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6. Assembly
The assembly of these stages is identical. The
stages are solidly attached to the microscope by
three screws. In the case of fi xed stages, an at-
tachable mechanical stage may be installed (Fig.
18). These are supplied in a separate package.
Multiple-plate stages are supplied separately.
Like the fi xed stages, these stages are mounted
as follows:
• If the screws for the stage are already in the
stand, remove them fi rst. In most cases, the
screws will be found in the packing material of
the stand.
!
Caution!
The screw lengths may vary. When using screws
of different lengths, use the shorter of the three
screws in the front hole and the equally long
ones in the rear holes.
Fig. 17 Fixed micromanipulation stage
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• Use a clean cloth to remove dust and packing
material residue from the stand's contact sur-
face for the stage.
• Align the stage so that the pair of holes faces
back toward the illumination axis and the sin-
gle hole faces forward toward the tube.
• Align the mounting holes in the stage with the
holes in the support surface. If the holes are
covered in the case of 3-plate cross-stages or
scanning stages, please shift the upper stage
plate until the opening becomes visible.
• First, tighten the single front screw with the in-
cluded 3 mm hex screwdriver. Be sure to use
the shortest of the three screws in the front
hole, as an excessively long screw can inter-
fere with the focus travel.
• Next, fi rmly tighten the two rear screws.
• Finally, give the front screw a fi nal fi rm tighten-
ing.
Fig. 18 Attachable mechanical stage for fi xed
micromanipulation stage