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Description of this part for the microscope.

molded parts of Carl Zeiss Jena carry their own numbers. This microscope element bears the number 2580 (full designation: Si10 CZ 2580).

This is a service element (replacement part) for the trino head (head with photo output), suitable for Carl Zeiss Jena CF-250 microscopes. Please note that this is a microscope element for a microscope part (the trinocular head) and not a part for a specific microscope model.

Carl Zeiss Jena CF-250 microscopes have a modular design, and the microscope part to which the eyepieces are mounted (commonly referred to as the "head", "binocular" or "binocular tube") is a separate element from the angled tube (sometimes the German term "Winkeltubus" is used). If the angled tube has a photographic output, it is referred to as a "Fototubus". It is precisely for this microscope part that the upper main part of the housing is offered and described here.

Note - although the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenapol and Jenatech microscopes also belong to the CF-250 series, they have a differently constructed photographic output and this housing DOES NOT FIT them.

The exact dimensions of the described and offered microscope element can be seen in the gallery photos. Additionally, in the last photo an arrow indicates which element is being referred to and where it is located in the head, in order to clearly identify this part.

Many different names are commonly used for the trino head. It is worth listing them here - each of them refers to the same microscope part.
- photo head
- trino head
- trinocular head
- trinocular head unit
- photo dome
- photo tube
- inclined tube with photo output

Description of this part for the microscope.

assembly of two lenses
- knob for moving and shifting the lenses
- mechanism for moving and shifting the lenses

Metal, cast or injection-molded parts manufactured by Carl Zeiss Jena have their own identification numbers. In this mechanism the lens is mounted on a cast part marked with number 2582 (full marking: Si10 CZ 2582).

This is a service element (repair part) of the trinocular head (photo tube), suitable for Carl Zeiss Jena microscopes of the CF-250 series. Please note that this is an element (component) of a microscope part (German: "Fototubus") and not a part dedicated to a specific microscope model.

Carl Zeiss Jena microscopes of the CF-250 series have a modular design and the microscope part to which the eyepieces are mounted (commonly referred to as "head", "binocular" or "twin tube") is a separate element from the angle tube (sometimes the German term "Winkeltubus" is used). If the angle tube has a photographic output, it is referred to as a "photo tube". The Bertrand lens offered and described here is intended specifically for this microscope part.

Hinweis - Carl Zeiss Jena microscopes Jenapol and Jenatech, although they also belong to the CF-250 series, have a differently designed photographic output and this mechanism DOES NOT FIT these models.

Hinweis - Carl Zeiss Jena also produced a simplified version of the photo tube which does not contain a Bertrand lens inside. In the image gallery there is also a page from the manufacturer's catalog so that it is visible whether these versions differ externally in appearance. This Bertrand lens shown and offered here CANNOT be installed in such a simplified version of the photo tube.

The photos visible in the gallery show the exact dimensions of the element described and offered here. Additionally, in the last photo an arrow indicates which element is concerned and where it is located in the head, in order to clearly identify this part.

In common usage many names are used for the photo tube. It is worth listing them here - each of them refers to the same microscope part.
- photo head
- trinocular head
- trinocular microscope head
- trinocular head assembly
- photo dome
- inclined tube with photo output

Description of this part for the microscope.

250 series microscopes.
Note that this element is a component of a microscope element (the angled tube) and not a part dedicated to a specific microscope model.

This element fits, among others, the following Carl Zeiss Jena microscopes from the CF-250 series:
- Jenamed
- Jenaval
- Jenalumar
- Jenavert
- Jenatech
- Jenapol

Important: the element DOES NOT INCLUDE the screw used to secure the microscope head.

Inside this element there is a protective glass (without its own magnification, so called "zero lens") with a violet anti-reflection coating.
Although this holder for the binocular microscope head and the holder located at the photographic port look the same, have the same dimensions and are mechanically compatible - they are NOT (!) identical.
- the binocular microscope head mount contains a protective glass with a violet anti-reflection coating
- the mount located at the photographic port contains a protective glass with a green anti-reflection coating.

