Struers LaboPress-3 Mode D'emploi page 30

Placing the Specimen
Pouring Resin over the
Specimen
Installing the Top Closure
Starting the Mounting Process
Stopping the Mounting Process
Removing the Top Closure
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LaboPress-3
Instruction Manual
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Press and hold RAM UP
limit.
Apply "Mould Release Agent" to the surface of the lower ram.
Place the specimen on the ram.
Press and hold RAM DOWN
limit.
Fill a suitable amount of resin into the cylinder through the
funnel.
Remove resin dust from the upper part of the mounting
cylinder.
Clean the cylindrical surface of the upper ram. Cured resin
can easily be removed without damage to the surface of the
ram using the scraper supplied.
Apply "Mould Release Agent" to all accessible surfaces of the
upper ram.
Place the top closure with the upper ram on the mounting
cylinder.
Press the top closure straight down, turning it counter-
clockwise until you hear a click.
Press the top closure down and turn it clockwise until its
lower limit.
Turn the top closure a quarter of a turn back.
Set the force.
Set the heating time.
Set the heating temperature (180/150°C).
Set the cooling time.
s
Press START
The machine automatically stops and relieves the pressure
when the cooling time has elapsed.
When the mounting process is finished:
Turn the top closure counter-clockwise until released from the
thread.
Press RAM UP
Place the top closure in the top closure holder.
O
to raise the lower ram to its upper
N
to lower the ram to its lower
, and the process will run automatically.
O
to raise the lower ram to its upper limit.