# Manual Disassembly of the Curta

You can better study the individual parts if you move a few parts out of the way.
Even when parts are completely disconnected they still function, courtesy of the VRML event system :-)

note:

The Curta is a delicate instrument: it can only be taken apart in a certain order.
Re-assembly is only possible in the reverse order.

### Dragging the input settings sections down

- Drag on any part outside the setting levers
- Slide the complete section fully down till it snaps in position

### Dragging up the crank and clearing plate

- Drag on the parts of the clearing plate to move the crank up
- Slide the crank all the way up till it snaps in place

### Dragging up the results wheels

- Drag on the results wheels (not the shafts) to move the wheels up
- Slide the wheels all the way up till they snap in place
- You can move up the results wheels and the turns counter wheels

### Pulling up the tens bell

- This is only possible if some other parts are out of the way
  - The crank must be fully lifted
  - The results wheels of both results and turns counter must be fully lifted
  - The settings section must be dragged down as far as possible
- Grab the shaft of the tens bell and slowly move it out

### Reassembling the Curta

- Start with dropping the tens bell in place
- Continue to move parts back in reverse order