This is description of this part:
A universal oil dark field condenser model DK-OIL120 with a 37 mm mounting diameter, manufactured for United Scope and offered under the AmScope brand.
Basic parameters:
Manufacturer: United Scope, owner of the AmScope microscope brand
Condenser type: oil dark field condenser
Numerical aperture N.A.: 1.25 - 1.36
Mounting diameter: 37 mm
Centering screws: yes, two
The standard 37 mm mounting diameter allows this condenser to be used with microscopes from many other manufacturers, for example Lomo Biolam and Olympus CH-2. After increasing the diameter to 39 mm (for example by using a collar printed on a 3D printer), this condenser also fits Zeiss West, PZO, Wild Wetzlar, Hund Wetzlar, Carl Zeiss Jena and many other microscopes.
What is this part needed for?
- if you want to upgrade your existing microscope with dark field observation capability