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Description of this part for the microscope.

Description of this part for the microscope.

1 microscopes have simple microscope stages with grips for holding the specimen. Therefore, at magnifications above 400x, manually manipulating the slide with the specimen becomes very difficult. XY cross stages are used for this purpose, for example, to move the specimen very precisely at 900x magnification with oil immersion.

This is not a cheap plastic cross stage - it is a well-made Lomo design, very popular on the used microscope market.

NOTE - if the mounting pin spacing matches, this cross stage can be mounted on stages from virtually any manufacturer.

Description of this part for the microscope.

simple microscope stages with clips for holding the specimen. Therefore, at magnifications above 400x, manually manipulating the slide with the specimen becomes very difficult. XY cross stages are used for this purpose, for example, to move the specimen very precisely at 500x, 600x od 1000x magnification with oil immersion.

This is not a cheap plastic cross stage - it is a well-made Hertel & Reuss design.

NOTE - if the mounting pin spacing matches, this cross stage can be mounted on stages from virtually any manufacturer.

Note - this is version "A" of the XY cross-stage mechanism - it differs from version "B" only in the shape of the screws, but in order to ensure that my photos always show the original item, each variant is listed separately in the database.

Note - Hertel & Reuss manufactured cross stages with fixed specimen clamps as well as a model with a spring-loaded clamp. Here I present and offer the version with fixed clamps.

Description of this part for the microscope.

simple microscope stages with clips for holding the specimen. Therefore, at magnifications above 400x, manually manipulating the slide with the specimen becomes very difficult. XY cross stages are used for this purpose, for example, to move the specimen very precisely at 500x, 600x od 1000x magnification with oil immersion.

This is not a cheap plastic cross stage - it is a well-made Hertel & Reuss design.

NOTE - if the mounting pin spacing matches, this cross stage can be mounted on stages from virtually any manufacturer.

Note - this is version "B" of the XY cross-stage mechanism - it differs from version "A" only in the shape of the screws, but in order to ensure that my photos always show the original item, each variant is listed separately in the database.

Note - Hertel & Reuss manufactured cross stages with fixed specimen clamps as well as a model with a spring-loaded clamp. Here I present and offer the version with fixed clamps.

Description of this part for the microscope.

simple microscope stages with clips for holding the specimen. Therefore, at magnifications above 400x, manually manipulating the slide with the specimen becomes very difficult. XY cross stages are used for this purpose, for example, to move the specimen very precisely at 500x, 600x od 1000x magnification with oil immersion.

This is not a cheap plastic cross stage - it is a well-made Hertel & Reuss design.

NOTE - if the mounting pin spacing matches, this cross stage can be mounted on stages from virtually any manufacturer.

Note - Hertel & Reuss manufactured cross stages with fixed specimen clamps as well as a model with a spring-loaded clamp. Here I present and offer the version with spring.

Description of this part for the microscope.

millimeter scale.

The XY cross mechanism is used for precise movement of the specimen slide on the microscope stage.

Basic versions of Carl Zeiss Jena microscopes are equipped with simple stages with clips that hold the specimen. For this reason, at magnifications above 400x, manual movement of the specimen slide becomes very difficult. This is exactly the purpose of cross stage attachments - to allow very precise movement of the specimen, for example at higher magnifications.

This is not a cheap plastic cross stage attachment - it is a solidly built Carl Zeiss Jena construction, highly sought after on the used microscope market.

Note - if the mounting pin spacing matches, this cross mechanism can be installed on microscope stages of virtually any manufacturer.

Note - Carl Zeiss Jena produced cross mechanisms both with fixed specimen clips and with a spring-loaded clip. The version offered here has fixed clips without a spring.

Description of this part for the microscope.

it is a solidly manufactured construction from Reichert Austria, highly sought after on the used microscope market.

Note - if the spacing of the mounting holes matches, this attachment can also be installed on stages from other manufacturers.

Note - Reichert Austria produced specimen holders with fixed clamps as well as models with a spring-loaded clamp. Here I show and offer the spring-loaded version.

In the photos visible in the gallery you can see the exact dimensions of the element described and offered here. Additionally, in the last photo an arrow indicates which element it is and where it is located in the assembly in order to clearly identify this microscope part.

Description of this part for the microscope.

AO One-Fifty microscopes were sold with one of three types of stages (a photo of a fragment of the manufacturer catalog is included in the image gallery). The simplest model with a square stage did not have a cross movement mechanism for precise specimen positioning, only simple stage clips.

To allow users to expand this microscope, the manufacturer offered an optional cross stage attachment, manufacturer number CAT. 1534 - and this is exactly that attachment.

