Maintenance Instructions - Leica RM 2235 User Manual

8. Cleaning and maintenance
Universal cassette clamp
60
13
Fig. 57

8.2 Maintenance instructions

Only authorized and qualified service personnel may access the internal components of the in-
strument for service and repair!
The instrument is basically maintenance-free. To ensure trouble-free operation of the instrument
over a long period of time, the following is recommended by Leica:
1. Thoroughly clean the instrument on a daily
basis.
2. Enter into a service contract at the latest at
the end of the warranty period. For more in-
formation, please contact your local Leica
technical service center.
We recommend the following inspection intervals depending on the general workload of the instru-
ment as defined in the two categories listed in the table:
Number of sections per day:
Workload (hours per day):
Sectioning speed:
Specimen material:
Maintenance:
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• Detach cassette clamp (13) for a thorough cleaning, removing all
paraffin residues.
• For cleaning, do not use xylene. Use xylene substitutes or paraffin
removers such as "Para Gard."
• The cassette clamp (13) can also be placed in an oven heated to a
maximum of 65 °C, until the liquid wax escapes.
• Remove paraffin residues with a dry cloth.
• After such a cleaning procedure in an oven, always be sure to lubricate
the axle and spring of the clamping lever (60) (see also
Category I
> 8.000 sections per day
> 5 hours per day
Predominantly high sectioning speed
Working with soft and hard specimens
Every 12 months
3. Have the instrument inspected on a regular
basis by a qualified service technician
authorized by Leica.
The intervals depend on how heavily the
instrument is used.
Category II
< 8.000 sections per day
5 hours per day
<
Slow to medium sectioning speed
Predominantly soft specimen material
Every 24 months
Instruction manual V 1.4 – 02/2010
chapter 8.3).