Dear Listmembers
We have been able to acquire a Reichert Ultracut R ultra
microtome to which we have attached a Leica FCS cryo-attachment.
The problem that we have is that there is no light for lower
illumination of the sample which, as you will know, makes alignment and sample
approach extremely tricky. The base of the microtome has all the
necessary to accommodate a light source at the back, but the sliding platform
of the microtome is not adapted to accommodate the light-path. We have
stripped it down and it seems that a hole can be machined in the platform but I
am a bit wary as there are also some electronics housed in the platform.
My questions: has anyone out there done such a conversion?
Are there plans/ drawings available for this part of the microtome? Lastly, the
first prize would be to locate a platform that can accommodate a light source
for lower illumination.
Any other advice will be appreciated.
My apologies for this non-confocal posting and such a
long-winded question.
Thanks
Alan Hall
Laboratory
for Microscopy & Microanalysis
Room1-33,
Natural Sciences 2
University
of Pretoria
Lynnwood
Road
Pretoria
0002
Tel:
+27 12 4202075
Fax:
+27 12 3625150
Mobile:
+27 82 3319040
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