Getting started with your Elsa cryo-transfer holder
- Unpack and verify that the following parts are present:
- Elsa™ cryo-transfer holder (model 698)
- Temperature controller (model 1905)
- Cryo-transfer workstation (P/N 698.TFR)
- Valve upgrade kit (P/N 698.655UPG)
- If you are using an existing turbo pumping station (Model 655), install the valve upgrade kit (P/N 698.655UPG).
- Follow the instructions in 655.12000 Valve Installation Instructions.
- Place the temperature controller next to the turbo pumping station, ensuring adequate access to all connectors and controls.
- Connect the standard cable to the connector labeled Gatan 1 in the shown drawing:
- Connect the power cable to the temperature controller and plug into the wall.
- Turn on the temperature controller by briefly touching the button shown below:
- Insert the holder into the turbo pumping station.
- Connect the standard cable to the end of the Elsa holder (#1).
- Attach the pumping tube to the port on the Elsa holder (#2).
- Open valve #3, then open valve #4.
- Turn on the turbo pumping station.
- Using the menu on the temperature controller, set the system to Bake Out, then allow the system to bake out overnight.
- In the morning, first, close valve #4, then turn off the pumping station, and remove the holder for its first use.