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
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