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7.4.7 Cleaning the blade and knife holders
Note
• For daily cleaning, just remove the section waste from the blade/knife holder using a dry brush.
Please use a cold brush, as otherwise the section waste will thaw and stick to the blade or knife
holder.
• Mechanical damage to the pressure plate will strongly affect the sectioning quality. For this reason
it is important to ensure that the clamping area is not damaged during cleaning or other work.
• For disinfection purposes, standard commercial detergents and disinfectants can be used at room
temperature outside of the cryostat chamber.
• Wear gloves during cleaning to prevent freezer burn.
Blade holder CE
1. To release the segment arc
the screw over the clearance angle adjustment
(→ "Fig. 50-2")
2. Fold the anti-roll guide system
(→ "Fig. 50-11").
3. Loosen the pressure plate clamping lever
pull it out.
4. Afterwards, the pressure plate
5. Loosen the blade holder clamping lever
it out. The blade holder can now be moved sideways and can be taken out of the segment arc.
Leica CM1520
(→ "Fig. 50-2")
from the blade/knife holder base.
(→ "Fig. 50-4")
(→ "Fig. 50-1")
Daily Use of the Instrument
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6
from the base, use a No. 4 Allen key to loosen
(→ "Fig. 50-23")
to the left while holding the lever
(→ "Fig. 50-10")
by turning it counterclockwise and
can be removed for cleaning (with alcohol).
(→ "Fig. 50-12")
by turning it counterclockwise and pull
and remove the segment arc
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