Leica Leica VT1200S manual Preparing a Specimen, Installing the Double-walled Buffer Tray

5.Working with the Instrument

5.4.2 Installing the Double-walled Buffer Tray

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Clamps for holding the gassing hose for the buffer in the proper position can be added to the double- walled buffer tray. The specimen can be oriented using the magnetic specimen holder before sec- tioning.

When using the double-walled buffer tray, the flow cooler must be installed according to the assembly instruc- tions prior to working with speci- mens.

5.4.3 Preparing a Specimen

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•Fix the specimen to the specimen plate using the cyanoacrylate (included in the standard scope of delivery).

•Screw the manipulator (6) onto the specimen plate, place it in the buffer tray and adjust it to the desired position.

•The specimen plate is held in place in the buff- er tray magnetically.

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