This is description of this part:
Microscope stage holder for:
- Reichert Austria Zetopan
- Reichert Austria Neozet
Information from the manufacturer's English-language catalogue "Zetopan Research Microscope. Price List, Effective December 1, 1976":
- This component belongs to the microscope stage. The catalogue number of the stage is: 9 90 00 02 (or Pol-stage 9 19 46 02)
The photo gallery contains detailed photographs of this part together with its dimensions.
This component is attached to the microscope body by means of a clamping screw (a so-called "quick-release clamp"), which locks onto the vertical dovetail guide of the microscope body. The microscope stage itself is then bolted to the top of this holder. In other words, the stage is permanently attached to the holder, while the complete holder-and-stage assembly can be removed from the microscope within seconds.
This allows users who own several microscope stages (for example a standard XY stage, a circular polarizing stage or a sliding stage for reflected-light EPI observation) to mount each stage permanently on its own holder and quickly interchange complete stage assemblies on the same microscope.
What is this part needed for?
- as a repair part by replacing the entire damaged element
- if you have a microscope stage where this element still works but is of very poor quality
- if you have a single Reichert Zetopan microscope but multiple microscope stages and want to swap them quickly
