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Leica RM 2155 Rotary Microtome
First check the shipment for external damages
upon arrival.
If is evident that the shipment was damaged
during transport, please make a claim to the
carrier immediately.
Cut off the steel bands on the outside of the card-
board box.
Open the cardboard box.
Remove all foam material.
Take out all the accessories
(1)
and the instruction
manual.
Keep the Allen key size 8 within reach.
Remove the cardboard tray
(2)
.
Remove the cardboard bridge
(3)
.
Take out the instrument by using the carrying
handles
(4)
which are attached at the front and rear
of the transport platform.
Place the transport platform with the instrument on
a stable table.
Lightly lift the transport platform at the front.
Loosen the screw
(6)
on the underside of the trans-
port platform with the Allen key size 8
(7)
provided
and remove the washer.
Cut off the plastic cover
(8)
and remove.
Do not carry the instrument with the handle of
the handwheel or the control knobs for sec-
tioning speed and section thickness setting!
To lift the instrument from the transport platform,
hold it at the front of the base plate and at the re-
cessed grip below the heat sink at the rear.
Place the instrument on a stable laboratory table.
Two slide faces
(9)
located at the rear of the base plate
facilitate to reposition the instrument on the table.
To relocate, lightly lift the instrument at the front of
the base plate and slide it on the slide faces.
6. Unpacking and installation
6.1 Unpacking
Fig. 13.1
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