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HBO 50 fluorescence illuminator for microscopes:
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenamed Fluorescence (sometimes written in German as Jenamed Fluoreszenz)
- Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar 50
Please note the following:
- both microscopes listed here use this illuminator for EPI fluorescence, i.e. reflected light. This is not transmitted-light fluorescence.
- this illuminator requires a Carl Zeiss Jena SH 50 power supply for operation
- the Carl Zeiss Jena Jenalumar microscope was produced in two variants - this illuminator fits the Jenalumar version with two small, separate illumination modules
- information can be found on the Internet claiming that this illuminator is suitable for Carl Zeiss Jena Jenavert microscopes. This is NOT correct.
- an HBO lamp is not the same as an XBO lamp.
- Jenamed microscopes other than the "Fluorescence" version have a differently mounted head and this illuminator CANNOT be installed on them.
Important - operating used, overheated HBO lamps, lamps with unknown operating time or from an uncertain source may result in explosion, damage to the illuminator, contamination of the room and a risk to the user's life and health. For this reason, this illuminator DOES NOT INCLUDE a light source (i.e. it does not include the HBO mercury burner).
What is this part needed for?
- if you have a Carl Zeiss Jena microscope, models Jenamed Fluorescence or Jenalumar, and you need an HBO illuminator
- if you have such an illuminator but it is of very poor quality or damaged, for example as a result of a light source explosion
- if you want to adapt this illuminator to another microscope
- if you need a mercury fluorescence light source for your own DIY project
