Shutdown For A Longer Period - Leica CM1510S Instruction Manual

6. Daily work with the instrument

6.6.2 Shutdown for a longer period

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If you do not intend to use the instrument for several weeks, you
may turn it off.
Please note, however, that it may take up to several hours to
cool the cryochamber down to very low temperatures after turn-
ing the instrument on again.
After turning off, the instrument should be cleaned and disin-
fected thoroughly (see chapter. '8. Cleaning and maintenance').
• Lock the handwheel.
• Take the knife/blade out of the knife holder. Put the knife back into the
knife box or push the blade into the receptacle for used blades pro-
vided at the bottom of the dispenser.
• Remove all specimen material from the cryochamber.
• Remove frozen section waste with a cold brush.
• Empty the section waste tray.
• Remove storage shelves and brush shelf for cleaning.
• Switch the instrument off with the automatic circuit breaker.
• Open the sliding window so that the cryochamber can dry out.
Switching off the instrument with the automatic circuit breaker will not
affect the programmed parameters.
Prior to switching the instrument back on, the cryochamber, the micro-
tome and all other parts of the instrument must be completely dry.
Instruction manual V 1.4 – 04/2010