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Instruction manual V3.1 02/2001
8.
Daily routine operation
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2
3
5
Fig. 30.1
Fig. 30.2
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8.3 Clamping the specimen
Always clamp the specimen before clamping
the knife!
Before manipulating knife or specimen/before
changing specimens: always lock the
handwheel!
Rotate the handwheel to move the specimen clamp
to the top of the cutting stroke.
Lock the handwheel.
Insert the specimen into the specimen clamp.
Please refer to chapter 11 Optional accesso-
ries on how to clamp the specimens into the
individual specimen clamps.
8.4 Installing the knife holder base
To release, turn the lever
(1)
counterclockwise.
Place the universal knife holder base
(2
) with two
clamping levers
(3
) and
(4
) onto the T piece
(5)
of
the microtome base plate.
Turn lever
(1)
clockwise to tighten the knife holder
base.
8.5 Installing the knife holder
To release lever
(4)
rotate counterclockwise.
Install the knife holder
(6)
onto the T piece
(5)
of
the knife holder base.
Rotate lever
(4)
clockwise to clamp.
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