The photos visible in the gallery show the exact dimensions of the element described and offered here. Additionally, in the last photo an arrow indicates which element is being referred to and where it is located in the microscope head, in order to clearly identify this part.

Description of this part for the microscope.

250 series microscopes.
Note that this element is a component of a microscope element (the angled tube with photo port) and not a part dedicated to a specific microscope model.

This element fits, among others, the following Carl Zeiss Jena microscopes from the CF-250 series:
- Jenamed
- Jenaval
- Jenalumar
- Jenavert
- Jenatech
- Jenapol

Important: the element DOES NOT INCLUDE the screw used to secure the microscope head.

Inside this element there is a protective glass (without its own magnification, so called "zero lens") with a green anti-reflection coating.
Although this holder at the photographic port and the holder for the binocular microscope head look the same, have the same dimensions and are mechanically compatible - they are NOT (!) identical.
- the binocular microscope head mount contains a protective glass with a violet anti-reflection coating
- the mount located at the photographic port contains a protective glass with a green anti-reflection coating.

The photos visible in the gallery show the exact dimensions of the element described and offered here. Additionally, in the last photo an arrow indicates which element is being referred to and where it is located in the microscope head, in order to clearly identify this part.

Description of this part for the microscope.

Carl Zeiss Jena CF-250 microscopes have a modular design, and the microscope part to which the eyepieces are mounted (commonly referred to as the "head", "binocular" or "binocular tube") is a separate element from the angled tube (sometimes the German term "Winkeltubus" is used). If the angled tube has a photographic output, it is referred to as a "Fototubus". It is precisely for this microscope part that the element is offered and described here.

Note - although the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenapol and Jenatech microscopes also belong to the CF-250 series, they have a differently constructed photographic output and this part DOES NOT FIT them.

The exact dimensions of the described and offered microscope element can be seen in the gallery photos.

Description of this part for the microscope.

suitable for Carl Zeiss Jena CF-250 microscopes. Please note that this is a microscope element for a microscope part (the trinocular head) and not a part for a specific microscope model.

Carl Zeiss Jena CF-250 microscopes have a modular design, and the microscope part to which the eyepieces are mounted (commonly referred to as the "head", "binocular" or "binocular tube") is a separate element from the angled tube (sometimes the German term "Winkeltubus" is used). If the angled tube has a photographic output, it is referred to as a "Fototubus". It is precisely for this microscope part that the prism carrier is offered and described here.

Note - although the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenapol and Jenatech microscopes also belong to the CF-250 series, they have a differently constructed photographic output and this part DOES NOT FIT them.

The exact dimensions of the described and offered microscope element can be seen in the gallery photos. Additionally, in the last photo an arrow indicates which element is being referred to and where it is located in the head, in order to clearly identify this part.

Many different names are commonly used for the trino head. It is worth listing them here - each of them refers to the same microscope part.
- photo head
- trino head
- trinocular head
- trinocular head unit
- photo dome
- photo tube
- inclined tube with photo output

Description of this part for the microscope.

holder into which a round filter with a diameter of 32 mm can be inserted
- the hinged, tilting cover allows the light output to be completely blocked

This slide-in element is used in the following microscopes:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert

Cast or injection-molded metal parts of Carl Zeiss Jena carry their own numbers. This microscope element bears the numbers 2645 (full designation: Si10 2645) and 2683 (full designation: Si10 CZ 2683).

By default, in the basic versions of the CZJ Jenaval microscope, a simpler version of this element is installed - only a slide with a filter holder, without a light blocking cover.

In models with EPI illumination (de: Auflicht), such as Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert and Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar, the transmitted light illuminator cover allows the transmitted light to be completely shut off when working exclusively with EPI illumination.

In the last photo in the gallery, the exact location of this element in the microscope is indicated with an arrow. This allows you to identify it precisely.

Description of this part for the microscope.

microscopes:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert

Cast or injection-molded metal parts of Carl Zeiss Jena carry their own numbers. This microscope element bears the number 2645 (full designation: Si10 2645).

In the last photo in the gallery, the exact location of this element in the microscope is indicated with an arrow. This allows you to identify it precisely.

Description of this part for the microscope.

hand when adjusting the interpupillary distance. It is a rounded metal cover that protects the eyepiece prism located underneath.

