Working With The Vt 1000 S On A Daily Base - Leica VT1000 S Instruction Manual

5.4

Working with the VT 1000 S on a daily base

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Leica VT1000 S – Microtome
- Mount the buffer tray (1) onto the bolt (2) inside the cooling bath (3).
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- 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
position (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 adhe-
sive (19.2).
- 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
position. 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 clamp-
ing the specimen disc is not possible.
- Remove the manipulator (8).
5. Operation
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