Leica Biosystems VT1200/VT1200 S - Manual (Page 37)

35 Leica VT1200 / VT1200 S
5. Working with the Instrument
5.4.5 Inserting the blade
• Insert a size 3 Allen key sideways into the
blade holder through the hole (8) and rotate it
90° clockwise.
Clamp the blade as follows:
• Insert the provided size 3 Allen key from the top
through the opening (10) into the blade holder
(11) and open the blade holder (BH).
• Hold the entire razor blade (9) (not separated)
on the left and right with both hands and insert
it into the blade holder. Hook in the blade over
bottom pressure plate ( see Fig. 21 ).
• Clamp down the BH by turning the size 3 Allen
key clockwise until hand-tight.
8
5.4.6 Adjusting the clearance angle
Fig. 20
12 13 14 Fig. 22
Fig. 21
10
11
9
Now return the blade holder to the cutting posi-
tion.
• To do so, insert a size 3 Allen key sideways
into the blade holder through the hole (8) and
rotate approx. 90° counterclockwise.
For more information about adjusting the clear-
ance angle, see Fig. 22 .
• Insert a size 3 Allen key sideways into the
blade holder through the hole (8) and rotate it
to the desired clearance angle mark.
12 - 15° 13 - 18° 14 - 21°
The blade holder can be used for razor
blades, injector blades and sapphire
blades (universal blade holder).
The clamping screw (11) on the blade
holder must not be tightened too much!
For 15°, the effective clearance angle is "0".
The most commonly used setting is 18°
(13).