Leitz SM microscope and Reichert Inverted microscope

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Aslan
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Leitz SM microscope and Reichert Inverted microscope

#1 Post by Aslan » Fri Oct 26, 2018 12:59 pm

Hello everyone. Here are a couple of pictures of my microscopes. The first one is a Reichert inverted microscope for which I have absolutely no information so if anyone has any information I would greatly appreciate hearing it. The second one is my circa 1964 SM microscope that I bought at the University of Toronto in 1987. I love this scope. I am awaiting a trinocular head to complete the kit.
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#2 Post by wstenberg » Fri Oct 26, 2018 2:06 pm

Nice!
Is that LED on the inverted microscope?
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Re: Leitz SM microscope and Reichert Inverted microscope

#3 Post by Aslan » Fri Oct 26, 2018 2:17 pm

wstenberg wrote:Nice!
Is that LED on the inverted microscope?
Yes, it is a cheap LED headlamp from a dollar store. I have an incandescent bulb for it but the power supply for it has been stolen (Honestly, who steals a microscope power supply!). I found the headlamp works fine but I am in the process of replacing it with a proper LED frosted bulb. I have already done some tests and found the LED frosted bulb is a better choice than even the original bulb.
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#4 Post by coominya » Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:21 pm

Aslan wrote: I have already done some tests and found the LED frosted bulb is a better choice than even the original bulb.
I too have done some LED tests, with mixed results, but I have not tried frosted bulbs. By all means post up a thread detailing your setup in the Illumination Techniques sub-forum, when you have the bugs out of course. :)

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#5 Post by MicroBob » Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:37 pm

The multiple LEDs might show in the image. A diffuser can be made from a CD cover, ground with emery paper on one ot two sides. Diffusion effect is increased with increasing distance between LEDs and diffuser.

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#6 Post by MichaelG. » Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:47 pm

As mentioned recently:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-LED-Nigh ... 2835053408

Very effective with low and medium power objectives: Highly recommended.

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#7 Post by Aslan » Tue Oct 30, 2018 1:04 am

MicroBob wrote:The multiple LEDs might show in the image. A diffuser can be made from a CD cover, ground with emery paper on one ot two sides. Diffusion effect is increased with increasing distance between LEDs and diffuser.
I replaced the cheap headlamp with a much more expensive one with a single high brightness LED that can be focused. It fits just about perfectly and the brightness can be changed in 4 steps. I am awaiting a Lomo phase contrast kit to see if I can make everything work together.
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#8 Post by Aslan » Tue Oct 30, 2018 1:05 am

MichaelG. wrote:As mentioned recently:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-LED-Nigh ... 2835053408

Very effective with low and medium power objectives: Highly recommended.

MichaelG.

Thanks, it definitely looks interesting.
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