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Leica M Stereomicroscopes – Illuminations
6 V/20 W incident lamp
• The 6 V/20 W lamp is an inclined incident source for
illuminating spatial objects.
• By using two lamps, you can soften or eliminate shadows.
• At the nominal voltage (6 V), the color temperature is 3200 K,
ideal for photography. Set the regulating transformer to this
nominal voltage (see page 38).
̈ Release the clamping screw.
̈ Unfold the lampholder arm.
̈ Secure the lampholder to the lamp.
̈ Use the screw to secure the clamp to
the side-faced column, either above or
below the focusing drive.
̈ Using a fork wrench and the thread con-
nector, attach the lampholder arm to the
clamp, on either the right or the left.
̈ Position the lamp.
̈ Retighten the clamping screw.
• The thread connector also enables the lampholder
to be connected to the cast foot.
• A total of 4 filter holders with ∅ 32 mm filters can
be attached.
A heat-absorbing filter is built in.
̈ Push the filter holder, complete with
diffusing filter, onto one of the pegs,
and swing it in.
Assembly
Diffusing and
other filters