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Instruction manual V 1.4 – 02/2010
•
To lock the handwheel, press the lever (
5
)
outwards and continue to turn the hand-
wheel slowly until it locks exactly in the
12 o'clock position.
When using both brake systems at the
same time, always move the lever (3)
to position
c
first.
Otherwise, it may be not be possible
to release the lever (5).
2.
Safety
2.3 Integrated safety devices
Locking the handwheel
There are two ways of locking the handwheel
(
12
):
Using the lever (
3
) on the right side of the micro-
tome base plate, the handwheel can be braked
in almost any position.
•
To brake, rotate the lever in a counterclock-
wise direction to position
z
.
Caution!
The braking lever (3) must be exactly
in position
z
, so that the handwheel
brake is applied correctly.
If the lever is moved beyond this point,
it is possible that the handwheel is no
longer braked.
•
To unlock the handwheel brake turn the
lever (
3
) back to its original position.
Position
c
.
Fig. 2
3
5
12
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