8.
Cleaning and maintenance
95
96
11
88
97
91
90
48
55
56
10
8
73
Fig. 44
8.3 Lubricating the instrument
Once a month, lubricate the following parts with
the included drive parts oil No. 405 (1- 2 drops
are enough).
Instrument and specimen holder :
• The clamping key (95) of the quick clamping
system.
• The T-piece (55) on the microtome base
plate.
• Guide rails (96) for the knife holder base on
the microtome base plate.
•
On the knife holder base the T-piece (56)
Knife holder E:
• Clamping lever (11) for the lateral displace-
ment.
• T-piece (88) and guide (97) of the knife hold-
er for the lateral displacement.
• Clamping lever (10) for the blade.
Knife holders N and NZ:
• Sliding surfaces of the finger guard (8).
• Knurled nuts (73) for measuring height ad-
justment.
Universal cassette clamp:
• Shaft (90) and flat coil spring (91) of the
clamping lever of the cassette clamp. After
lubrication, move the lever back and forth
several times.
Instruction manual V 1.1 – 02/2005