Leica Biosystems RM2255 - Manual (Page 39)

37 Leica RM2255
5. Operation
• The index marks (0°, 5° and 10°) for adjustment
of the clearance angle (59.1) are located on the
right side of the knife holder (57).
• There is also an index mark (59.2) on the right
side of the knife holder base (51) which serves
as a reference point when adjusting the clear-
ance angle.
• Loosen the screw (58) using an Allen key size 4
(71) until the knife holder (57) can be moved.
• Move the knife holder until the index mark of
the desired clearance angle coincides with
the reference line on the knife holder base.
Example:
The enlarged detail illustration shows a clear-
ance angle setting of 5°.
5.6 Adjusting the clearance angle
51
58
57
59.1
59.2
Enlarged detail:
Index marks for
clearance angle
setting
71
The recommended clearance angle
setting for knife holder E ranges from a
minimum of 2.5° to 5°.
• Hold down the knife holder in this position and
retighten the screw (58) for clamping.
Fig. 26