Mercury lamp alignment
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Dmitry Sokolov-2 on
Nov 14, 2007; 1:04am
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Dear All,
May I ask you for your suggestion on proper procedure of mercury arc
bulb alignment of fiber-coupled 106 z lamp housing. I was recommended
to align it by maximum of intensity of light passing through the
objective of (Leica DM6000B) microscope . The intensity and uniformity
is controlled looking on a sheet of paper placed under turret with
objective removed.
The corresponding "Leica DM6000B DM6000M Operating manual" has a
warning of lamp explosion by overheating if "The bright tips of the
arcs, the focal sports..." projected onto each other (p.55) or contact
elements of lamp. The alignment procedure is based on viewing the arcs
through a special window of the microscope. In my case I see no images
of arcs but a number of rings originated probably from the fiber ends.
Should I better remove the fiber coupler and align the lamp looking on
it's image on the wall?
I would highly appreciate it if you could share your experience.
Cheers,
Dmitry
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