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That is an alignment tool for the HBO lamp used in fluorescence. It allows the arc from the lamp as well as the reflected arc from the mirror to be position for the best spread over the objective and ultimately the sample.

Relative to the comparison of 30w vs.100w Recall the intensity is proportional to the square of the distance the lamp is from the object. The 30w lamp is located right under condenser on the DM3000 while the DM2500 has the lamp house mounted on the rear of the scope, some inches away. It would be di...

One eye tube for the binocular is focusable. That would account for the difference in height. Focus the microscope using the the right eye tube first, don’t worry about the left side. Once the object is I focus, then use the left eye tube to focus your eyes to match the right side. The height should...

There were three different colors associated with the Zetopan. Silver was the last iteration, while there was a time they were cream colored when Bright (UK) was the distribution for the Reichert line prior to AO (Warner Lambert) purchasing Reichert. Before that they were all black, much like most m...

That is a Zetopan-Pol. The shape of the base for the Neonet is more founded and the Zetopan has two levers for TL/IL deviation on the base near the vertical attachment point. Typically the tube attachment would rotate 90 degrees from side to side, in this case the Pol tube is fixed for quantitative ...

Definately a micro projector. There should be a fairly large illumination box that goes below the optics and the required power supply for the arc lamp. Could be 450w or 150w xenon arc lamp. Depends on vintage

Which parts of the Fluorescence system for the Polyvar are you looking for? HBO 200 illuminator? Filter cubes?

Awesomealgae, The DMR certainly offers excellent DIC, but you will ultimately be disappointed when compared to a Polyvar. There really isn’t any better DIC than what was offered on the Polyvar. As a point of reference, the D vs D1 prism represent a difference in shear angle the changes the resolutio...

Keep in mind, the M420 is a macro scope, while the M8 and M20 are stereo microscopes. Although the magnification range is comparable, the M420 is not inherently more difficult to work with, it is a difference of a 2d vs 3d image presented to the eye.

Successful imaging on a biological microscope is highly dependent on the coverslip and the thickness of the mounting media. Modern objectives are generally corrected to a 0.17mm thickness. The closest coverslip class is the. # 1.5 with a thickness of 0.16 to 0.19. The most commonly sold coverslip is...

I hope this answers your question. The following trinoc tubes are for use on the following microscopes Biomed, Laborlux, Dialux, Diaplan, Labovert/Fluorvert, Aristoplan. Also the metallurgical and semiconductor line extensions. 512815. FSA/20. Has 23mm eye tubes, beamsplitter 0/100; 50/50; 10/90: su...

This looks to be the ESM, that was marketed to elementary schools. Very simple operation so even primary grade students could successfully get an image. For a while it was sold in retail via the Nature Stores. So it had a direct path to end users, rather than a microscope dealer. As mentioned in ear...

I can assure you it was not an AO/Reichert/Leica offering. There were many third party modification to most major brands of microscope for what was essentially an oblique illumination slit condenser and slit at the back aperture of the objective. Commonly known as Hoffman Modulation. The patents ran...

Keep in mind that Nikon and Leica are the two companies that offer M25 standard thread size for their life science microscopes. I agree with Hobbvst46 that these are heating elements for working in the 37C range for live cell work. Maintaining water contact on an invert platform is challenging as it...

The CAS 200 system was integrated to the Diastar for analysis in cancer research from an OEM. The first generation CAS 100 used a fairly simple modification to the basic microscope. The Cell Analysis System 200 system was the last generation platform from Bacus Laboratories developed before it was s...

As a point of reference for the future, The A/O. Reichert, Leica fixed stage , focusing nosepiece microscopes are shipped with the Nosepiece in the upper most position and the nosepeice secured in that positions, usually with a block of demse foam under the objecitves are are mounted on the nosepiec...

Yes, that is the photo eyepiece tube. Is it threaded on the top? If so, it probably the is the C'mount rather than an eyepiece tube.
What is the process for inserting an image on these threads? I see the image icon, but it doesn't offer a way to pick a file.

Wayne

Nice videos in both cases. How would I compare? Tough question, in this case it would require using the same samples and cameras on the two microscope. Then you would be in position to compare output, considering that everything was set up compatibly. From a resolution/contrast basis, using compatib...

For the Series 10/11/110 etc, trinoc. The opening is for inserting the shutter assembly into the trinco tube. For insertion of the standard eyepiece there is a photo tube adapter (1044) that fits into the trinoc and accepts the 23mm eyepiece. You might wnt to look at Diagnostic Instruments, They mak...

The Series 160 and 150 objectives were torqued into the nosepiece using an objective wrench to prevent students from stealing or damaging the objective. They were not glued in nor was locktight used. I wish I still had my tools with the wrench so I could provide a picture. The wrench is fairly simpl...

As far as intended use: The most common application of the 50x oil objective was for scanning differentials in hematology. If a suspect cells was found, switching to the 100x oil could be done and then going back to the 50x scanning lens. Of course a 40x dry could have been used, but usually was con...

Just missed. I have a complete 1205 PP4 kit. With condenser, aperture viewing unit and turret condenser for the Microstar IV and all 4 objective. In new condition.

Hans, Do you have access to the 1762Y 2.8x adapter or the 1763Y 5x adapter from the PhotoStar camera system. These are equipped with a Tmount for the Konica SLR. It might be interesting to engineer a Nikon Tmount in it place. Then your DSLR could be mounted directly to the trinoc with optics that sh...

Hans, I am not sure what happened to my earlier post on this thread, but I think you are WAY over thinking this. [i how the did you do this? " I measured 3.5 deg total with 90 deg bend in the Siedentopf mechanism which is toward the narrow end of the IPD range." [/i] The telelens moves to compensate...

The IPD adjustment on the Series 10/ 110 and 400 activates the movable telelens, so there is no change in the tube length associated with the change in the IPD setting. Previous comments on the difference in the Series have been knowledgeable and mostly spot on. Here are a few other things to consid...

As far as I remember, the converging eyetubes from the A0 through Leica infinity series compound microscopes was unique to that brand. Although it would seem logical to assume that it would replicate a stereo effect, that is not the case. The philosophy from the designers was that the image being vi...

Yep, that is correct. The viewing tubes with dual adjustable eyetubes were essentially for use with the Dual Viewing system. Otherwise, a single focusing eyetube was used on the Trinocs.

It is the same as the WP 10x/20 with one exception. It is focusable, so a reticle could be inserted and focus compensation could be made because only one eyetube on the Microstar IV/ Diastar is focusable. Notice the knurling around the top of the eyepiece so you could grip it to rotate. Keep in mind...

The link to follow has a picture of the Polylite with the Microstar IV trinocular tube that would have used the WP eyepieces. Here is the link on ebay. https://www.ebay.com/i/254653634163?chn=ps I have not figured out how to post an image in the forum. Note: These eyepieces were not derived from the...

If my memory serves me correctly, the WP 10x/20 eyepieces were used on an early version of the Polylite for the Semi conductor group. One iteration of the Polylite used the tube from the Microstar IV with a special telelens that was compatible with the Vienna made objectives from the Reichert facili...