Olympus BX50 - Attach Stage, Specimen Holder, and Condenser

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Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. B
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3. Attach the connected cord plug Into the power connector <i) on t he
microscope. Make sure that t he connector IS tight. (Fig. 5)
.. Attach the Stage
(F ig. 6)
1. Fully loosen the clamping screw <D on the stage.
2. Carefully lower the stage into the round sleeve on the substage, then
tighten the
damping screw .
• Attach the Specimen Holder
(Fig. 7)
1. Loosen the specimen holder clamping screws <D wi thout exposing
the threads.
* Be careful to avoid loosening the specimen holder clamping
screws too much. If you lo osen the screws too much , the threads
will prevent complete insertion of the specimen holder.
2. Align the slot In the specimen holder with the clamping screws, then
slide the specimen holder backwards as far as it will go.
* Slide the specimen holder all the way back or it will no t be
positioned properly .
3. T
IQhten the specimen holder clamping screws.
.. Attach the Condenser
(Fig. 8)
1. Turn the coarse adjustment knob CD to raise the stage to its upper
limit.
2. Turn the condenser height adjustment knob <i> to lower the condenser
holder to
Its lower limit.
3. Fully loosen the condenser clamping screw @.
4. Ho ld ing the condenser With t he sca le markings in front. ca refully position
the condenser and insert it into the condenser sleeve
as far as it will
go.
5. Tighten the condenser clamping screw, then raise the condenser to
its upper
limit, with the condenser height adjustment knob.
* When mountmg the U-SC SWlng-out Achroma! condenser, align
the
poSitIOning pin at the back of the condenser with the slot in
the condenser sleeve.
* When uSing the U-SC swing-out Achromat condenser or the U·
UCD universal condenser, swing the front lens out of the way before
Inserting the condenser.
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