Basic information:
Item: cross stage attachment for microscope stage
Manufacturer: AO (American Optical)
Catalog number: CAT. 1534
Original catalog name: mechanical stage attachment
For microscope: One-Fifty

At magnifications above 400x, manual manipulation of the specimen slide becomes very difficult. This is exactly why cross stage attachments are used, allowing very precise movement of the specimen at magnifications such as 600x or 1000x with oil immersion.

This is not a cheap plastic cross stage attachment - it is a solidly built AO construction, highly sought after on the used microscope market.

Description of this part for the microscope.

attachment - it is a solidly manufactured construction from Olympus Japan, highly sought after on the used microscope market.

Note - if the spacing of the mounting holes matches, this attachment can also be installed on stages from other manufacturers.

Note - Olympus produced specimen holders with fixed clamps as well as models with a spring-loaded clamp. Here I show and offer the spring-loaded version.

In the photos visible in the gallery you can see the exact dimensions of the element described and offered here.

Description of this part for the microscope.

for microscope slides. It allows quick insertion and replacement of slides without the use of an XY mechanical stage.

Several different specimen holding systems are found in Carl Zeiss Jena microscopes. The slide cassette system is one of them and represents an alternative to traditional designs using a mechanical stage and slide-retaining clips.

Various names are commonly used for this specimen holder, including:
- slide cassette (German: Gleitkassette)
- specimen cassette (Ger.: Objektkassette)
- microscope specimen cassette
- specimen holder
- slide holder

This is not a complete stage-mounted system and therefore it is not a "slide cassette system". It is only the cassette itself (slide cassette), which is a replaceable wear item installed into the appropriate carrier assembly.

In the last gallery photograph, I indicate the exact component being offered with an arrow.

Description of this part for the microscope.

from a Leitz Dialux microscope. In the last photo in the gallery you can see the microscope stage from which it was removed. However, the manufacturer fitted the same type of mechanical XY microscope stage to many other Leitz microscope models, so this specimen holder is also compatible with models other than the Leitz Dialux.

When determining compatibility and whether this specimen holder can be mounted on a particular mechanical XY microscope stage, the following dimensions are critical:
- distance between the two side locating pins: 81 mm measured from the outer edge of one pin to the outer edge of the other pin
- locating pin diameter: 3 mm each
- therefore, the centre-to-centre distance between the locating pins is 78 mm
- diameter of the central mounting screw: 4 mm
- position of the mounting screw: centred between the two locating pins

If the spacing of the locating pins matches, this specimen holder can also be mounted on microscope stages made by other manufacturers.

Leitz Wetzlar produced specimen holders with fixed stage clips as well as versions with a spring-loaded stage clip. Here I am showing and offering the spring-loaded version.

On the used market and in technical documentation, this microscope part is described using a variety of names. Common terms include:
- specimen holder
- microscope stage specimen holder
- mechanical stage specimen holder
- slide holder
- microscope slide holder
- microscope slide clamp
- spring-loaded specimen holder
- spring-loaded slide holder
- spring-loaded stage clip
- specimen clamp
- specimen carrier
- mechanical stage carrier
- XY stage specimen holder
- specimen holder for mechanical XY microscope stage
- stage holder
- stage clip assembly

The photographs in the gallery show the exact dimensions of the microscope part offered here. In addition, the last photograph includes an arrow indicating exactly which microscope part is being described and where it is mounted on the mechanical XY microscope stage, making identification straightforward. The accompanying video demonstrates the operation of the spring-loaded stage clip.

Description of this part for the microscope.

Olympus CHK / CH / CH-2 microscope models were supplied with a square stage that does not include an integrated XY mechanical stage for precise specimen movement. Such a mechanism is a separate (optional) accessory mounted to the side of the stage, and this is exactly the accessory shown and offered here.

Basic information:
Item: XY mechanical stage attachment for microscope stage
Manufacturer: Olympus
Manufacturer's descriptive name: Fixed type mechanical stage with right downward coaxial knob for plane stage fixed
For microscope: Olympus CHK
Mounting method: attached to the side of the stage with two screws
Required stage thickness: from 10 mm to 12 mm

Important compatibility information:
Originally, this mechanical stage attachment was used on the Olympus CHK microscope. I have personally also installed it on Olympus CH and Olympus CH-2 microscopes, and it is fully compatible with both models.

If CH and CH-2 microscopes were originally supplied with an XY mechanical stage, they used the Olympus CH-MVR attachment, but this CHK version fits as well.

