Olympus BHA-P, BH-P Instruction Manual

I

OLY MPUS POLARIZING MICROSCOPE

MODELS

BHA

-P&B;H.-P

ATTACHMENT

i

This

instruction rnancral has been written for the use

of

the Olyn~pus Polarizing Microscope

!,

Modcl

CHA-P

and Polarizirl!j Attach~nent Model

131-I-P.

It

is

recommended

to

r-ead

the

I

>

manual carefully in order to familiarize yourself fully

with

the use

of

Ihe microscope on the

!

polarizing attachment so

lhal

you

can

ob~an

the

best

performance

and

~ffectiveness.

t

IMPORTANT

Observe

the

following points carefully:

Operation

1.

Always

handle

the microscope

with

the

care

it

deserves, and avoid abrupt motions.

2.

Avoid exposure of

the

microscope

to

direct sunlight.

dust

and vibration.

3.

Only

use

the

tension adjustment ring for altering the tension

of

the coarse adjustment.

Do

not twist the two coarse adjustment

knobs

in

the

opposite directions sirnultane-

ously, which

might

cause damage.

4.

Ascertain that

the

voltage selector switch on the base plate is set

to

conform wit11

the

local mains voltage.

5.

Disconnect

the

line cord frorn

the

AC

power outlet for fuse replacement.

Maintenance

1.

Lenses

must

always

be

kept

clean. Fine dust

on

lens

surfaces

should

be

blown or

wiped off by means

of

an air blower

or

a

clean

brush.

Carefi~lly wipe off oil

or

finger-

prints deposited

on

the

lens

surfaces

with

yaclzs moistened

with

a

small amount

of

xylene, alcohol or ether.

2.

Do

not use organic solutions

lo

wipe

the surfaces of various components.

Plastic

parts, especially, should

be

cleaned with a neutral detergent.

3.

Never disassemble the rnicroscope for repair

4.

The microscope should

be

stored

in

its container immediately aftel- use. li this

is

not

possible, it slioi~ld

be

covered with

ti

vinyl dust cover.

It

is best

to

kcap

objectives and

eyepieces in

a

desiccator, containing cjcsiccants.

5.

Disconnect the line cord

frorn

the

AC

power

soirrce before

fuse

replacement.

CONTENTS

t.

STANDARD

EQUIPMENT

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.

it.

NOMENCLATURE

.

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.

I1

I. ASSEMBLY

.

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1V.

IDENTIFICATION AND FUNCTION OF VARIOUS

COMPONENTS

.

. .

V. OPERATION

.

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1.

Electric System

2,

lnterpupillary Distance

and

Diopter

Adjustments

.

. . . . . . . . .

3.

Light Path Selection

4.

Centering

the Condenser

.

. .

.

. . .

.

5.

Centering

the

Stage

.

,

.

. . . . . . .

. . .

.

6.

Centering

the

Objectives

7.

Use of

Iris

Diaphragms

8.

Focusing Adjustment

. . .

.

. . .

.

. .

.

. . .

.

9.

Orthoscopic Observation

10.

Conoscopic Observation

. . .

.

. .

.

,

.

. . .

11.

Photomicrography

VI. OPTICAL

DATA

.

. . . .

.

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.

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VII. TROUBLESHOOTING.

. . . . . t . . . .

.

. .

.

-

1.

STANDARD

EQUIPMENT

Optional

Accessories:

Mechanical

stage

for

polarizing

use Model

AH-FMP

Berek

cornpensalor

Modsl

AH-CTP

Qhjectivc

(srrain-free)

P020X

Model

Microscope

stand

wrth

aux~lrary

lens

BHA-F

Rcvo

lving

nosepiece

RH-PRE

l~itermediate

polarizing

a~tachmenl

AH-PA

Quarter

wave

plate

AH-TPI47

BHA-751-P

J

1 1

BHA-651-P

1

pp

BH-P-1

I

0

1

I

1

Sensrt~ve

tint

plate

(53OrnpCI)

AH-TP530

Polarlztng

b~necular

tube

(30~)

