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a. RESET the sample stage.
b. Always keep light pressure on the purple goniometer surface when removing the
sample holder. PULL the holder straight back without rotating until it stops moving.
c. ROTATE the holder clockwise until it stops. This rotation moves the guide pin
approximately from the 12 o'clock to 5 o'clock position.
d. Gently, while keeping pressure on the goniometer, PULL the sample holder back to
break the airlock vacuum. This will require a small amount of force.
e. REMOVE the holder straight back out of the goniometer while being careful not to
scrape it along the inside of the airlock. Do NOT to touch the holder O-ring or any part
to the tip with bare hands.
B. Specimen Loading
Note: NEVER mount magnetic samples or discs in the clamp holder of the Single Tilt
Sample Holder. The clamp spring is not strong enough to prevent the specimen from
attaching to the objective lens polepiece. Use the Double Tilt Sample Holder for
magnetic samples. NEVER touch the O-ring to the tip of the holder without wearing
nitrile gloves.
a. PLACE the sample holder in the protective stand.
b. REMOVE the sample loading tool from the base of the stand.
c. Using one hand to prevent the holder from slipping out of the stand, INSERT the tool
into the hole in the specimen clamp and GENTLY RAISE the clamp straight up until it
stops.
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