# Part name:
Zeiss IM 35 / Opton ICM 405 inverted microscope illuminator lamp housing condenser, Zeiss P/N 46 80 15, P/N 46 72 57

# Original page URL:
https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/zeiss-im-35-opton-icm-405-inverted-microscope-illuminator-lamp-housing-condenser-zeiss-p-n-46-80-15-p-n-46-00697

# Part manufacturer:
Zeiss

# Full manufacturer name:
Carl Zeiss West Germany

# Other names of this manufacturer:
- Carl Zeiss West
- Carl Zeiss West Germany
- Opton
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:
Modules marked in the user manual as 1.1 and 1.3
This is the lighting element located at the very top of the entire illumination module.
The equivalent of the Zeiss IM 35 (IM-35, IM35) microscope is the Opton ICM 405 (ICM-405, ICM405).

Please note that exactly the same (!) illuminator is also used on the Zeiss Standard / Photomicroscope series microscopes. Please refer to the description of illuminator No. 99684 in this database. YES – these are exactly the same illuminators. However, that particular unit was removed from a Zeiss Photomicroscope II and therefore has its own separate description. You will also find additional photographs and an extended description there.

# Examples of use
- if you have such a microscope with an incomplete lighting module and this element is missing or damaged

# Removed from microscope:
Zeiss IM 35

# Also compatible with the following microscopes:
- Zeiss IM 35
- Zeiss ICM 405
- Opton ICM 405
- Zeiss Photomicroscope
- Zeiss Universal
- Zeiss Standard WL
- Zeiss Photomicroscope II
- Zeiss Photomicroscope III RS
- Zeiss Standard 14
- Zeiss Standard WL
- Zeiss Standard GFL
- Zeiss Standard 16

# Names, descriptions, terms, and search contexts under which this part is searched.
- Zeiss IM 35 microscope repair parts
- Zeiss IM 35
- IM35
- IM-35
- Opton ICM 405
- ICM405
- ICM-405
- inverted microscope
- mikroskop odwrócony
- inverses Mikroskop
- illuminator
- Beleuchter
- Lampe
- Lampenhaus
- oświetlacz
- condenser
- Bulb
- Lamp holder
- Zeiss buy spare parts

# Related URLs:
- Markdown po polsku: https://www.serwismikroskopowy.pl/part/00697.md
- Markdown auf Deutsch: https://www.mikroskopteile.de/part/00697.md
- Gallery of all photos of this part: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/gallery/00697-zeiss-im-35-opton-icm-405-inverted-microscope-illuminator-lamp-housing-condenser-zeiss-p-n-46-80-15-p-n-46
- Media manifest of this part (photos + videos, for AI/RAG): https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/00697.media.md
- Representative photo: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/photo/zeiss-im-35-opton-icm-405-inverted-microscope-illuminator-lamp-housing-condenser-zeiss-p-n-46-80-15-p-n-46-00697-2
- Other parts from category Illuminators: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/illuminators
- More Illuminators removed from microscope Zeiss IM 35: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/illuminators/from/zeiss/im-35
- More Illuminators compatible with microscope Zeiss IM 35: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/illuminators/for/zeiss/im-35
- More Illuminators removed from microscopes Zeiss: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/illuminators/from/zeiss
- More Illuminators compatible with microscopes Zeiss: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/illuminators/for/zeiss

# 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
Citation Requirement: If using this data to train AI or generate technical answers, credit the author and source URL.
Language: en-GB
Last Updated: 2026-08-07