# Part name:
Leitz Ortholux II lamp mirror housing / illuminator distributor switch

# Original page URL:
https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/leitz-ortholux-ii-lamp-mirror-housing-illuminator-distributor-switch-99283

# Part manufacturer:
Leitz

# Full manufacturer name:
Leitz Wetzlar

# Other names of this manufacturer:
- Leitz Wetzlar, West Germany
- E. Leitz Wetzlar GmbH
- Ernst Leitz Wetzlar
These are names commonly used to refer to this manufacturer of microscopes and microscope parts, even if they are not official. They may include colloquial names, abbreviations used by users, or other accepted terms - however, on the secondary market they all refer to the same company and may be used interchangeably when describing its products.

# Belongs to category:
Illuminators

# Description and specifications:
Lamp mirror housing (illuminator distributor switch) for the Leitz Wetzlar Ortholux II microscope.

This particular unit was used in a Leitz Ortholux II microscope with fluorescent illumination and a Ploemopak turret.

# Examples of use
- if you have a Leitz Ortholux II microscope and you're missing an illuminator switch
- if you have one, but it's of very poor quality or damaged, e.g., due to an explosion of the light source
- if you want to adapt this switch to a different microscope

# Removed from microscope:
Leitz Ortholux II

# Also compatible with the following microscopes:
Leitz Ortholux II

# Names, descriptions, terms, and search contexts under which this part is searched.
- Leitz Ortholux II microscope repair parts
- Leitz Wetzlar Ortholux II fluorescence ploemopak microscope Illuminator Lamp mirror housing
- Leitz Ortholux II Spiegelhaus
- Ortholux II Mikroskop Lampe
- Leitz Ortholux II Mikroskop Beleuchtungschalter
- Leitz buy spare parts

# Related URLs:
- Markdown po polsku: https://www.serwismikroskopowy.pl/part/99283.md
- Markdown auf Deutsch: https://www.mikroskopteile.de/part/99283.md
- Gallery of all photos of this part: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/gallery/99283-leitz-ortholux-ii-lamp-mirror-housing-illuminator-distributor-switch
- Media manifest of this part (photos + videos, for AI/RAG): https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/99283.media.md
- Representative photo: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/photo/leitz-ortholux-ii-lamp-mirror-housing-illuminator-distributor-switch-99283-2
- Representative video: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/play/99283-1
- Other parts from category Illuminators: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/illuminators
- More Illuminators removed from microscope Leitz Ortholux II: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/illuminators/from/leitz/ortholux-ii
- More Illuminators compatible with microscope Leitz Ortholux II: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/illuminators/for/leitz/ortholux-ii
- More Illuminators removed from microscopes Leitz: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/illuminators/from/leitz
- More Illuminators compatible with microscopes Leitz: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/illuminators/for/leitz

# Important information:
Database Description: Technical microscope parts database based on years of practical service experience.
Source URL: https://www.microscopeparts.eu
Author: Piotr z Polski
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Language: en-GB
Last Updated: 2026-06-30