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Leica RM2125
6.2 Maintenance instructions
Only authorized and qualified service personnel may repair the instrument and access the
instrument’s internal components.
The instrument is basically maintenance-free. To ensure trouble-free operation of the
instrument over a long period of time, the following is recommended:
6.
Cleaning and maintenance
•
Have the instrument inspected at least once
per year by a qualified service technician
authorized by Leica.
•
At the end of the warranty period enter into
a service contract. For more information,
please contact your local Leica technical
service center.
•
Clean the instrument daily.
•
Once a month, lubricate the following com-
ponents with oil no. 405 (part of standard de-
livery. 1 to 2 drops are sufficient):
•
The movable parts of the fixture for spec-
imen clamps (
10
) and of the dovetail mor-
tise (
14
).
•
The T-piece (
19
) on the microtome base
plate.
•
Clamping levers (
2
) and (
20
) on the micro-
tome
•
Guide rails (
91
) for the knife holder base
on the microtome base plate.
•
Clamping levers (
39
) and (
24
) on the right
and left side of the knifeholder base.
•
Guide rail (
92
) of the lateral displacement
mechanism on the knife holder base (
21
).
•
T-piece (
26
) on the knife holder base (
21
).
•
The sliding surfaces of knife guard (
3
)
and knurled nuts (
73
) on knife holder N.
•
Clamping lever (
89
) of knife holder E.
•
Axle (
90
) of the clamping lever of the cas-
sette clamp (see
Fig. 34
).
Fig. 35
14
91
20
2
10
19
24
39
26
92
89
3
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