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Axio Imager
HAL 100 halogen illuminator
Carl Zeiss
M70-2-0020 e 06/2009
430000-7344-001
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3.28.3
Adjusting the HAL
100 halogen
illuminator
(1) Coarse
adjustment
•
1
or
8
) and
remove the operational halogen illuminator
(3-38/
2
) from the microscope stand.
•
Switch on microscope as described in Section
4.3.
•
Direct the light beam to a projection surface
(wall) that is at least 3 m away.
Do not look into the light exit aperture
of the illuminator.
•
Using the SW 3 ball-headed screwdriver turn
adjusting screw (3-38/
3
) until both images of
the lamp filament appear as sharp as possible
on the projection surface.
•
Then, turn adjusting screws (3-38/
4
and
5
) until
the lamp filament of one image exactly fills the
gaps of the reflected filament image (3-38/
1
).
(2) Fine
adjustment
•
Reattach the microscope illuminator to the microscope stand and lock it with the clamping screw.
•
Move diffusion disk for reflected or transmitted light out and remove the filter wheels from the
respective slot.
•
With an objective of
≤
40x, focus on the specimen and search for a free place on the specimen.
•
Remove eyepiece and, in the pupil image visible in the eyepiece socket, center the lamp filament and
its reflection with adjusting screws (3-38/
4
and
5
).
•
3
) optimize the evenness of illumination of the pupil image.
It is advisable to use the adjusting aid (4-1/
5
) for fine adjustment of the halogen illuminator
mounted to the reflected-light socket. After pulling out the adjusting aid, the lamp filament
and its reflection can be viewed directly in its viewing glass.
•
Move the diffusion disk in and reinsert the filter wheels.
Fig. 3-38
Adjusting the HAL 100 halogen
illuminator