Sutter Instrument Lambda 10-3, Operation Manual

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LAMBDA 10-3 OPERATION MANUAL – REV. 3.03 (20110829)
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The controller will detect the SmartShutter, if installed. The controller will assume that
there is a Uniblitz shutter if no SmartShutter is detected. If you have a Uniblitz shutter, an
internal jumper, J21, on the Lambda 10-3 circuit board must be set to the correct position in
order to ensure the best performance. This jumper is used to select operation of a Uniblitz 25
mm shutter or a Uniblitz 35 mm shutter. If you have no Uniblitz shutter than the jumper
position is not significant. Position A is for 25 mm shutters and position B is for 32 mm
shutters. You can check to see which position was selected by looking through the grill on the
left side of the cabinet. If the jumper has been completely removed, 25 mm operation will also
be obtained.
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The one-inch stand-alone version of the SmartShutter can be mounted inside current
versions of the Lambda LS. A male-to-male c-mount adapter is used to couple the
SmartShutter to the c-mount block inside the Lambda LS. Stacking c-mount extension tubes
are threaded into the other side of the SmartShutter to provide an enclosed light path from
the SmartShutter to light port on the Lambda LS.
The stacking c-mount extensions that have been used in the past add 1 inch of length beyond
the male threads. These pieces are stepped down in outside diameter so that they can slip
inside a dovetail tube just as the lens tube does. The overall length of these tubes will be
reduced by 0.070 inches so that two tubes stacked will fit between the SmartShutter and the
external wall of the Lambda LS. These pieces will still be usable in conjunction with the
dovetail tube to enclose the light path when no shutter or a Vincent shutter is installed.
Until new parts are available, a single tube cut down by 0.14 inches can be stacked with a 1-
inch tube.
Since the Lambda LS does not have any inherent capability of controlling the SmartShutter,
an externally positioned Lambda 10-3 (or another Lambda model capable of controlling a
SmartShutter) can be used to control the SmartShutter. Additionally, the Lambda 10-3 can
be used to control one or two filter wheels, one of which may be installed inside the Lambda
LS, and another, which may be installed on the external part of the Lambda LS cabinet.