This is description of this part:
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.
What is this part needed for?
- 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
