Observation Using The Mercury Burner - Olympus MX63 Instructions Manual

3-13 Observation using the mercury burner

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Turning ON the power supply for mercury burner
Set the main switch a to (ON). For details, refer to the instruction
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manual provided with the unit.
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Adjusting the brightness
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Slide the observation light path selection knob to select the BF light
path.
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Bring the sample into focus.
Adjust the collector lens focusing knob a to make the entire field of
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view brightest evenly. If the brightness is uneven, perform the centering
according to "Centering the mercury lamp housing" (P.73)
If it is difficult to use the collector lens focusing knob, insert
TIP
the extension handle U-CLA b in the knob.
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Inserting the ND filter
If the observation light is too bright, insert the ND filter to reduce the light.
For details, see "3-11 Using the filter sliders for reflected light illumination"
on page 39.
If the mercury burner is kept turning ON for long hours
CAUTION
while the filter is inserted, the filter and its metal frame will
be heated. Be careful not to burn yourself.
Do not leave the filter for a long time at locations other
than the click position.
26ND0.5 (Transmittance: 0.5%) filter
If you perform the fluorescence observation using the mercury lamp housing,
engage this filter in the BF observation light path. In such a case, insert this
filter in the BF light path to prevent your eyes from bright light. This filter is
provided with the adapter (MX-HGAD). Contact Olympus for attaching the filter.
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