Olympus BH2 Series, Teardown, Cleaning And Reassembly

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Teardown, Cleaning, and Reassembly of the Miscellaneous Parts of the Olympus BH-2 Microscope Frames Revision 1 Page 17 of 45
Use a needle-nose pliers to carefully reinstall the e-clip
into the ring groove in the end of the locking
thumbscrew (see
Figure 45 ), to retain the thumbscrew.
Figure 45 – Carefully reinstall the e-clip into ring groove
Remove the protective cardboard and the cloth or
tissue from the dovetail recess for the viewing head
(see
Figure 46 ).
Figure 46 – Remove protection for the exposed optics
This completes the overhaul of the BHSU/BHTU locking
thumbscrew. The newly refurbished thumbscrew is
now ready to provide many more years of trouble-free
service (see
Figure 35 ).
Figure 47 – Refurbished thumbscrew is ready for use
Nosepiece Slide Mount
There were two versions of nosepiece slide mounts
used on the BHS/BHT microscopes. The older style is
shown in
Figure 48 , and the newer style is shown in
Figure 49 . Note that the nosepiece slide mounts rarely
require service but are included here for the sake of
completeness.
Figure 48 – Nosepiece slide mount (old style)
Figure 49 – Nosepiece slide mount (new style)
Remove the Nosepiece Slide Mount (BHS/BHT)
Remove the nosepiece slide mount from the BHS/BHT
stand per the following.
Remove Nosepiece Locking Thumbscrew (BHS/BHT)
Carefully loosen and remove the nosepiece locking
thumbscrew from the pillar arm (see
Figure 50 ).
Figure 50 – Remove the nosepiece locking thumbscrew