Dimensions of a transmission lamp mount on Nikon Ti microscope

[Shalin Mehta]

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Hello friends at Nikon,
We need to mount a Thorlabs cage system where the transmission lamp
(the one on the top) attaches with the Nikon Ti microscope. We intend
to machine a part that attaches the cage system with the mount that
holds the lamp in place. I have put in a request for the CAD drawing
of the mount with which the lamp mates with a local representative,
but he has not or not been able to respond. Is it possible to have the
dimensions?

cheers
Shalin
website: http://mshalin.com

Research Associate
Bioimaging Lab, Block-E3A, #7-10
Div of Bioengineering, NUS Singapore 117574
(M) [phone]

[Craig Brideau]

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Do any of thorlabs' stock cage-to-Nikon adapters work for you?  The have
some lamphouse port adapters that might do the trick:

http://thorlabs.com/NewGroupPage9.cfm?ObjectGroup_ID=2665

<http://thorlabs.com/NewGroupPage9.cfm?ObjectGroup_ID=2665>(Scroll down for
the four Nikon adapters).

If you can find something off-the-shelf it can save you the time and expense
of machining.  You can also email the Thorlabs guys for advice; they're
usually pretty good at figuring out these sorts of things.  On rare occasion
you can even prod them into developing a new product if they think it will
be particularly useful.

Craig



On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Shalin Mehta <[hidden email]>wrote:

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> Hello friends at Nikon,
> We need to mount a Thorlabs cage system where the transmission lamp
> (the one on the top) attaches with the Nikon Ti microscope. We intend
> to machine a part that attaches the cage system with the mount that
> holds the lamp in place. I have put in a request for the CAD drawing
> of the mount with which the lamp mates with a local representative,
> but he has not or not been able to respond. Is it possible to have the
> dimensions?
>
> cheers
> Shalin
> website: http://mshalin.com
>
> Research Associate
> Bioimaging Lab, Block-E3A, #7-10
> Div of Bioengineering, NUS Singapore 117574
> (M) [phone]
>

[Glen MacDonald-2]

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Dear Shalin,
You might also look for a non-functioning lamp housing.  I attached a Thorlabs cage system to a lamp housing for the older Nikons that had self-destructed.  

Glen
On Feb 3, 2011, at 10:40 AM, Craig Brideau wrote:

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> Do any of thorlabs' stock cage-to-Nikon adapters work for you?  The have
> some lamphouse port adapters that might do the trick:
>
> http://thorlabs.com/NewGroupPage9.cfm?ObjectGroup_ID=2665
>
> <http://thorlabs.com/NewGroupPage9.cfm?ObjectGroup_ID=2665>(Scroll down for
> the four Nikon adapters).
>
> If you can find something off-the-shelf it can save you the time and expense
> of machining.  You can also email the Thorlabs guys for advice; they're
> usually pretty good at figuring out these sorts of things.  On rare occasion
> you can even prod them into developing a new product if they think it will
> be particularly useful.
>
> Craig
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Shalin Mehta <[hidden email]>wrote:
>
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>>
>> Hello friends at Nikon,
>> We need to mount a Thorlabs cage system where the transmission lamp
>> (the one on the top) attaches with the Nikon Ti microscope. We intend
>> to machine a part that attaches the cage system with the mount that
>> holds the lamp in place. I have put in a request for the CAD drawing
>> of the mount with which the lamp mates with a local representative,
>> but he has not or not been able to respond. Is it possible to have the
>> dimensions?
>>
>> cheers
>> Shalin
>> website: http://mshalin.com
>>
>> Research Associate
>> Bioimaging Lab, Block-E3A, #7-10
>> Div of Bioengineering, NUS Singapore 117574
>> (M) [phone]
>>

[Craig Brideau]

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I have a white LED stuck in a thor mount leaned up against the back of a
microscope.  I haven't bothered getting an adapter for it yet and I was in a
hurry.  It still gives decent under-stage illumination and I use it to focus
on my samples before switching to confocal/multiphoton.

