5. Assembling the microscope – Wiring
5.11 Wiring
WARNING
Only use power cables or alternative cables with VDE/
HAR codes that minimally fulfill the following conditions:
3x0.75 mm
2
and 10A/250V.
The microscope can be operated with or without an elec-
tronics box depending on its configuration. Depending on
the microscope configuration, different electronics boxes
are available:
• Leica CTR compact electronics box
• Leica CTR advanced electronics box
Note:
The electronics box may
not
be used with any other stands.
The serial number of the corresponding stand is noted on
the rear side of the electronics box.
Leica DMi8 M/C
• Connect the lamp cable to the port (Fig. 48.1).
• Connect the microscope to the power supply using the
supplied power cable (Fig. 48.2).
1
2
Fig. 48: Rear side of Leica DMi8
M
1
Lamp cable connection
2
Socket for power cable
Leica DMi8 A
• Connect the incident light illuminator port (Fig. 49.3) of the
rear side of the microscope to the
Lamp RL
port (Fig. 50/
Fig. 51.1) on the electronics box using the lamp cable.
• Connect the
Microscope
socket (Fig. 50/Fig. 51.4) to the
rear side of the stand (Fig. 49.1). Use the 25-pin micro-
scope cable for this.
• If present, connect the Leica SmartMove control element
or Leica STP4000/8000 control panel to one of the
USB
ports (Fig. 50/Fig. 51.3).
• If necessary, connect the motorized stage to the
XY-
Stage
socket (Fig. 51.6).
• The connection for additional motorized components de-
pends on the configuration.
• After completing all of the assembly work, the electron-
ics box is connected to the power supply using the power
cable provided (Fig. 50/Fig. 51.5).
Caution!
To prevent the sockets from overheating, ensure that the
plugs are inserted and screwed in correctly.
3
2
1
Fig. 49: Rear side of Leica DMi8 A
1
CTR electronics box connection
2
EXT1-EXT6 connections
3
Incident light illuminator connection
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