Sakura Tissue-Tek Glas g2 Quick Reference Guide

Tissue-Tek® Glas™ g2
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Quick Reference Guide
Tissue-Tek® Glas™ g2
page 6 | 11 QRG | Glas g2 | 2010 | V-5
Maintenance
(section 5 operating manual)
Daily
Station cleaning
1. Clean each station and its surrounding area.
2. Brush off each station, remove foreign matters.
3. Using a cloth moistened with solvent for
mounting medium, remove any mounting
medium attached to the stations.
Cover glass arm cleaning
1. Clean the suction pad using a cloth moistened
with 100% alcohol.
Dispensing nozzle cleaning
1. Clean the dispensing nozzle by using a cloth
moistened with solvent for mounting medium.
2. At the end of every day before switching off the
machine, place dispensing nozzle in the anti-
drying bottle above the xylene, do not use the
lever, unless the system will not be used for a
week or more.
Weekly
Anti-drying bottle
1. Change the solvent for mounting medium in
the anti-drying bottle.
Cleaning the receiving racks
1. Soak the racks for 24 hours in solvent for
mounting medium.
Cleaning the loading station
1. Change the solvent for mounting medium in
the loading station.
Cleaning the slide arm
1. Clean the slide arm and slide detection sensor
using a cloth moistened with 100% alcohol.
Waste container
1. Remove waste container and replace it with a
clean container.
2. Check the spatula part.
3. Soak the used waste container for 24 hours in
solvent for mounting medium.
Cleaning the loading station
1. Filter the solvent for mounting medium in the
loading station to minimize contamination.
Station cleaning
Slide detection sensor
Cleaning the slide arm
Suction pad cleaning
Waste container, spatula part

Sakura Tissue-Tek Glas g2 Specifications

General

Brand	Sakura
Model	Tissue-Tek Glas g2
Category	Laboratory Equipment
Language	English