Dispenser Needle Cleaner (Nozzle Cleaner); Specimen Slide Holder, Gripper And Output Magazines - Leica CV5030 Instructions For Use Manual

• Wipe the coverslip mountant off of the hose end of the dispenser group.
• Insert the replacement bottle filled with solvent into the instrument, screw on the lid to close it
correctly (ensure that both O-rings are seated correctly), then switch the instrument back on.
• Wait for the complete initialization to finish, then proceed as for an instrument restart (→ p. 42 – 5.3
Switching the instrument on or
solvent has been flushed through the dispenser group (press and hold the PRIME button).
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 dissipated 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.

7.6.2 Dispenser needle cleaner (nozzle cleaner)

• Check the brush of the dispenser needle cleaner for dried-on, hardened coverslipping mountant.
• To do so, take the brush out of the plastic container
mountant.
• If the brush is very dirty or hard, replace it with a new one.
• Before beginning work, fill the plastic container with 5 ml of solvent. To do so, use the plastic pipettes
provided.
Fig. 53

7.6.3 Specimen slide holder, gripper and output magazines

• Carefully clean the gripper using a lint-free cloth soaked in compatible solvent (if necessary, also daily
if using labels that protrude or are sensitive to solvent).
• Check the output magazines for clinging and dried coverslipping mountant.
• In particular, dried adhesive residue in the slots of the output magazines can cause problems when
inserting the specimen slides.
• Carefully clean the output magazines using a lint-free cloth soaked in compatible solvent.
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off). However, the priming cycle should be carried out until all of the
(→ Fig. 53)
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and remove clinging coverslip
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