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Olympus BX51WI - Adjustment Knobs, Tube & Stage Problems

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BX51WI
Problem
Cause Remedy Page
3. Coarse/Fine Adjustment Knobs
a) Coarse adjustment knob is too
heavy to rotate.
The rotation tension adjustment ring is
secured tightly.
Fully loosen the ring by turning it coun-
terclockwise.
11
The pre-focusing lever is locked. Release the pre-focusing lever. 11
b) The objective cannot be lowered
enough.
The pre-focusing lever is functioning. Release the pre-focusing lever.
11
4. Observation Tube
a) The field of view of one eye does
not match that of the other.
The interpupillary distance is incorrect. Adjust interpupillary distance. 14
Incorrect diopter adjustment. Adjust diopter. 14
Different eyepieces are used on the left
and right.
Change one eyepiece to match the
other so that both sides are of the
same type.
You are not accustomed to parallel opti-
cal axis.
When looking into eyepieces, do not
stare at image from the beginning but
see the overall field of view. It is some-
times recommended to turn your eyes
away from eyepieces, look far off and
look into eyepieces again.
5. Stage
a) Stage travel in the horizontal (X-axis)
direction stops in the middle.
The specimen is set incorrectly. Place the specimen correctly.
12
b)The X-axis and/or Y-axis stage
knobs are too light or too heavy to
rotate.
The X-axis and/or Y-axis rotation tension
is not adjusted properly.
Adjust the knobs to optimum tension.
12
c) Objective confocality is not
achieved with the WI-SRE3.
Adjustment is not correct. Adjust correctly.
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