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Page 23 Leica EM CPD030 Operating Manual 09/09
5.6 Filling C02 into the specimen chamber
Wait until the specimen pressure chamber temperature has reached 10°C.
Once the temperature has been reached, completely open the shut-off valve of the
CO2 bottle.
Press the MEDIUM IN key. MEDIUM IN LED lights up.
The pressure gauge shows the pressure in the specimen chamber (identical to the
pressure in the CO2 bottle).
Fill the specimen pressure chamber up to the upper edge of the front sight glass
with liquid CO2.
Press the MEDIUM IN key again. LED of MEDIUM IN goes off. The CO2-level in the
specimen pressure chamber might rise slightly.
Shut-off valve
Fill here with
liquid C02
Medium In
key