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Figure 4-7. Loading a piece of glass.
a. Loosen both clamping knobs about one complete rotation to avoid breaking the glass
as it passes under each electrode clamp.
b. Place glass in V-groove in puller bar, slide it beyond the clamp abouttwo centimeters
and tighten the clamping knob.
c. Depress the spring stop on each puller bar to release them from their catch position.
d. Pull both bars towards each other using the finger holds. Hold the puller bars in
position using the thumb and index finger of one hand. The hex head screw should be
touching the end of the slot in both puller bars.
e. Loosen both clamping knobs and carefully slide the glass through the holes in the side
of the heater chamber and into V-groove of opposite puller bar.
f. Tighten down both clamping knobs.
11. Press the “Pull” button on the front panel to start the RAMP TEST.
Press the PULL button on the
front panel to start the ramp test
Figure 4-8. Using the PULL button to start the ramp test.
The Ramp Test will take a few minutes. Please wait: During the ramp test, the filament
will gradually heat up until it is hot enough to melt the glass. The glass will not separate,
but once the ramp value is reached, there will be a reduction (hour glass-shape) where
the glass softened.
12. Once the Ramp Value has been reached, accept the ramp value.
P-1000 FLAMING/BROWN MICROPIPETTE PULLER SYSTEM OPERATION MANUAL – REV. 3.02 (20161118)
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