The last photo in the gallery shows a complete microscope head. An arrow indicates exactly which component is being described and where it is located inside the head, making it easy to identify.

Carl Zeiss Jena wide field microscope heads (those designed for 30 mm eyepieces) have two such components (two prism covers). They protect the prisms of the right and left eyepieces. Both covers are identical and interchangeable, so there is no constructional difference between the right-hand and left-hand cover.

This is a component for a microscope head, not for a specific microscope model.

This component fits microscope heads designed for 30 mm eyepieces used, among others, in the following microscopes:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenamed
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalab
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenatech
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert

Some Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalab and Jenamed microscopes (for example the Jenamed Fluorescence) were factory-equipped with binocular heads accepting 23.2 mm eyepieces. In that case this end cap is **not** compatible with that binocular head. By "that" I specifically mean the binocular head, as this is a component of the head rather than of the microscope itself.

Interestingly, 30 mm wide-field binocular heads are also occasionally fitted to older microscopes from the Mikroval series (for example Ergaval and Amplival). When combined with GF-Planachromat or GF-Planapochromat objectives (the latter also used on the Docuval), this provides arguably the best optical combination available for Carl Zeiss Jena microscopes with a 160 mm tube length.

The Carl Zeiss Jena wide-field binocular head for 30 mm eyepieces is mechanically the same device as the Baader Mark V binocular viewer used with astronomical telescopes. They are based on the same binocular head; the Baader Mark V differs only in having a modified mounting interface, astronomical eyepiece adapters and, in some versions, different external markings. Consequently, the component offered here is also compatible with the Baader Mark V binocular viewer.

Metal cast or injection-moulded components manufactured by Carl Zeiss Jena have their own part numbers. This component is marked with the number 2630 (full designation: Si10 2630 / Si10 CZ 2630). In addition, the number "1" or "2" appears next to the part number to indicate whether it is the cover for the right-hand or left-hand prism. This is the only difference, because mechanically the right-hand and left-hand covers are identical.

Description of this part for the microscope.

The complete set presented here consists of three components:
1. a small metal plate marked with the numbers 1 to 8 – these identify the terminal positions
2. an electrical tab terminal strip with eight terminals, housed in a plastic body
3. the rear sheet-metal cover of the microscope arm with the printed 6V illumination wiring diagram

This set was removed from a Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar microscope.

Components "1" and "2" (the numbered plate and the electrical tab terminal strip) are universal and fit the following microscope models:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenapol

Component "3" (the rear sheet-metal cover of the microscope arm)
- fits the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar microscope
- does not fit the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval microscope
- I do not know whether it fits the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert or Jenapol microscopes, as I have not personally tested this.

The 6V supply wires coming from the power supply are connected to the input terminals on the underside of this electrical tab terminal strip. The power supply is built into the microscope base. The lampenhaus fitted with a 6V 25W halogen bulb is connected to the output terminals on the upper side. In the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval and Jenalumar microscopes this supplies the transmitted-light illuminator. In the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert microscope it supplies the reflected-light illuminator.

In microscope versions equipped with two illuminators, only one of them can be powered from the power supply built into the microscope base, because the built-in power supply has a maximum output power of 25 W. The second illuminator requires an external power supply appropriate for the particular light source (a halogen lamp, a fluorescence light source, or—in the case of LED illuminators—an LED power supply with a dimmer).

This database also contains, under item number 99694, the same component together with the rear sheet-metal cover of the microscope arm from a Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval microscope. You can compare the two versions to see the difference in the size of the rear sheet-metal cover between the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval and Jenalumar models.

If you need only one component from this set—either the rear microscope arm cover or only the electrical tab terminal strip—please contact us by email or through social media.

Description of this part for the microscope.

It is not an illuminator holder in the literal sense. The illuminator is secured with screws to the sides of the microscope's vertical arm. Instead, the central circular opening in this component is designed to receive and accurately position the cylindrical light-output section of the illuminator (lamphouse).

