Buehler EcoMet 250 - Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
Overview.................................................................................................................................................. 1
Revision History ........................................................................................................................................ 1
Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................................... 2
General Information ................................................................................................................................. 4
Main components: ................................................................................................................................... 4
Safety ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
Operation ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Control Panel: ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Preparing your grinding or polishing platens: ............................................................................................ 8
Using Diamond Polishing Solutions ....................................................................................................... 8
Preparing Samples in the Power Head:...................................................................................................... 9
Specimen Holders................................................................................................................................. 9
Loading a Specimen Holder ................................................................................................................ 10
Removing a Specimen Holder ............................................................................................................. 11
Single Force ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Central Force ..................................................................................................................................... 11
Mounting the Glass Slide Holder......................................................................................................... 12
Begin the Grinding / Polishing Procedure ................................................................................................ 14
Exchanging grinding and polishing discs ................................................................................................. 16
After use ................................................................................................................................................ 16
References and Files ............................................................................................................................... 17
Contact Information ............................................................................................................................... 17
Supplementary Information .................................................................................................................... 18
Silicon Carbide Abrasive Grinding Discs .............................................................................................. 18
Diamond Polishing Solutions .............................................................................................................. 18