Ch. 7. iDrive Imaging
7. iDrive Imaging
CHAPTER REV. 1659, DATED 10/07/2013, 22:54. USER GUIDE REV. 1714, DATED 10/25/2013, 20:36.
Chapter Contents
7.1 Nomenclature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.1.1 Specific iDrive Droplet Holder Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.1.1.1 The cantilever clip assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7.1.1.2 The window assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7.1.1.3 Installing an iDrive cantilever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7.1.2 Preparing for Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
7.1.3 iDrive AC Mode Tuning Specifics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7.1.4 Imaging Specifics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
7.2 Cleaning and Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
7.2.1 Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
7.2.2 Reassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
7.3 Older Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
7.3.1 Cleaning and Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
7.3.1.1 Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
7.3.1.2 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
7.3.1.3 Reassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
7.3.1.4 Adjusting Piezo Preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
This section explains the use of the iDrive version of the Cypher Droplet Cantilever Holder. In addition
to the standard Droplet Cantilever Holder’s functionality, the iDrive version has the ability to drive a
small AC current through special iDrive compatible cantilevers. It also contains a small magnet, the field
from which causes a torque on the current flowing through an iDrive cantilever causing it mechanically
oscillate. This allows for an AC mode imaging experience in liquid superior to that achieved with
standard acoustically driven AC Mode imaging.
Before you start:
• We assume you understand the aspects of running this system safely: (
Chapter 20 on page 229.)
• You are familiar with the basic names of the hardware components and software controls (
Chap-
ter 1 on page 3
.)
• You have powered up the Cypher and launched the software: (
Chapter 2 on page 10.)
• You are comfortable with AC Mode Imaging in Air, as instructed by the tutorial: (
Chapter 4 on
page 17.)
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