# Part name:
Zeiss Standard GFL / Universal microscope condenser holder spring-loaded screw

# Original page URL:
https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/zeiss-standard-gfl-universal-microscope-condenser-holder-spring-loaded-screw-99642

# 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:
Screws

# Description and specifications:
Spring-loaded screw for securing the condenser to the mounting ring in the condenser holder of Carl Zeiss Standard series microscopes.

This particular screw was removed from a Zeiss Standard GFL microscope, but it also fits condenser holders used, among others, in the following microscopes:
- Zeiss Standard 14 / 16 / 18
- Zeiss Standard WL / WL 89
- Zeiss Universal
- Zeiss Photomicroscope (Zeiss PM / Phomi – all models)
- Zeiss Ultraphot

In these microscope models, the condenser has a dovetail mounting ring. This dovetail includes a notch into which the spring-loaded screw presented here engages. You can see what this mounting ring looks like and how the notch is shaped in the photo gallery of item No. 99625 in this database.

# Examples of use
- Sometimes this screw is missing in used microscopes.
- Very often, the tiny screw in this element is broken or missing.
- This element often has dried grease.
- This screw is often damaged because when it wouldn't turn due to dried grease, someone used pliers to turn it.

# Removed from microscope:
Zeiss Standard GFL

# Also compatible with the following microscopes:
- Zeiss Standard 14
- Zeiss Standard GFL
- Zeiss Standard WL
- Zeiss Standard 16
- Zeiss Universal
- Zeiss Photomicroscope
- Zeiss Ultraphot
- Zeiss Standard Junior
- Zeiss KF 2
- Zeiss Photomicroscope II
- Zeiss Photomicroscope III RS

# Names, descriptions, terms, and search contexts under which this part is searched.
- Zeiss Standard GFL microscope repair parts
- Zeiss Standard Mikroskop neufetten
- Zeiss Standard Kondensor-Federschraube
- Zeiss Universal Reparatur
- Zeiss Standard microscope condenser spring-loaded screw
- Zeiss buy spare parts

# Related URLs:
- Markdown po polsku: https://www.serwismikroskopowy.pl/part/99642.md
- Markdown auf Deutsch: https://www.mikroskopteile.de/part/99642.md
- Gallery of all photos of this part: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/gallery/99642-zeiss-standard-gfl-universal-microscope-condenser-holder-spring-loaded-screw
- Media manifest of this part (photos + videos, for AI/RAG): https://www.microscopeparts.eu/part/99642.media.md
- Representative photo: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/photo/zeiss-standard-gfl-universal-microscope-condenser-holder-spring-loaded-screw-99642-2
- Representative video: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/play/99642-1
- Other parts from category Screws: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/screws
- More Screws removed from microscope Zeiss Standard GFL: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/screws/from/zeiss/standard-gfl
- More Screws compatible with microscope Zeiss Standard GFL: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/screws/for/zeiss/standard-gfl
- More Screws removed from microscopes Zeiss: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/screws/from/zeiss
- More Screws compatible with microscopes Zeiss: https://www.microscopeparts.eu/screws/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: 2026-07-25