Leica RM2245 Microscope & Magnifier User Manual


 
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Instruction manual V 1.4 – 02/2007
Knife holder E with water bath for narrow-band and broad-band blades
6. Optional accessories
Fig. 42
Knife holder E with water bath is available for
both narrow-band and broad-band blades.
The knife guard on knife holder E consists of a
red foldaway handle (9). To cover the cutting
edge, fold the knife guard handle (9) upwards as
illustrated in Figure.
9
11
10
The clamping levers on the knife holder are not interchangeable. The two clamping
levers (10 and 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.
Use
Floating thin paraffin sections (for example, for subsequent immunostaining
procedures) on the surface of the water. Flat paraffin sections can be
removed from the surface of the water using glass slides.
The vessel is filled with water up to the blade.
After trimming, remove the section waste from
the tray and create the sections to be prepared.
The sections floating on the surface of the wa-
ter can be removed using the glass slide.
Fig. 43