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Hi Manja,
One of our previous workers, Sergei, did something similar with our FV1000.
I never used a DMRBE, but it is probably a similar idea.
See the image a linked here :
http://imgur.com/5zGFdT9"1" is the coupler from the LED light source (it came as part of the
package - the light guide goes into the back side and is locked in by the
silver knob seen in the picture).
This coupler fits into "3", which leads to the microscope via another fiber
(or directly into the microscope body).
The old part (
http://imgur.com/Wyrztf9 ) used to connect to "3".
But as the new coupler is slightly smaller than it, we had to have a ring
made "2", that allowed the new coupler to remain centered and be locked
in.
(Hint: The ring itself has a tiny screw in it to lock the ring itself to
the coupler, then the coupler+ring is locked in by the externally
accessible screw.)
This won't work of course, if your original is already narrower than the
new part, something I doubt.
I hope this helps,
Avi
On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Manja Schubert <
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> Hi,
>
> The Hg lamp transformer on our Leitz DMRBE microscope (manufactured in the
> early 90's) died recently. Since, getting replacement parts for this "old,
> but so nicely functioning" microscope becomes more and more difficult we
> were wondering whether it is possible to upgrade this system to a LED
> fluorescence microscope.
> The optics are in good shape, all of the dimensional stages worked just
> fine but the UV light source causes headache. The microscope is not used
> for live cell imaging but for screening tissue samples for autoimmune
> reactions to certain neuronal proteins.
>
> It would be great if I could get advice on what is needed to turn that
> microscope into a LED fluorescence microscope.
> Any advice, shared experience would be very helpful.
>
>
> Manja
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> Dr. Manja Schubert
> University of Bergen
> Department of Clinical Medicine
> Haukeland University Hospital
> Section Neurology
> Paraneoplastic Syndromes group
> 5021 Bergen
> Norway
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