BH-PB

130

Polari~lnq

tr~nocular

tube

(30~1

BH-PTH30

Circular

rotatable

stage

BH-SRP

Swing-out

condenser

BH

-POC

Tungsten

lamp

house

BH-LH

30-watt

tungsten

filament

bulbs

LS30

Objecrrves

(strain-free)

BH-P-2

0

1 1

1

0

1 1 1

3

1

PO4

X

POIOX

P040X

PO1

00X

Iollj

0

1

111

1

3

1

'

1 1 1

K5X

(with

cross

hatrs)

1

1-1

1

7

WFlOX

(with

cross

ha~rs}

1

Eyepieces

WF1

OX

(with

1011

00mm

micrometer)

1

BIKSX

1

WFlOX

1

11

1

Photo

~yep~ece

F

K5X

0

Spare

fuses

F~lter

45C

Immersion

nil

I

V~nyt

dust

cover

-

1

0 0

0

-

2

1 1

1

10

-

2

0

I

1

I0

1

0

'

,!

0

1

\

1

0

1

t

1

0

II.

NOMENCLATURE

Base

1

Ill.

ASSEMBLY

Tfic

141ctl1re

i~clow 11111~t~atCs the

scq~leritidl

~prncodr~r

1%

ol

assernbly

T!ie

nt~nhrvc

~ndtcrlt~

the

assembly

cjrrlnr

ol

vilrlous

colnponenls. Rel~iove

dust

caps

before mounting

Lurnpunents.

Take

cars

lo

Ireep

all

glaqs

surfaces cleat),

and

avalcl

si.4

al~4t111g

tlie

srrr

faces.

0

Eyepiece

Insert

the

objective

10X

inlo

the

fixed

aperture

of

the

nose-

piece.

$1

Objective

"I

@

Qbservat~on

tu11e

Clamping

screw

Quarter

wave

plate

Sensitive

rint

@j

lntermedrate Dolarizing

tube

plate

Attach

the

tube

to

the

stand

--

wrth

rhe

letters

"OLYMPUS"

Berek

facing

in front

of

the

micro-

compensator

scope

(or

align

the

red

dots).

(TI

Mechanical

stage

I

0

Nosepiece

\

k---

Rotatable

stage

M~croscops

stand

@

Lamp

house

Insert

the

two

pins

01

the

aux~liary

lens ~nto

the

bush.

rng5 on

the

microscoae

stand

unt~l

the

lens

clicks

into

posi-

tion.

w~th

the

convex

surface

(with

engraving

"UPS1DE")

tac~ng

upward.

Align~ng

red dots,

on

condens-

er

mount

and

condenser,

Insert

the

condenser

inro

the

mount

Prior

to

mounting

the

stage.

rack

down

the

condenser

mount

all

the

way.

To

rernwe

the

stage,

(*move

rhe

cbn-

denser

firs[.

Insert

the

lamp

house

and

pres-

sing

the clamping

screw

at

the

bottom

of

the

base,

rotate

he

lamp

house

until

the

locating

hole

and

clamplng

screw

are

al~sned.

,

Electr~c

connection

1)

Pluq 111

11i(!

t:o~hnr?ct~ng

cord

of

th~

lari~p

hocrsc

10

~hc

r~ccptactr:

at

tho

back

of

the

bds~

2)

Inscr

i

onc

plz~g

ol

the

linc

cord

to

the

Illis

cord

socket

on

rhe

llasc

and

coiincct

the

orher

or lug

to

rhe

AC

[lnwer

outlet.

;

)

IV. IDENTIFICATION AND FUNCTION OF VARIOUS COMPONENTS

L~ght

path

selector

kr~ol)

/

Pull out the selector knob all the way for photomicrography.

Analyicl- scaic

Tension adjustment ring

Arrow mark ~ndicates Increase in coarse adjustment tension.

Voltmeter

\

SIlcIinq cont~~ol lever

For cont~nuously variable light intensity.

\

L~ic vol~~g~

selector

switch

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