Craig


On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Glen MacDonald <[hidden email]>wrote:

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> Dear Shalin,
> You might also look for a non-functioning lamp housing.  I attached a
> Thorlabs cage system to a lamp housing for the older Nikons that had
> self-destructed.
>
> Glen
> On Feb 3, 2011, at 10:40 AM, Craig Brideau wrote:
>
> > *****
> > To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> > http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> > *****
> >
> > Do any of thorlabs' stock cage-to-Nikon adapters work for you?  The have
> > some lamphouse port adapters that might do the trick:
> >
> > http://thorlabs.com/NewGroupPage9.cfm?ObjectGroup_ID=2665
> >
> > <http://thorlabs.com/NewGroupPage9.cfm?ObjectGroup_ID=2665>(Scroll down
> for
> > the four Nikon adapters).
> >
> > If you can find something off-the-shelf it can save you the time and
> expense
> > of machining.  You can also email the Thorlabs guys for advice; they're
> > usually pretty good at figuring out these sorts of things.  On rare
> occasion
> > you can even prod them into developing a new product if they think it
> will
> > be particularly useful.
> >
> > Craig
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Shalin Mehta <[hidden email]
> >wrote:
> >
> >> *****
> >> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> >> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> >> *****
> >>
> >> Hello friends at Nikon,
> >> We need to mount a Thorlabs cage system where the transmission lamp
> >> (the one on the top) attaches with the Nikon Ti microscope. We intend
> >> to machine a part that attaches the cage system with the mount that
> >> holds the lamp in place. I have put in a request for the CAD drawing
> >> of the mount with which the lamp mates with a local representative,
> >> but he has not or not been able to respond. Is it possible to have the
> >> dimensions?
> >>
> >> cheers
> >> Shalin
> >> website: http://mshalin.com
> >>
> >> Research Associate
> >> Bioimaging Lab, Block-E3A, #7-10
> >> Div of Bioengineering, NUS Singapore 117574
> >> (M) [phone]
> >>
>

[Shalin Mehta]

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Hi Craig,
My understanding is that the Thorlabs adapters are for the
fluorescence path. In case of Olympus, we find that both lamps
(transmission & fluorescence) use the same mounts and we are able to
use Thorlabs adapters. But, the mounts are different in Nikon's case.

cheers,
Shalin



On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:40 AM, Craig Brideau <[hidden email]> wrote:

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>
> Do any of thorlabs' stock cage-to-Nikon adapters work for you?  The have
> some lamphouse port adapters that might do the trick:
>
> http://thorlabs.com/NewGroupPage9.cfm?ObjectGroup_ID=2665
>
> <http://thorlabs.com/NewGroupPage9.cfm?ObjectGroup_ID=2665>(Scroll down for
> the four Nikon adapters).
>
> If you can find something off-the-shelf it can save you the time and expense
> of machining.  You can also email the Thorlabs guys for advice; they're
> usually pretty good at figuring out these sorts of things.  On rare occasion
> you can even prod them into developing a new product if they think it will
> be particularly useful.
>
> Craig
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Shalin Mehta <[hidden email]>wrote:
>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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>> *****
>>
>> Hello friends at Nikon,
>> We need to mount a Thorlabs cage system where the transmission lamp
>> (the one on the top) attaches with the Nikon Ti microscope. We intend
>> to machine a part that attaches the cage system with the mount that
>> holds the lamp in place. I have put in a request for the CAD drawing
>> of the mount with which the lamp mates with a local representative,
>> but he has not or not been able to respond. Is it possible to have the
>> dimensions?
>>
>> cheers
>> Shalin
>> website: http://mshalin.com
>>
>> Research Associate
>> Bioimaging Lab, Block-E3A, #7-10
>> Div of Bioengineering, NUS Singapore 117574
>> (M) [phone]
>>
>