In addition, this XY mechanism is compatible with other microscopes provided that the stage thickness is between 10 mm and 12 mm. I have personally verified compatibility with the stages of the following microscopes:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Eduval
- Carl Zeiss Jena Laboval-2
- Motic SFC100

The last photographs in the gallery show the complete Olympus CHK microscope. An arrow indicates exactly which component is being offered and where it is located within the microscope. The final photograph also shows an Olympus CH-2 microscope fitted with this XY mechanical stage attachment.

In addition, the video available in the video gallery shows this stage from various angles and demonstrates the movement of all mechanical parts.

At magnifications above 400×, manually moving the microscope slide becomes very difficult. This is exactly why XY mechanical stage attachments are used, allowing the specimen to be moved with great precision at magnifications such as 600× or 1000× using oil immersion.

Description of this part for the microscope.

(Oberkochen, West Germany).

These microscope stages were fitted to, among others:
- Zeiss Standard WL / WL 89
- Zeiss Universal
- Zeiss Photomicroscope (PM / Phomi)
- Zeiss Photomicroscope II (PM II / Phomi II)
- Zeiss Photomicroscope III (PM3 RS / Phomi III)
- Zeiss Ultraphot

The round Zeiss stages used on this microscope series incorporate the front-to-back travel mechanism within the main stage body. The side-to-side movement, however, is integrated into the specimen holder assembly itself. That is exactly the stage component presented here.

This is a component of the microscope stage rather than a component dedicated to a particular microscope model. Since this stage can be fitted to many Carl Zeiss microscopes, this specimen holder assembly is likewise compatible with numerous Carl Zeiss models.

This complete assembly consists of the following components:
- side-travel control knob
- internal worm shaft providing lateral movement
- specimen holder with spring-loaded specimen clamp
- the specimen holder is mounted on a carriage travelling along the worm shaft

Important: although this component belongs to a round rotating microscope stage, it is not part of a polarizing stage. It belongs to a standard transmitted-light stage intended for bright-field and dark-field microscopy.

The following dimensions determine compatibility and whether this assembly can be installed on a particular microscope stage:
- spacing of the two side locating pins: 33.5 mm, measured from the outside edge of one pin to the outside edge of the other
- diameter of the locating pins: 2.5 mm each
- centre-to-centre spacing of the locating pins: 31.5 mm
- diameter of the central mounting screw securing the assembly to the stage: 3 mm
- location of the mounting screw: centrally positioned between the locating pins

If the spacing of the locating pins matches, this assembly can also be installed on microscope stages manufactured by other companies.

Individual components of this assembly are frequently damaged. Replacing the complete assembly offered here can solve, among others, the following problems:
- when the side-travel control knob has been broken, bent or otherwise damaged; this is common because the knob protrudes beyond the outline of the microscope stage and is mounted on a relatively slender shaft
- when the mounting screw securing the complete assembly to the stage breaks; this is also common because the assembly projects beyond the flat surface of the stage
- when the worm shaft becomes worn, causing the specimen holder to move unevenly or, in some cases, preventing movement altogether
- when the spring inside the specimen clamp breaks; this is a well-known weakness of this design

The gallery photographs show the exact dimensions of this component. The final photographs additionally show the complete microscope stage from which this specimen holder assembly was removed. An arrow indicates the exact stage component being offered, making visual compatibility easy to verify. The accompanying video also demonstrates the operation of the spring-loaded specimen clamp.

Description of this part for the microscope.

under number 99667, you will also find the specimen holder in the long version – meaning with an extended length.

These stages are most commonly fitted to the following microscopes:
- Zeiss Standard GFL
- Zeiss Standard 14 / 16 / 18

This is a component of the microscope stage rather than a component dedicated to a specific microscope model. Since this stage can be used on many different microscope models, this specimen holder is likewise compatible with numerous Carl Zeiss Standard series microscopes.

The gallery photographs show the exact dimensions of this component and its mounting holes. The final photographs additionally show the complete microscope stage from which this specimen holder was removed. An arrow indicates the exact stage component being offered, making visual compatibility easy to verify. The accompanying video also demonstrates the operation of the spring-loaded specimen clamp.

Description of this part for the microscope.

commonly fitted to the following microscopes:
- Zeiss Standard 14 / 16 / 18
- Zeiss Standard GFL

In this database, under number 99668, you will also find the specimen holder in the standard version – meaning not the long one.

This is a component of the microscope stage rather than a component dedicated to a specific microscope model. Since this stage can be used on many different microscope models, this specimen holder is likewise compatible with numerous Carl Zeiss Standard series microscopes.

The gallery photographs show the exact dimensions of this component and its mounting holes. The final photographs additionally show the complete microscope stage from which this specimen holder was removed. An arrow indicates the exact stage component being offered, making visual compatibility easy to verify. The accompanying video also demonstrates the operation of the spring-loaded specimen clamp.