Integrated Safety Devices - Leica RM 2235 User Manual

2. Safety

2.3 Integrated safety devices

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12
10
3
Fig. 2
Locking the handwheel
There are two ways of locking the handwheel
(12):
Using the lever (3) on the right side of the micro-
tome base plate, the handwheel can be braked
in almost any position.
• To brake, rotate the lever in a counterclock-
wise direction to position
Caution!
The braking lever (3) must be exactly
in position
brake is applied correctly.
If the lever is moved beyond this point,
it is possible that the handwheel is no
longer braked.
• To unlock the handwheel brake turn the
lever (3) back to its original position.
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Position
• To lock the handwheel, press the lever (5)
outwards and continue to turn the hand-
wheel slowly until it locks exactly in the
12 o'clock position.
When using both brake systems at the
same time, always move the lever (3)
to position
Otherwise, it may be not be possible
to release the lever (5).
Instruction manual V 1.4 – 02/2010
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, so that the handwheel
first.