Olympus BH2 Series Complete Teardown, Cleaning, And Reassembly - Page 3
Browse online or download pdf Complete Teardown, Cleaning, And Reassembly for Microscope Olympus BH2 Series. Olympus BH2 Series 40 pages. Phase contrast
Also for Olympus BH2 Series: Troubleshooting & Adjustment Manual (46 pages), Complete Teardown, Cleaning, And Reassembly (23 pages), Teardown, Cleaning And Reassembly (45 pages), Manual (6 pages), Installation Manual (9 pages)
Print Page
Test the Pre-Focus Stop Mechanism................................................................................................................................. 28
Reinstall Stop Screw for the Pre-Focus Lock Collar ........................................................................................................... 28
Reinstall the Left-Hand Coarse-Focus Knob ...................................................................................................................... 29
Reinstall the Fine-Focus Thrust Washers .......................................................................................................................... 29
Reinstall the Fine-Focus Knob with Attached Shaft .......................................................................................................... 29
Reinstall the Second Fine-Focus Knob .............................................................................................................................. 30
Reinstall the Focus Rack onto Sliding Focus Block ............................................................................................................ 30
Grease the Brass Focus Rack (Optional) ........................................................................................................................... 31
Disassemble the Focus Gearbox ....................................................................................................................................... 31
Clean and Reassemble the Focus Gearbox ....................................................................................................................... 32
Reinstall the Focus Gearbox .............................................................................................................................................. 34
Reinstall the Rear Cover .................................................................................................................................................... 35
Reinstall the Fine-Focus Knob Caps .................................................................................................................................. 36
Reinstall the Substage Condenser Carrier ........................................................................................................................ 36
Reinstall the Lamphouse ................................................................................................................................................... 36
Reinstall the Accessories ................................................................................................................................................... 36
Ready for Service .................................................................................................................................................................. 36
Original Olympus Documentation ........................................................................................................................................ 37
Olympus Research Microscopes Series BHS (BHS) Repair Manual ............................................................................... 37
Olympus Research Microscope BH2 Repair Manual ..................................................................................................... 37
How to Contact the Author ................................................................................................................................................... 37
Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................................................... 37
Appendix 1 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 38
A Caution Regarding the Plastic Gears in the Olympus BH-2 ........................................................................................... 38
Shipping Damage to BH-2 Microscope Stands .............................................................................................................. 38
Preparing BH-2 Stands for Shipping .............................................................................................................................. 38
Appendix 2 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 39
An Alternate Method to Clear Adhesive from the Heads of the Setscrews ..................................................................... 39
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 39
Using Heat as an Alternative Removal Method ............................................................................................................ 39
Removing the Adhesive with Heat ................................................................................................................................ 39
Removing the Setscrews ............................................................................................................................................... 39
Appendix 3 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 40
Sources for Replacement Parts, Tools, and Supplies ........................................................................................................ 40
Figure 1 - Head of a typical JIS screw ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Figure 2 - Protect the top of the pillar arm from dust ........................................................................................................... 9
Figure 3 - Loosen substage condenser carrier lock screw ...................................................................................................... 9
Figure 4 - Lift and remove the substage condenser carrier ................................................................................................... 9
Figure 5 - Substage condenser carrier removed .................................................................................................................... 9
Figure 6 - Protect the field lens with a dust cap..................................................................................................................... 9
Figure 7 - Remove the rear cover from the pillar arm ......................................................................................................... 10
Figure 8 - Remove screws and washers holding gearbox .................................................................................................... 10
Figure 9 - Remove the loose gearbox and the brass shims .................................................................................................. 10
Figure 10 - Remove the top screw holding the focus rack ................................................................................................... 10
Figure 11 - Remove bottom screw holding the focus rack .................................................................................................. 11
Figure 12 - Remove the brass focus rack ............................................................................................................................. 11
Complete Teardown, Cleaning, and Reassembly of the Olympus BH-2 Coaxial Focus Mechanism
Table of Figures
Revision 4
Page 3 of 40