Leica SP9000- Manual

Page 3 - Leica SP9000 – Automatic knife sharpener; IMPORTANT NOTE; .Federal Republic of Germany; Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH

3 Leica SP9000 – Automatic knife sharpener The information, numerical data, notes and valuejudgments contained in this manual represent thecurrent state of scientific knowledge and state-of-the-art technology as we understand it follow-ing thorough investigation in this field. We are un-der no oblig...

Page 4 - Table of contents

4 Instruction manual V 2.2 – 08/2007 Table of contents 1. Important Notes .............................................................................................................. 5 1.1 Symbols used in this manual and their meaning ..................................................................

Page 5 - Symbols used in this manual and; Important Notes; their meaning

5 Leica SP9000 – Automatic knife sharpener 1.1 Symbols used in this manual and Warningsappear in a grey box and are markedby a warning triangle: Useful notes,i.e. important user information appearin a grey box and are marked by an in-formation symbol: Figures in brackets refer to item num-bers in dr...

Page 7 - Potential hazard; Safety instructions for hand-; Safety; General information on instrument design and safe handling; Correct behavior

7 Leica SP9000 – Automatic knife sharpener Potential hazard Caution: risk of injury when touch-ing the knives and blades as theseare extremely sharp. Warning: Avoid touching live partsunder any circumstances!2.2 Safety instructions for hand- ling the instrument 2. Safety 2.1 General information on i...

Page 8 - Instruments properties; Technical Data; Your technical skill

8 Instruction manual V 2.1 – 04/2003 3. Instruments properties 3.1 Technical Data Power supply : Overall Dimensions : Model 930 is 115 V / 60 Hz Width : 370 mm Model 940 is 230 V / 50 Hz Height : 460 mmDepth : 540 mm 3.2 General Description Your technical skill is the key to the successful performan...

Page 9 - Leica SP 9000 – Automatic knife sharpener; Instrument properties

9 Leica SP 9000 – Automatic knife sharpener 3. Instrument properties 3.3 Overview - SP9000 Plastic cover Glass Plate Glass platethumbscreen Plate positionaldial Knife holder Hone glass plateholder Timer Off Lap Fine Coarse

Page 10 - Installation; Check list

10 Instruction manual V 2.2 – 08/2007 4. Installation 4.1 Check list The Leica Microtome Knife Sharpener is shipped with all accessories re-quired for coarse and fine knife honing of knife edges and for dressing glasshone plate surfaces when necessary. 1 . Coarse abrasive, 2 bottles, for coarse honi...

Page 11 - Installing the instrument; . Position the knife holder so that

11 Leica SP 9000 – Automatic knife sharpener 4.2 Installing the instrument 1. Place the sharpener on a sturdy table or laboratory bench and removetags and retaining tape used for shipment. 2. Assure that the plastic cover fits securely upon the base and is firmlysupported when opened. 3. Be sure tha...

Page 12 - Key to sharpening success

12 Instruction manual V 2.2 – 08/2007 Key to sharpening success The starting point of any successful sharpening technique is the careful ex-amination of the condition of the knife edge using a microscope. Periodic re-examination during sharpening is equally important. Please remember ! The width of ...

Page 13 - .1 . Inspect for presence and size of nicks; Coarse honing procedure

13 Leica SP 9000 – Automatic knife sharpener For the first resharpening of a new Leica knife or one that has beenfactory reconditioned by Leica, the honing process must beginwith coarse honing. This is necessary in order to develop the sec-ond facet as is explained in the section on ,,Factory Recond...

Page 15 - Attach knife; Leica trademark to your right; Always sharpen longest knives first.; Centre the knife using a ruler

15 Leica SP9000 – Automatic knife sharpener Fig. 15.1 Fig. 15.2 5.4. Attach knife With the two clamps facing ,up” and clamp screws loosened, install knife sothat the end with the Leica trademark to your right ( Figure 15.1 ). This places the slotted end of the knife to your left as you face the fron...

Page 17 - Clean glass plate - continue Coarse Honing if necessary

17 Leica SP 9000 – Automatic knife sharpener 5.10 Clean knife - inspect condition Wipe knife with clean cloth moistened with solvent and inspect the cuttingfacet under a microscope (1OOX). Keeping in mind that the coarse honingaction proceeds from the back of the facet to the edge of the knife, chec...

Page 18 - Fine coarse procedure

18 Instruction manual V 2.1 – 04/2003 6. Fine coarse procedure Coarse honing must be followed by fine honing using the Leica Fine Abra-sive. As illustrated in Figure 10, the coarse honing action produces a singlefacet. In proceeding with the fine honing operation, a second cutting facetis ground on ...

Page 20 - After Fine Honing is Complete; . Where atmosphere is corrosive and the knife is to be stored

20 Instruction manual V 2.2 – 08/2007 6. Fine coarse procedure After Fine Honing is Complete Shut off instrument by depressing ,OFF” button. Clean knife and wipe dry care-fully (Figure 20.1) . Where atmosphere is corrosive and the knife is to be stored for any length of time, lubricate with a good g...

Page 21 - Redressing hone glass plates; Depress “OFF” button.

21 Leica SP 9000 – Automatic knife sharpener Abb. 21.1 Abb. 21.2 7. Redressing hone glass plates In order to eliminate excessive redressing time on the hone plates, it is sug-gested that users accumulate no more than three or four hours sharpeningtime on any plate surface.The honing action of the kn...

Page 23 - Set the timer for 10 minutes and push the „LAP“ button.

23 Leica SP 9000 – Automatic knife sharpener 7. Insert the two lips of the bridge assembly into the slot behind the frontpanel. Then, with the spring mounted suction cups on the top plate, pressdown on the bridge and tighten the thumb screw (Figure 19). 8. Set the timer for 10 minutes and push the „...

Page 25 - Reconditioning

25 Leica SP 9000 – Automatic knife sharpener Should the occasion ever arise, the Leica Knife Sharpener can be re-conditioned at the Leica factory in Nussloch, Germany or at many of theLeica Microsystems Technical Service Centres worldwide. This is a cus-tomer service provided at a nominal charge. 1 ...

Page 26 - Trouble shooting; or

26 Instruction manual V 2.2 – 08/2007 Appearance Problem Cause Correction 8. Trouble shooting Fine facet fades out atends of knife (oppositeside of knife has evenbevel). or Fine facet fades out atcentre of knife (oppositeside of knife has evenbevel). Microscopic curvatureon one side of knife. Contin...

Page 27 - Warranty and service; Warranty; Please provide the following information:; Decommissioning and disposal

27 Leica SP9000 – Automatic knife sharpener 9. Warranty and service Warranty Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH guarantees that the contractual prod-uct delivered has been subjected to a comprehensive quality control proce-dure based on the Leica in-house testing standards, and that the product isfaultl...

Page 28 - President Biosystems Division; Automatic Knifesharper; was developed, designed and manufactured to conform with the; EC Declaration of Conformity

28 Instruction manual V 2.2 – 08/2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne De Greef-Safft President Biosystems Division Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbHPostfach 1120D-69222 Nussloch October 11, 2007 We herewith declare, in exclusive responsibility, that the instrument Leica SP9...

Page 29 - Peoples Republic of China

29 Leica SP 9000 – Automatic knife sharpener Peoples Republic of China

Page 30 - Notice