Changing From A Xylene Substitute Coverslip Mountant To A Xylene-Based Mountant; Changing From A Xylene-Based Coverslip Mountant To A Xylene Substitute - Leica CV5030 Instructions For Use Manual

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Cleaning and Maintenance

7.8.2 Changing from a xylene substitute coverslip mountant to a xylene-based mountant

Warning
The sequence of individual substances has to be followed to avoid milky/cloudy clumping in the hose and
the dispenser group.
• Remove the mountant bottle.
• Insert a second glass bottle with 150 ml of xylene substitute and rinse/prime it
Weekly cleaning and
• Empty the second glass bottle and fill it with 150 ml of 100 % ethanol before inserting it and rinsing.
• Empty the second glass bottle and fill it with 150 ml of xylene before inserting it and rinsing/priming.
• Insert a mountant bottle with the new mountant.
• Run a prime cycle. Hold down the PRIME button until the hose is completely free of air bubbles and
filled with coverslip mountant.

7.8.3 Changing from a xylene-based coverslip mountant to a xylene substitute

• Insert a second glass bottle with 150 ml of xylene and rinse/prime it
and maintenance).
• Empty the second glass bottle and fill it with 150 ml of 100 % ethanol before inserting it and rinsing.
• Empty the second glass bottle and fill it with 150 ml of xylene substitute before inserting it and rinsing/
priming.
• Insert a mountant bottle with the new, substitute-compatible mountant.
• Run a prime cycle. Hold down the PRIME button until the hose is completely free of air bubbles and
filled with coverslip mountant.
Note
ll parts that were filled with xylene must be converted to the substitute (= loading bath, glass vial,
dispenser needle cleaner)!
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maintenance).
(→ p. 82 – 7.3
(→ p. 82 – 7.3 Weekly cleaning
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