Leica Biosystems CN Knife holder - Manual (Page 9)

9 Leica knife holder CE /CN
1. Operation
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27
Fig. 14
Clearance angle adjustment - knife holder CN Prior to setting the clearance angle, the knife
edge must be located exactly in the spin axis of
the knife holder.
First, set a clearance angle of ‘0’. To do so, loos-
en lever (23, see Fig. 11) and bring the index
marker (26) in line with the figure ‘0’ on the clear-
ance angle scale (27). Retighten the lever (23). If
the sectioning results obtained are not satisfac-
tory, slowly increase the clearance angle in 1°
steps, until the desired section quality is
achieved.
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Fig. 15
Parallel adjustment - knife holder CE
(Adjusting the anti-roll system)
This type of adjustment has to be done each time
after exchanging either the entire anti-roll sys-
tem or the change frame.
Loosen Allen screw (28) and then, via the axle
extension (29), adjust the upper edge of the glass
anti-roll plate parallel to the knife edge. Retighten
Allen screw (28).
Parallel adjustment - knife holder CN
(Adjusting the anti-roll system)
After loosening the two screws (30) the anti-roll
system can be adjusted parallel to the knife edge.
After carrying out the adjustment, retighten the
screws (30).
Fig. 16
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