AO Histostat 975C, Histostat 976C User manual

AO

Reichert

Model

975C

and

976C

HISTOSTAT

ds

Cryostat

Microtome

AO

Reichert

Division

P.O.

Box

(716)

891-3000

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Scientific

of

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Scientific

Instruments

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Instruments

14240

1984

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U.S.A.

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cabinet

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INTRODUCTION

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mm

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service.

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PRELIMINARY

STEPS

UNPACKING

INSTRUCTIONS

REMOVE

HANDWHEEL

CARTON

HISTOSTAT

Fi

NO

Remove

0

Remove

B

Lift
Lift

σι

Place

ο

Cabinet

6A.

Bottom
THREE
ONLY.
for

Return
Handwheel
position

Remove
Attach

INTERIOR
BLOCKING

ILLUSTRATED

shipping

interior
carton
Cabinet

skid

IN

forward
of

Cabinet

RED-PAINTED

(Reserve

future

transporting,

Cabinet

on

wire

Handwheel.

CARTON

Cabinet

bands

sleeve

and

clear

of

FRONT

onto

these

to

Assembly

skid.

ties

from

PROCEDURE

as

and

carton

plastic

skid

OF

skid,

is

now

bolts,
if

upright

Carton

Power

4

CARTON
SLEEVE

received.

open

blocking

bag

(two

people

CABINET

as

shown.

exposed.

SHIPPING

as

well

required.)

position.

from

Cord.

top

of

from

from

Cabinet.

required).

Remove

as

washers,

its

carton.

top.

and

tip

the

BOLTS

Remove

packed

Remove

Remove

Hold

handwheel

handwheel

Place
wheel.

Secure

end

metal

disc

screw

tape

of

on

to

and

in

center

holding

shaft

shaft,

keyway

disc

in

handwheel

of

shaft.

keyway

inside

aligning

on

shaft.

recess

to

TO

on

shaft.

cabinet

keyway

on

face

shaft

ATTACH

and

of

with

slide

slot

hand-

screw.

on

HANDWHEEL

MICROTOME

1.

Remove
microtome

all

shipping

and

supports

accessories.

and

unpack

the

NOTE:

2.

Lubricate

of

the

lubricant

INSTALLING

CAUTION:

1.

Set

the

that

it

2.

Slide

possible.

the

microtome

drive

hub,

Check

microtome

the

to

the

provided.

MICROTOME

The

have

finish.

when

tome.
glass

“NOTE”

microtome

rests

against

microtome

The

B,

see

that

vertical

(see

walls

of

been

fabricated

Exercise

installing

It

is

door

on

down

the

drive

coupling,

will

Figure

4.

shipment

and

horizontal

Figure

IN

the

HISTOSTAT

the

advisable
during
page

11.

into

guide

to

the

seat

against

is

complete.

slideways

6)

with

the

CABINET

cabinet

to a high
extreme
heavy

to

installation.

the

bar,

right

A,

caution

840

remove

cabinet

A.

Figure

as

Figure

the

quality

cabinet

special

Micro-

the

See

so

3.

far

as

4,

of

3.

While
prevent

bolt
base

Use

tome.

4.

Turn
coupling
wheel.

5.

Attach

ing

Figure

position.

6.

Read
under
knife

microtome.

7.

Lay

as

holding

tipping

thru

and

slotted

the

the

back

5.

the

general

to

the

shown.

the

backward),

the

hole

fasten

head

handwheel

pin

engages

catch

edge

of

Push

section

knife

brush

holder,

microtome

in

the

into

cabinet

screw

the

tray,

tray

front

of

entitled

heading

holder

place

front

supplied

until

hub

A,

Figure

under

tray

“USE”

and

C,

Figure

in

position

the

hold-down

of

the

microtome

hole,

B,

with

the

spring-loaded

and

lock

5,

by

holding

down

to

‘‘Knife

then

knife

5,

holder

in

(to

Figure

position-

screw

secure

3.

micro-

hand-

B,
in

Holder”

attach

to

position