Hoefer SE245 - Manual (Page 4)

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Prepare the gel caster
1
Disassemble the caster: Pull out both pairs of black
cams at the side of the casting cradle and lift out
both casting clamp assemblies. Remove the black
silicone rubber gasket from the bottom of the cradle
and also the white foam gasket underneath it.
2
Wash all gel caster components, glass and alumina
plates and spacers with a mild detergent. Rinse
thoroughly with deionized water.
Construct the gel sandwich stack and
place it into the caster
1
Loosen all 6 screws on the casting clamp assembly
and lay it upright on a flat surface. Slide both plastic
pressure bars away from the back block.
2
Construct each gel sandwich: For each sandwich,
choose one notched alumina or glass plate, one
rectangular glass plate and two spacers. Use only
unchipped plates.
Lay the notched plate on a flat surface, place one
spacer along each edge so that it aligns with the
notch. Fit a glass plate onto the spacers as shown.
The long flat side of the T-shaped spacers fits
between both plates. The top of the T rests along the
sides of the plates (Fig 2).
Alternatively, assemble the sandwich while it is in a
standing position: align the plate bottoms on a flat
surface and align the spacers with the sides of the
plates (Fig 3).
Fig 2. Location of T-shaped spacers
on notched plate.
Fig 3. Align bottom edges of plates
and spacers carefully.