Leica RM2245 Microscope & Magnifier User Manual


 
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Leica RM2245
2. Safety
Knife guard on the knife holder
Each knife holder is equipped with a tightly
mounted knife guard (8, 9). This makes it possi-
ble to cover completely the cutting edge in
every knife or blade position.
Knife holder N/NZ
The knife guard (8) of the knife holder N/NZ can
be easily positioned via the two handles (7)
(
Fig. 4).
To cover the knife edge, push both cover strips
of the knife guard to the center.
Knife holder E/E-TC
The knife guard on knife holder E/E-TC consists
of a red foldaway handle (9). To cover the
cutting edge, fold the knife guard handle (9)
upwards as illustrated in
Fig. 5.
Fig. 5
Fig. 4
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7
8
9
10
11
The clamping levers on the knife
holder E 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 dis-
placement (11) at the left.
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Knife holder E-TC
Knife holder N
Knife holder E