This is description of this part:
Microscope head mounting bracket for attaching the microscope head to the stand of microscopes based on the N-117M / DN-117M models.
Mechanically, this mounting bracket is located at the end of the microscope stand arm. The microscope head is mounted to this bracket from above, while the objective nosepiece is located below it.
The entire mounting module for both the microscope head and the objective nosepiece consists of the following elements:
- the mounting socket into which the microscope head dovetail is inserted
- the clamping screw that secures the microscope head in this connection
- the Telan lens screwed into this mounting socket, which also holds the objective nosepiece
Here I am presenting the first of these elements – the microscope head connection (mounting socket / bracket).
The N-117M / DN-117M microscope is a fairly good laboratory microscope manufactured at the Chinese NYO factory and sold worldwide under various names. These microscopes are known and sold, among others, as:
- Delta Optical Genetic Pro (mainly in Poland)
- AmScope B340 / T340 (mainly in the USA and the rest of the world through Amazon)
- Labtron LEM-C10 / C11 / C12 (mainly in the UK)
- Sigeta MB-207 (mainly in Ukraine)
- Boeco Germany BM-117 (mainly in Germany)
- BestScope BS-2020 (mainly in the USA, shipped worldwide)
- Brunel N117M (mainly in the UK)
- Apex N-117M (mainly in the UK)
- Surgifield SM-DN-117M (mainly in Nigeria and West Africa)
- Eurotech DN-117M (mainly in Peru)
- Biocare DN-117M (mainly in Peru)
- Viresa N-117M (mainly in Mexico)
- Eurolab DN-117M
- Nexcope N-117M
- Novel N-117M
This is certainly not a complete list – many sellers give the microscopes they sell their own names (just like Delta Optical in Poland). The best way to check whether this microscope part fits your microscope is to compare the appearance of your microscope with the microscope from which this microscope part was removed (https://www.microscopeparts.eu/microscope/optical-n-117m-388).
The N-117M model has a binocular or trinocular head, while the DN-117M model has a built-in digital USB camera (hence the “D” at the beginning of the name, for “Digital”) – but the microscope head mounting bracket is the same in all versions of this model.
The last photo in the gallery shows the stand of an N-117M type microscope, with an arrow indicating which microscope part is being described and where it is located. This helps prevent any confusion when identifying the microscope part.
What is this part needed for?
- as a replacement part if this component in your microscope has been damaged
- you can use it if you want to mount the microscope head from this microscope on another microscope or in your own DIY project – in this case, you need a matching microscope head mounting bracket.
