Setting
Level
• Select the dosing level. See Setting dosing levels ►35.
Force
• Select the force. 50 to 700 N.
Preparation mode
The following modes are available:
• Removal
Select a specific amount of material to be removed from the
specimens. 50 – 5000 µm.
• Time
Select a specified length of time for the process. 5 seconds - 10
minutes
Disc rotation:Speed
• Select the speed of the disc. 40 – 600 rpm.
If SynchroSpeed is set to Yes, the max. setting is 300 rpm.
Hint
300 rpm on disc and specimen mover
If the rotation speed of both the disc and the specimen mover is
set to 300 rpm, we recommend the following:
• Use disc cooling.
• Pre-dose sufficiently if you work with new preparation
surfaces.
• Use a 200 mm specimen holder on a 350 mm surface to
adequately distribute the lubricant and abrasive.
• Do not use alcohol-based lubricants as they will evaporate
too quickly.
Specimen holder:Speed
• Select the speed of the specimen holder. 50 – 300 rpm
Specimen holder: Direction
• Select the direction of the specimen holder:
• Co-rotation
Recommended for the best preparation result and most uniform
polishing.
• Counter-rotation
Recommended for polishing with oxide polishing suspensions
to keep the suspension on the polishing cloth.
6 Operating the device
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