Leica Biosystems VT1000 S - Manual (Page 17)

15 Leica VT1000 S - Vibrating-blade microtome
5. Operation
5.3 The operating elements and their function - VT1000 S
Scale setting mm/s
0 0.00
0.5 0.025
1 0.050
2 0.075
3 0.125
4 0.175
5 0.225
6 0.40
7 0.65
8 0.90
9 1.30
10 2.50
10-speed rotating potentiometer with scale
Function:
Continuous knife feed adjustment from 0.05 -
2.5 mm/s:
Knife return stroke is performed at constant speed
of 5 mm/s.
The additional locking lever (lever in 12 o'clock
position) prevents the speed setting from be-
ing accidentally changed while sectioning is in
progress.
SPEED
Rotary knob with scale from 0 to 10
Function:
Continuous adjustment of knife sectioning fre-
quency (vibration) from 8 - 100 Hz.
Scale setting Hz
0 0
0.5 8
1 10
2 20
3 30
4 40
5 50
6 60
7 70
8 80
9 90
10 100
FREQ
FREQ
Locking lever
SPEED
Caution: Practice working with the controls without a blade holder inserted. Only insert
the knife holder when you are completely familiar with all control functions.
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