Avantik QS11 - 2-4 Cutting process

Avantik Cryostat QS11 / QS11UV
Avantik
36 Commerce St.
Springfield NJ 07081 / USA
387 779 - English
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2-4 CUTTING PROCESS
2-4-1 CUTTING MOVEMENT AND
RETRACTION
To start the cutting movement of the
microtome, turn the handwheel. As the
specimen moves down, sectioning is carried
out (fig. 16.2). Continue turning the handwheel
to bring the specimen back up (fig. 16.4).
To protect the knife and specimen during
return travel, the specimen is retracted (R).
Then the LED RETRACT on the operating
panel lights up.
X=selected section thickness
1=specimen
2=cutting movement
3=knife
4=return travel
R=retraction
Fig. 16