CX21 MAINTENANCE MANUAL
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this manual is to satisfy any requirements for maintenance material that maybe
considered as necessary to professionals in the maintenance field, such as Maintenance engineer
in Hospitals.
It is intended to be used as a tool for performing basic maintenance procedures if needed or when
required as per the recommended maintenance schedule.
The sections from this manual only cover procedure pertaining maintenance ’s that are considered
to be easily performed. For more involved maintenance’s or repairs, it is recommended that you
contact a qualified service engineer from your local Authorized Olympus dealer.
Maintenance parts, grease, and other items specified in the manual can be ordered from your
Authorized Olympus dealer, and subject to change without notice.
The recommended maintenance schedule is shown below as reference. (
* Necessary item)
Portion
Cleaning
Optical/mechanical check
Maintenance schedule
Optical components
1) Outer surface
Eyepiece, objective,
condenser lens, filter,
*
Once in a year
(If dirt is conspicuous or oil
immersion objective is used,
cleaning should be made after
every use.)
2) Inner part Prism,
internal lenses
*
Once in a year
Appearance
Microscope frame,
mechanical part
*
Once in a year
(If dirt is conspicuous, cleaning
should be made after every
use.)
Observation tube
*
Optical adjustment:
1) Optical axis (standard)
2) Left/right optical axis
3) Revolving axis
4) Parfocality
Once in a year
Mechanical part
Focusing unit, stage,
revolving nosepiece,
aperture iris diaphragm
*
Mechanical movement:
Grease replacement
Mechanical adjustment
Once in two to three years
