Once you have received your capillaries in the post, you are ready to load your samples into them, and to mount the samples into bases and the pins into pucks.
Guidance for loading
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samples into capillaries
Loading powder samples into glass capillaries
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| name | Glass capillary power sample preparation.pdf |
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Loading liquid samples into glass capillaries
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| name | Capillary liquid preparation.pdf |
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Loading powder samples into Kapton capillaries
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| name | Kapton capillary sample preparation.pdf |
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Mounting filled capillaries in bases
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| title | Securing the precious cargothe capillary |
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Slighlty loosen the coloured nut Gentley press the sealed end (for glass capillaries) or metal rod (for Kapton capillaries) into the small hole in top of the mounting pin until it slides in as far as it will go Tighten the coloured nut to secure the capillary
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Mounting bases into Pucks
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| title | An exercise in writing numbers into boxes | Securing samples into pucks |
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Starting from position 1 at the center of the puck, place the base of each sample pin into a numbered hole on each puck. The positions are magnetic and each pin should smoothly locate itself into the hold. Note the position of each sample in the puck as you will need to enter this information into ISPyB For transport, line up the black line on the puck lid with the top (12’o’clock) position of the puck, carefully lower the lid onto the puck, then twist the lid clockwise by ~1/16th turn to secure it in place.
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