Carl Zeiss Jena B229g microscope filter 32mm fluorescence blue - photo gallery

This is description of this part:

Professional blue glass filter Carl Zeiss Jena B229g, 32 mm in diameter and 3 mm thick, intended for fluorescence microscopy.

Basic parameters of this filter:
Manufacturer: Carl Zeiss Jena
Model: B229g
Filter type: red-absorbing glass filter (the manufacturer calls it Rotsperrfilter)
Glass type: BG 23
Diameter: 32 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Colour: blue
Toughened version: yes

The g at the end of the designation stands for the German gehärtet, meaning toughened. The manufacturer gave it to filters meant to work right next to high-power lamps, especially HBO mercury burners, where ordinary glass does not withstand the high temperature.

Filters 32 mm in diameter can be used in most microscopes from many manufacturers. In Carl Zeiss Jena microscopes they can be used, among others, in the following fluorescence microscopes:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenamed Fluorescence (Fluoreszenz)
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar
- Carl Zeiss Jena Fluoval / Fluoval-2
- Carl Zeiss Jena Laboval Fluorescence

In the excitation path this filter does not work on its own. It is added to the main filter to cut off the red that filter passes and to narrow the excitation band further. In the manufacturer documentation B229 appears in the set for blue excitation, paired with a double KP490 filter.

Carl Zeiss Jena supplied BG 23 glass in three thicknesses, each with its own designation:
- The Carl Zeiss Jena B226 filter is BG 23 glass 1 mm thick
- The Carl Zeiss Jena B228 filter is BG 23 glass 2 mm thick
- The Carl Zeiss Jena B229 filter is BG 23 glass 3 mm thick

The thicker the glass, the more strongly the red is suppressed, but the darker the field of view as well. The 3 mm thickness is the strongest of the three - it gives the cleanest background where red leakage spoils the image, at the cost of brightness.

What is this part needed for?

• if you know the B229g specification and this is exactly what you need (for example as an addition to the KP490 filter)
• if your microscope has a Carl Zeiss Jena B229g filter, but it is cracked, scratched or in very poor condition
• if you already have B226 or B228 and want to complete the set with the thickest option, so you can match the degree of red absorption to the specimen
• if you want to use this filter in your own DIY project or in a microscope from another manufacturer (for example Leica, Nikon, Leitz Wetzlar or Zeiss West Germany)

What category does this part belong to?

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Who manufactures this part?

• Carl Zeiss Jena - VEB Carl Zeiss Jena DDR (former East Germany) [ link ] [More Carl Zeiss Jena]
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• aus Jena

What microscope does this part come from?

Mikroskop Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar [ link ] [More from Jenalumar]

What microscopes or components is this part compatible with?

• Carl Zeiss Jena Jenamed
• Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar
• Carl Zeiss Jena Laboval Fluorescence
• Carl Zeiss Jena Fluoval-2
• Carl Zeiss Jena Fluoval

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