zeiss lsm 510 - stuck lsm/vis/fcs switch

[Magnus Lilledahl]

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Help.

We have a zeiss lsm 510 w/axiovert 100.

Unofrtunately we spilled some pbs on the microscope and now one of the pins
which switch between lsm/vis/fcs modes seems to be stuck (perhaps rusted?).
Zeiss is on vacation...

Does anybody have any experience with this?

How hard should I try to push the pin?

Can I open the side panel to assess what the problem is? In that case, how
do I remove the focus wheels?

Best regards

Magnus Lilledahl

[Craig Brideau]

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Have you tried some gentle cleaning with Methanol or distilled water?  If this is an electronic pin you are talking about try a bit of Methanol or Isopropyl alcohol (with all power turned off!) to clean it.  Also a white pencil eraser is pretty good for cleaning electrical contacts.

Craig

On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 5:46 AM, Magnus Lilledahl <[hidden email]> wrote:

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Help.

We have a zeiss lsm 510 w/axiovert 100.

Unofrtunately we spilled some pbs on the microscope and now one of the pins
which switch between lsm/vis/fcs modes seems to be stuck (perhaps rusted?).
Zeiss is on vacation...

Does anybody have any experience with this?

How hard should I try to push the pin?

Can I open the side panel to assess what the problem is? In that case, how
do I remove the focus wheels?

Best regards

Magnus Lilledahl