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Supplementary instruction manual V 1.2 07/2002
5. Operation
5.5.4 Connecting the vacuum pump /
placing specimens onto the vacuum
stages
IMPORTANT:
Prior to first use, every vacuum table
surface must be milled once, just like
a specimen surface. This ensures that
the surface of the specimens milled on
the table later on will be perfectly
even.
To mill a table surface, carry out one
entire pre- and finishing milling cycle
as per chapters 5.6 - 5.8, pages 34 - 43
of this manual.
Connecting the vacuum pump
Place vacuum pump (make sure the voltage
rating of the vacuum pump is appropriate for
the mains supply in your laboratory!) on the
floor underneath the microtome bench.
Connect vacuum pump to mains.
Slide connecting hose (1) (part of standard
delivery of Leica vacuum pumps) onto the
nozzle on vacuum pump (2).
Connect the other end of connecting hose (1)
to the nozzle (3) of the vacuum stage.
Place the specimen onto the vacuum stage.
There are different types of vacuum
stages for different specimen sizes -
see next page.
Fig. 5.18
Fig. 5.17
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