Cleaning And Maintenance As Necessary - Leica CV5030 Instructions For Use Manual

C Check the brush of the dispenser needle cleaner for coverslipping media residue and clean it.
Replace any brushes that are very dirty or hard with a new brush
group).
D Check the dispenser needle, gripper, specimen slide holder and output magazines and clean
them with solvent if necessary.
1. Insert the dispenser needle into a suitable, compatible solvent, then clean it carefully with
a lint-free cloth
2. Carefully clean the gripper using a lint-free cloth soaked in compatible solvent.
3. Clean the specimen slide holders and output magazines using a lint-free cloth soaked
in compatible solvent
magazines). Never soak them in solvent overnight!
Warning
• Do NOT open the gripper by hand!
• To open the gripper (for cleaning or to remove a gripped specimen slide), press the RELEASE SLIDE
button. This is true for cleaning and maintenance work, after an emergency stop and while the
instrument is in operation.
7.4

Cleaning and maintenance as necessary

A Filling the coverslipping mountant bottle:
• If possible, top up the coverslip mountant at the end of the working day so that any air
bubbles that arise during filling are degassed by the next working day.
• The coverslip mountant needs between 6-12 hours of resting time to degas (time depends on
the type of the coverslip mountant).
• If necessary, clean the bottle neck and both O-rings (blue = bottle neck and black = dispenser
group) to remove coverslip mountant residue.
B • Replace the active carbon filter if necessary, but no later than after three months
(→ p. 88 – 7.7.1 Active carbon filter).
C Check the transfer station for dirt and clean it if necessary:
• TS5015: Transfer arm
Station for workstation operation)
• TS5025: Discharge chute
Transfer Station for workstation operation)
Leica CV5030
(→ p. 87 – 7.6.2 Dispenser needle cleaner (nozzle
(→ p. 87 – 7.6.3 Specimen slide holder, gripper and output
(→ p. 89 – 7.7.3 Transfer arm of the TS5015 or TS5025 Transfer
and carriage in y-direction.
(→ p. 88 – 7.7.2 Discharge chute of the TS5015 or TS5025
Cleaning and Maintenance
(→ p. 86 – 7.6.1 Dispenser
and transfer arm.
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cleaner)).
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