Sakura Tissue-Tek Glas g2 User Manual

Section 1
Revised 3/30/2010 1.5
Instrument Interior (Figure 1-E)
Station 1 (slide retrieval) .18. — The slide retrieval arm
takes out slides from the baskets and places them in this
station. The slides that have been taken out from the
baskets are moved to station 2.
Station 2 (dispensing) .19. — At this station, mounting
medium is dispensed onto slides through the dispensing
nozzle. After mounting medium has been dispensed onto
the slides, the slides are moved to station 3.
Station 3 (coverslipping) .20. — At this station, cover
glasses are picked up and carefully placed onto slides.
The coverslipped slides are moved to station 4.
Station 4 (storage) .21. — At this station, coverslipped
slides are placed in receiving racks.
Drying fan 1 .22. — This fan removes excess xylene
after coverslipping to promote the drying of mounting
medium.
Drying fan 2 .23. — This fan removes xylene attached to
the back of the slide to promote the drying of the back of
the slide.
Cover glass holder .24. — Cover glasses are placed in
this holder.
Cover glass arm .25. — This arm picks up and retrieves
cover glasses one at a time and places them onto slides.
Dispensing nozzle down lever .26. — This lever is used
to lower the dispensing nozzle and dip it in the anti-drying
bottle.
Slide retrieval arm .27. — This arm grabs each slide and
retrieves it from a basket.
Dispensing nozzle .28. — This nozzle dispenses
mounting medium. The dispensing nozzle moves linearly
to dispense mounting medium onto a slide along a straight
line.
Waste container .29. — This container is used to remove
the excess mounting medium from the tip of the
dispensing nozzle.
Anti-drying bottle .30. — The tip of the dispensing
nozzle sits in this bottle when the instrument is idle. Put
solvent for mounting medium (xylene is recommended) in
this bottle to prevent the tip of the nozzle from clogging.
Dispensing pump reservoir .31. — Put solvent for
mounting medium (xylene is recommended) here to
prevent mounting medium from sticking to the interior of
the pump.
Figure 1-E
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Sakura Tissue-Tek Glas g2 Specifications

General

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