Specimen Clamping; Universal Cassette Clamp; Universal Cassette Clamp, Adjustable - Thermo Scientific HM340E Operation Manual

Specimen Clamping

Note
To clamp specimens, different systems are available. With the orienting adapter it is simple to align the specimen
properly to the knife.

Universal Cassette Clamp

The universal cassette clamp allows a quick change system.
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To insert or remove the cassette from between the fixed [b] and movable [c] jaws, pull the lever [a] to the
front (in the direction of the arrow).
Note
To achieve optimal clamping keep the locating surface of the cassette free of paraffin.

Universal Cassette Clamp, Adjustable

To insert or remove cassettes between the fixed [b] jaw and the moveable jaw [c], move the lever [a] upwards.
To adjust the size of a cassette size which is not to the norm, use the adjustment nut [d].
To cut big specimen, two different Macro-Universal-Cassette clamps (Macro-UCC, adjustable) are available for
use with MacrOflow-Cassettes or other commercially available Macro-Cassettes.
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