Leica Biosystems SM2010 R - Manual (Page 15)

13 Leica SM2010 R
4.5 Assembling the knife holder SN
• Lock the knife sledge (11) in place using the
locking knob (23) so that it cannot be moved.
• The intermediate plate (60) intended for the
knife holder SN, is mounted on the mounting
table (62) of the knife sledge (11).
Installing the intermediate plate
• As shown in Fig. 9, place the intermediate plate
on the mounting table. Make sure that the two
index markings (65) are at the top and point
towards the back.
• Insert the five countersunk screws (61.
1
–61.
5
)
into the bores and tighten them crosswise (in
the sequence shown in Fig. 10) using an Allen
key T25 (63).
23
23
60
62
65
64.1
63
61.3
61.5
61.1
61.2
61.4
64.2
11
4. Instrument Setup
Fig. 9
Important!
The mounting table must be absolutely
clean and dry. There must not be any
foreign particles on it. Otherwise, sec-
tions could become contaminated.
Fig. 10