Knife Holder Cn-Z With Anti-Roll Guide; Cleaning The Blade And Knife Holders - Leica CM1520 Instructions For Use Manual

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Daily Use of the Instrument

7.3.4 Knife holder CN-Z with anti-roll guide

This is used for holding conventional and carbide-metal knives up to 16 cm in length. The pres-

sure plate ensures extreme stability and the full utilization of the knife blade.

The height of the knife edge is adjustable, and the clearance angle adjustment must be adjusted

separately

(see Knife holder

The knife guard (18) is moveable.

For daily cleaning, it is enough to remove the section waste from the 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 clean-

ing or other work.

For disinfection, commercially available, mild cleaners and disinfectants can be used –

we recommend Leica Cryofect (not available in the USA).

Wear gloves during cleaning to prevent frostbite.

CN).

• For this knife holder, the clamping jaws are not

offset.

• Pressure plate permits the full length of the

Fig. 46

knife to be utilized.

• Use carbide metal and steel knives here.

The height of resharpened knives must

be adjusted using knurled screws (3a)

(approx. 1 mm under the edge of the

clamping jaw).

Make sure that the knife is parallel

from one end to the other.

Instructions for Use V 1.2 – 09/2012

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