Operation Of Each Part; Operation Of The Illumination; Filters - Nikon eclipse lv150 Instruction Manual

Operation of Each Part

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Operation of the Illumination

Brightness control
When the specified lamphouse LV-LH50PC is used for the
halogen lamp to illuminate, the brightness can be controlled
by rotating the brightness control knob.
* When an external light source is used, the brightness is
controlled by the external light source or the ND filters
on the microscope.
Turning on/off the lamp
The illumination can be turned on/off by the switch of brightness control knob. The halogen lamp is
turned off when the brightness control knob is rotated to the far side (counter clockwise direction)
and set to the OFF position.
Power indicator
The power indicator color changes according to the halogen lamp status. When the halogen lamp is
lit, it is green. When the brightness control knob is positioned at OFF, it is orange.
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Filters

There are two filter sliders in the end of the illuminator. Two filters can be set on each filter slider.
The desired filters can be brought into the optical path by sliding the filter sliders in and out.
For attaching the filters, refer to p.51.
NCB11 (neutral color balancing filter)
ND4 (ND filter)
(ND filter)
ND16
GIF (green interference filter)
(interference filter)
IF
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Filters
Color balance adjustment and color photomicrography.
Brightness adjustment. (transmittance: 25%)
Brightness adjustment. (transmittance: 6%)
Contrast adjustment.
For interference.
Power
indicator
OB J.
OF F
Brightness control knob
Usage