Leica Biosystems RM2245 - Manual (Page 49)

47 Leica RM2245
6. Optional Accessories
Inserting the blade, knife holder E and E-TC
• Fold knife guard (9) downward.
• To insert the blade, flip the right clamping lever
(10) forward and down.
• Carefully insert the blade from the side. Make
sure that the blade is clamped parallel to the
upper edge of the pressure plate.
• To clamp the blade, rotate clamping lever (10)
back upwards.
6.3.2 Knife holder E/E-TC
9 11
10
Knife holder E-TC
Knife holder E
9 10
9a
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Prior to inserting the blade, both knife
holder and knife holder base must
have been installed on the instrument!
The knife holder E-TC is designed
for the Leica TC-65 tungsten carbide
blades.
The clamping levers on the knife hold-
er are not interchangeable. The two
clamping levers (10, 11) must remain
in the position shown at all times, as
otherwise isolated malfunctions of the
knife holder can occur.
Clamping lever for the blade (10) at the
right, clamping lever for the lateral
displacement (11) at the left.
The knife holder E is designed for conventional disposable blades from all current manufactur-
ers. It is available in two models: one for low-profile blades and one for high-profile blades.
The knife holder has a lateral displacement, so that the entire width of the blade can be used. It
is also equipped with a blade ejector (9a).
Fig. 41
Fig. 42