Here my upgrade for a Nikon Labophot Dual View (Teaching) head
The original lamp for the arrow pointer was missing so I made a LED lamp myself.
Anyone who can work with a lathe can make it
Here a few building tips
Start with an aluminum cylinder from 18 mm length and a diameter from 17 mm.
Drill a 11.0 mm hole and then a thread from M12 x1.5
Make 2 grooves for O-rings. Check whether the size is correct for proper clamping
Place a piece of acrylic round at the front, diameter 17 mm and 3 mm thick.
Place a PG7 cord strain relief . And adhesive on the acrylic round at the top.
As a lamp I used IKEA USB lamp of 5V 0.3 Watt
LED for Nikon Labophot Dual View (Teaching) head
Re: LED for Nikon Labophot Dual View (Teaching) head
Nice to have and be able to use a lathe.
Am curious as to why you included an acrylic washer between the LED and the aluminum rod, given that in all the designs I have seen the use of an aluminum rod is to dissipate heat.
Am curious as to why you included an acrylic washer between the LED and the aluminum rod, given that in all the designs I have seen the use of an aluminum rod is to dissipate heat.
Zeiss Standard WL (somewhat fashion challenged) & Wild M8
Olympus E-P2 (Micro Four Thirds Camera)
Olympus E-P2 (Micro Four Thirds Camera)
Re: LED for Nikon Labophot Dual View (Teaching) head
You are absolutely right. Using the aluminum can here as a heat sink is much better.
The reason I didn't do it is that there was no heat sink in the IKEA LED either. So it seemed unnecessary to me
I bought the LED for around € 3.- So that's low.
You can find the LED I used easy if you Google for: JANSJÖ Led-lamp USB
If you have not an lathe just put the original IKEA lamp in the opening (it fits nearly, use some black duck tape for the a finish)
Soon I will report about my Wild M20 microscope with conversion from 6V / 15 Watt bulb to LED. There I did use aluminum as a heat sink
The reason I didn't do it is that there was no heat sink in the IKEA LED either. So it seemed unnecessary to me
I bought the LED for around € 3.- So that's low.
You can find the LED I used easy if you Google for: JANSJÖ Led-lamp USB
If you have not an lathe just put the original IKEA lamp in the opening (it fits nearly, use some black duck tape for the a finish)
Soon I will report about my Wild M20 microscope with conversion from 6V / 15 Watt bulb to LED. There I did use aluminum as a heat sink