Orienting The Specimen (Possible Only With Orienting Fixture For Specimen Clamps) - Leica RM2125 Manual

5. Operation
5.4 Orienting the specimen
29
When working with the large-size
standard specimen clamp (50 x 55
mm), the north-south orientation can
only be utilized up to an angle of
about 4° instead of 8°.
20
(possible only with orienting fixture for specimen clamps)
The orientation feature allows you to adjust the
31
position of the specimen surface without having
to release the specimen clamping mechanism.
• Turn the coarse feed wheel until the fixture
• Release the clamping lever (20,
30
Fig. 13
• Move fixture for specimen clamps to upper-
• Rotate eccentric lever (29) counterclockwise
• Turn adjusting screw (31) to orient the speci-
• Rotate eccentric lever (29) clockwise to se-
for specimen clamps (31) has reached the
rear limit position (see
the front side of the microtome base plate
and slide knifeholder base and knife holder
to a position just before the specimen.
See Fig. 10, p.17 or Fig. 26, p.
Important for Leica RM2125 RT!
Specimen blocks must not be oriented
during the retraction phase!
If a block is oriented during retrac-
tion, prior to the next section the
block will advance by the retraction
value PLUS the selected section
thickness. This may cause damage to
both specimen and knife!
most position (turn handwheel) and lock the
handwheel in 12 o'clock position.
to release the clamping mechanism.
men in north-south direction. Turn adjusting
screw (30) to orient the specimen in east-
west direction.
cure the clamping mechanism.
Instruction manual V 2.3 – 02/2009
chapter 5.5).
Fig. 10) on
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