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Version 2.0, Revision N
Daily Use of the Instrument
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Fig. 30
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Inserting the blades into blade holder CE
Warning
Caution! Microtome blades are extremely sharp!
Note
The blade holder CE can be used either for the low-profile and high-profile blades.
Inserting a high-profile blade
Warning
The safety gloves included in the
P. 26 – 4.3 Standard delivery - packing list)
must be worn when
inserting the blade!
1. Fold the anti-roll guide system
towards the left – while doing so, hold the lever
NOT
the adjusting screw of the anti-roll guide), so that the height of the anti-roll
guide remains unchanged.
2. Open the clamping lever
by turning it counterclockwise
3. Carefully insert the blade
from above or from the side between the pressure plate
and the blade rest. Make sure that the blade is inserted so that it is centered and lies evenly
along the ledge (see red arrow in
Fig. 31
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