Research Instruments INTEGRA 3 - Heated Stage Plate; Heated Metal Inserts; Heated Glass Inserts

Secon 5
Integra 3™ Basic Operaon
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Research Instruments Ltd
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Place the Petri dish in the centre of the insert, avoiding the frame of the
glass insert (gure 5-3). Short working distance objecves might touch
the insert before the specimen is brought into focus, depending on the
thickness of the glass and the dimensions of the Petri dish. Dishes with
a diameter larger than 60mm may need posioning by hand if the area
covered by specimen preparaons exceeds 40mm in diameter.
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The moving stage plate is heated, allowing a dish to be posioned away
from the centre of the stage should this be required.
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Place the Petri dish such that the area of interest is over the hole in the
centre of the insert. The eecve range of movement is limited by the
diameter of this hole (normally 25mm). Reposion the dish by hand to
view specimens that are outside the area of the hole. It may also be
necessary to reposion the dish if specimens are close to the edge of
the hole or if short working distance objecves are being used, as the
objecve might contact the insert.
Metal heated inserts are secured in posion using magnets, the insert
can be lied out by pulling upwards. When lowering the insert into
posion ensure that the insert is rotated unl the magnets re-aach the
insert securely.
The RI Droplet Organisaon Guide (Part Number 6-30-600) can be used
to posion droplets within commonly used Petri dishes in order to ensure
that all droplets are accessible by the pipees.
Exercise cauon when reaching for stage XY control that the
Fine Control Lever is not knocked, especially when switching
to the Integra 3 aer using other stages that have the stage
XY control in a dierent posion.