Hoefer SE640 - Manual (Page 13)

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Glass plates
The plates are 18 cm wide and 8 cm in length
Three sets of glass plates are included with each
unit. Notched divider plates, ordered separately,
pair two gel sandwiches to form a “club sand-
wich” so that up to four gels can be run at one
time.
Clamps
Clamps are used to secure the plates and spacers
together. The clamp pressure bar, adjusted with
screws, distributes pressure evenly.
Casting stand
The casting stand holds assembled gel sandwiches
upright for casting gels. Adjustable feet level the
caster. A laminated gasket in the bottom of each
casting cradle seals the bottom of the sandwich
when it is cammed into the stand.
Cams
Cams are used twice: first, to secure the assem-
bled sandwich in the casting stand and, second, to
attach the sandwich to the upper buffer chamber.
Rubber gaskets
There are two sets of two gaskets: The solid
laminated gaskets fit into the bottom of the cast-
ing stand and form the seal for casting the gel.
The slotted gaskets fit under the upper buffer
chamber and form the seal between the upper
and lower chambers. The ridges on the upper
gasket align the gasket slot to maintain an open
channel between the top of the gel and the
buffer in the upper chamber.