Struers LaboPol-60 - Page 46

Hint
Make sure that the preparation surface is sufficiently wet before you start the
preparation process.
1. Press the Lower/Raise button to make sure that the specimen mover head is
fully raised.
2. Press the black button on the specimen mover head.
3. Insert the flexible specimen holder and rotate it until the three pins are aligned
with the holes in the specimen mover.
4. Push the flexible specimen holder upwards until it locks into position.
5. Release the black button on the specimen mover head. Make sure that the
flexible specimen holder is securely fixed.
Using the flexible specimen holder
1. Place the specimen or specimens on the preparation surface.
2. Press the Lower/Raise button to lower the flexible specimen holder.
3. Make sure that no specimens protrude from the flexible specimen holder. If they
do, adjust the specimens.
– Press the Lower/Raise button to raise the flexible specimen holder.
– Adjust the specimens.
4. Repeat until all specimens are placed correctly.
5. Start the preparation process.
The preparation process stops automatically when the set preparation time has
expired.
6. Clean the flexible specimen holder before the next preparation step.
Adjusting the height of the flexible specimen holder
The following applies only when a flexible specimen holder is used.
1. With a flexible specimen holder mounted,
place a preparation surface on the
preparation disc.
2. Select the ‘thickest’ preparation surface to
be used and place it on the preparation
disc. Usually, this will be SiC Foil on an MD-
Gekko disc, or SiC Paper on an MD-Fuga
disc, or an MD-Alto.
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