Preparing your Samples

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

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.