Adapters For Specimen Clamping; Adapter, Non-Orienting; Adapter, Orienting, Specimen Orientation - Thermo Scientific HM340E Operation Manual

Adapters for Specimen Clamping

When adjusting the specimen the mechanical hand wheel brake must be locked in and the knife guard
has to be used to cover the knife/blade edge.

Adapter, Non-Orienting

This adapter serves for a non-orienting fastening of the specimen clamps directly onto the cylinder of the
instrument.

Adapter, Orienting, Specimen Orientation

This adapter serves for an orienting fastening of the specimen clamps. This allows the specimen to be aligned
with the knife/blade.
To bring the specimen into the desired position, move the clamping lever [a] towards the front.
This will loosen the specimen clamp and a rotation of 360° on the cylin- der axis (Z-axis) is possible.
With the two orienting screws [b], the specimen clamp can be moved 8° in each direction on the X-axis and Y-
axis.
After having oriented the specimen, turn the lever [a] upwards to fix the specimen clamp in its position before
starting sectioning.
Note
When turning the orienting screws [b] a slight resistance can be felt when the clamp is aligned parallel with the
cutting surface.
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