Microscopes designed for reflected-light operation (either exclusively or in addition to transmitted light), such as the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar, Jenavert and Jenapol-U, have a different upper horizontal microscope arm from models intended exclusively for transmitted light, such as the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval. The reflected-light arm includes a slot for filter sliders, a slot for an aperture slider and, of course, an angled mirror.

Interestingly, this component is also present in Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval microscopes, even though the standard version of this model is not equipped with an EPI reflected-light illuminator. Since it is not used there, it is normally covered by the rear sheet-metal cover of the microscope arm. This is exactly why the rear cover of the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar microscope is shorter than that of the Jenaval model—it does not have to cover this component (see item no. 99679 in this database).

This component fits the following microscope models:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenapol

- in the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval microscope this component is hidden behind the rear sheet-metal cover and is not used
- in the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar 50 this component receives the small 50W HBO fluorescence illuminator
- in the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar 250 with the large integrated lamphouse, this component receives the light-output section of the 250W HBO fluorescence illuminator
- in the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert this component receives the 50W/100W halogen illuminator
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenapol microscopes may be equipped with various EPI reflected-light illuminators

Cast or injection-moulded ZnAl components manufactured by Carl Zeiss Jena carry identification numbers that allow them to be identified. This component bears the number 2650 (full marking: Si10 2650).

Description of this part for the microscope.

The complete set presented here consists of three components:
1. a small metal plate marked with the numbers 1 to 8 – these identify the terminal positions
2. an electrical tab terminal strip with eight terminals, housed in a plastic body
3. the rear sheet-metal cover of the microscope arm with the printed 6V illumination wiring diagram

This set was removed from a Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval microscope.

Components "1" and "2" (the numbered plate and the electrical tab terminal strip) are universal and fit the following microscope models:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenapol

Component "3" (the rear sheet-metal cover of the microscope arm)
- fits the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval microscope
- does not fit the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar microscope
- I do not know whether it fits the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert or Jenapol microscopes, as I have not personally tested this.

The 6V supply wires coming from the power supply are connected to the input terminals on the underside of this electrical tab terminal strip. The power supply is built into the microscope base. The lampenhaus fitted with a 6V 25W halogen bulb is connected to the output terminals on the upper side. In the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval and Jenalumar microscopes this supplies the transmitted-light illuminator.

In microscope versions equipped with two illuminators, only one of them can be powered from the power supply built into the microscope base, because the built-in power supply has a maximum output power of 25 W. The second illuminator requires an external power supply appropriate for the particular light source (a halogen lamp, a fluorescence light source, or—in the case of LED illuminators—an LED power supply with a dimmer).

This database also contains, under item number 99679, the same component together with the rear sheet-metal cover of the microscope arm from a Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar microscope. You can compare the two versions to see the difference in the size of the rear sheet-metal cover between the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval and Jenalumar models.

If you need only one component from this set—either the rear microscope arm cover or only the electrical tab terminal strip—please contact us by email or through social media.

Description of this part for the microscope.

Jenapol
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar

This cover serves two main functions in the microscope:
- it protects the power supply and all electrical components built into the microscope base, protecting both the electrical system and the user from electric shock
- it protects the optical components located inside the microscope base from dust and other contamination

The base of Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval, Jenalumar and similar microscopes contains part of the optical light path, and this area occasionally requires maintenance, especially cleaning. Since these microscopes are now more than 30 years old, it is not uncommon to find examples with this cover missing because it has been lost over the years.

Description of this part for the microscope.

Jena microscope models:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenaval
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenapol
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert

This component serves almost exclusively a cosmetic purpose. At both the top and bottom of the sheet-metal cover there are openings through which the long screws pass. These screws secure the transmitted-light lamp housing to the rear of the microscope body (at the bottom) or the reflected-light EPI lamp housing (at the top).

Each microscope has two of these sheet-metal covers—one on the left side and one on the right. Both are identical, so there is no difference between the left-hand and right-hand cover.

The cover is attached using ordinary adhesive and, after many years, it may simply come loose and fall off. These covers are also sometimes lost during repairs or maintenance, so older microscopes are often missing them. Reattaching an original cover is an easy way to restore the microscope to its original appearance.

In the last photograph, an arrow indicates where this component is located on the microscope, making it easy to identify.