This is description of this part:
Complete illumination unit operating in Köhler standard for the Zeiss Axioskop 20 microscope. In the manufacturer catalog this element has the number 450935 (alternative notation: 45 09 35).
The Zeiss P/N 45 09 35 microscope lamp housing consists of the following elements:
- housing (so-called lamp housing)
- light source, halogen lamp 6V 20W
- lamp socket
- diffuser glass
- field diaphragm (iris diaphragm)
- round filter holder
The complete Zeiss 45 09 35 lamp housing can solve the following problems with the Zeiss Axioskop 20 microscope:
- field diaphragm is damaged, e.g. bent diaphragm blades
- lamp socket is damaged and the halogen lamp does not work
- top glass in the lamp housing is broken
- diffuser glass is damaged or heavily scratched
- illumination unit is completely missing in a used microscope from the secondary market
Various names are used for this element, among others:
- illumination
- microscope illumination
- illumination unit
- illumination module
- lamp housing
- light housing
- light source
- lighting unit
- halogen lamp
- lamp
- bulb
- field diaphragm
- iris diaphragm
- diaphragm
- aperture diaphragm (commonly used, although technically different)
- diffuser
- diffuser glass
- diffusion glass
- ground glass
- filter holder
- filter mount
- filter carrier
What is this part needed for?
- if the illumination unit is completely missing in a used microscope from the secondary market
- if the field diaphragm is damaged, e.g. bent diaphragm blades
- if the lamp socket is damaged and the halogen lamp does not work
- if the top glass in the lamp housing is broken
- if the diffuser glass is damaged or heavily scratched
