Leica Biosystems SP2600 - Manual (Page 32)

32 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
1 2