Sakura Tissue-Tek Glas User Manual

Coverslipping
Tissue-Tek® Glas™ Coverslipper
Quick Reference Guide
Tissue-Tek® Glas™ Coverslipper
QRG | Glas Coverslipper | 2011 | V-2 page 5 | 6
Maintenance
(section 5 operating manual)
Daily
Station cleaning
1. Clean each station and its surrounding area.
2. Brush off each station, remove dust and/or
glass particles.
3. Using a cloth moistened with solvent for
mounting medium*, remove any mounting
medium attached to the stations.
Cover glass and Slide glass arm cleaning
1. Clean the suction pads using a cloth moistened
with 100% alcohol.
End of Operation
1. Remove receiving racks.
2. Remove empty baskets.
3. Place dispensing nozzle in the lubrication bottle
above the solvent (1)! If the instrument will not
be used for more than one week, place the
dispensing nozzle in the solvent (2) by pulling
the lever towards you.
Power off
1. Turn off power and place the lid on the loading
station.
Mounting medium nozzle cleaning
1. Clean the mounting medium 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 solvent!
Weekly
Waste container
1. Remove waste container and replace it with a
clean container.
2. Check the spatula part.
Soak the used waste container for 24 hours in
solvent for mounting medium*.
Cleaning the loading station
Lever
Station cleaning
Suction pad Slide glass arm
Suction pad coverglass arm
1 Normal state
2 Dispensing nozzle
down lever is pulled
2
1
Lever

Sakura Tissue-Tek Glas Specifications

General

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