should be positioned perpendicular to the adjustment ring to make the ring easier to rotate. The perpendicular position of the screwdriver creates a leverage point for using the screwdriver to amplify the force applied to turn the ring.
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