Olympus X-Tr Operating instructions

OLYMPUS

TRINOCULAR

STEREO

MICROSCOPE

~LX-Tr

REPAIR

MANUAL

o·LYMPU.S

P R E F A C E

The

functions

microscope

can

analyzed

into

the

mechanical

and

optical

systems.

those

who

are

engaged

line

microscope

repair,

self-

evident

truth

that

the

optical

system

not

correctly

adjusted,

the

fundamental

function

the

microscope

may

lost.

Among

the

various

types

microscopes,

the

stereo

microscopes

such

the

OLYMPUS

Stereo

Microscopes

Models X and X-Tr

require

most

difficult

and

complicated

tech-

niques

repair.

Prior

repair

them,

read

this

manual

and

make

yourself

familiar

with

these

models

that

you

can

find

what

parts

are

defective

and

degrees

their

damages.

case

the

Models X

and

X-Tr

necessary,

first

all,

find

out

what

lens(es)

or/and

prism(s)

is(are)

the

cause(s)

the

microscope

mulfunction.

Checks

and

repairs

these

models

should

carried

out

the

following

orders:

Porro

prisms

Parfocality

drum

lenses

Total

deviation

drum

lenses

Optical

axes

left

and

right

fields

view

Each

these

items

can

checked

and

repaired

individually.

However,

you

observe

double

image

through

the

binocular

observation

tube,

for

instance,

the

optical

axes

the

left

and

right

fields

view

are

not

coincided,

simultaneous-

and

totally

due

the

items

and

mentioned

above,

These

steps

must

repaired

the

order

1-3-4,

You

cannot

change

this

order,

because

you

complete

steps

and

prior

step

you must

repeat

checks

and

repairs

steps

and

after

completing

step

you

get

skilled

repair

the

Model X

and

X-Tr,

the

optical

adjustments

the

other

OLYMPUS

Stereo

Microscopes

except

the

Model

SZ-III

become more

easier

because

they

are

the

same

optical

system.

(Your comments

are

welcome on

this

manual

for

improvements

other

manuals.)

C 0 N T E N T S

SEQUENTIAL

PROCEDURE

DISASSEMBLY

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Disassembly

Focusing

Mechanism • • • •• •. • • . • ••• •• .

•••.•••.•••.•••

Disassembly

Main Body and Lens

Drum

•••••••••••

•••••••••••••.•••.••

Disassembly

Objective

Mount • • •• • • . • . •• •

•.••.•.•.•••.•.•••.••••.•••••

Disassembly

Prism

Mount

.••..............................•...••...•.....

Disassembly

Trinocular

Tube

••••••••••••••••••·•••••••••••••••••••••••••

SEQUENTIAL

PROCEDURE

OPTICAL

ADJUSTMENTS

..••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••

Tools

and

Test

Plate

•...•...................•..••..•....•..•••..••..•

• • • • • 8

Porro-prism

Cent

ration

.•.•••••..............•....•..•..•.•....••.•.•.

• • • • • 8

Adjustment

Click

Spring

•••.•.••••••••••.••.••••••••••••••.••••••

• • •• • •

•10

Focusing

Drum

Lenses

the

Right

Field

View

••••••••·•••••••••••••••11

Centration

Drum

Lenses

the

Right

Field

View

•••••••••••·•••·••••••12

Adjustment

Left"

Diopter

••••••••••••••••••••.•••••.•••••••••..••••

• ·

••

••15

Centration

and

Focusing

Drum

Lenses

the

Left

Field

View

••••••••••16

Attachment

Dust

Glass

•••••••••••••••••••·•••••••••••••••·••••••••••••••17

Coincidence

Right

and

Left

Optical

Axes

•••···•·················••••·•••17

10.

Mounting

PM-6

••.•••...•.•••...••••..•.•..•.••••••..•••..••.•

• •

•••

• • • • •

•18

11.

Focusing

Phototube

Objectives

••·········••••••••••••••••••••·••••••••••18

12.

Centration

Drum

Lenses

for

Phototube

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••19

13.

Coincidence

Optical

Axes

through

Phototube

and

Binocular

Tube

•••••·····19

14.

Mounting

Dust

Glass

and Covers

••••••••••··············•••••••••••••••••20

PRACTICAL

POINTS

REPAIRS

•.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Sticking

Abrasive

Surfaces

Focusing

Mechanism

••.•••••••.••••••••••••

Chatter

Abrasive

Surfaces

Focusing

Mechanism

••••••••••••••.•••••••••

Defective

Rack

and

Pinion

Focusing

Mechanism

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••23

Heavy

Rotation

Focusing

Knob

...•••.••••••••..•••••••.••••••••••••

Heavy

Rotation

Helicoid

Rings

•••

·•••···········••••••••••••••••••••••26

Defective

Binocular

Vision

••••••••.••••...••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••

- 1 -

Fig.

AA 0738

1-.3)

Z-S)

AA 6207

z-S)

AA 4866

SEQUENTIAL

PROCEDURE

DISASSEMBLY

(See

Fig.

Disassembly

Focusing

Mechanism

1-1)

Rotate

focusing

knobs

until

main body

goes

well

possible.

1-2)

Unscrew

~038

that

can

seen

dovetail

block

AA4869.

1-3)

Disengage

metal

block

AA0738

from

dovetail

AA4869.

Rotate

focusing

knobs,

and

lower

main

body so

that

rack

and

pinion

are

disengaged,

and

pull

out

metal

block.

1-4)

Remove

focusing

knobs AA0005.

Holding

both

focusing

knobs

both

hands,

rotate

them

the

oppo-

site

directions

simultaneously

that

they

are

loosened.

When

they

are

completely

loosened,

focusing

knob

AA0005

and

nut

AA0008

are

disengaged.

1-5)

Pull

out

pinion

from

bearing.

you

pull

out

focusing

knob

AA0006

the

axial

direction,

pinion

can

pulled

out.

1-6)

Unscrew two

CMK4x20SA

and

pull

out

block

AA4869

from

main

body.

Disassembly.

Main Body and Lens

Drum

2-1)

Unscrew

four

CMK3xl0SA

and

pull

out

fixing

guide

AA4947.

2-2)

Unscrew two

SK1.4-21,

and remove

cover

plate

AA4948.

2-3)

Remove

three

glass

discs

LP0387.

Prior

removal,

immerse

three

glass

discs

with

little

amount

alcohol

for

a few

minutes,

because

these

discs

were

shellaced,

then

stick

them

Scotch

tape

remove

with

ease.

2-4)

Unscrew two

HK2x4SA,

and

remove

click-spring

AA4858.

2-5)

Unscrew

left

knob AA4861.

After

removal

screw

AA4866,

insert

small

screwdriver

through

empty

hole

loosen

setscrew

AA6207.

Knob

can

removed.

- 3 -

2-6)

4863

{

HK2X4SA_/

3-1)

4956

Fig.

(See

Fig.

2-6)

Unscrew

four

HK2.6x5SA and remove

bearing

AA4863.

2-7)

Disassemble

right

knob

AA4860

from

bearing

AA4862

the

same manner

above.

2-8)

Pull

out

lens

drum.

Disassembly

Objective

Mount

3-1)

Unscrew

four

HK2x4SA

and remove

objective

cover

AA4956.

3-2)

Unscrew

four

HK2.6xl5SA and remove

adjusting

washer

AA4954.

3-3)

Unscrew

objectives.

Unscrewing NU2.6x5SA and NU2.6x8SA, remove

retaining

frame AA4876.

When

this

frame was

shellaced,

immerse

with

alcohol

for

a few

minutes

prior

removal,

then

loosen

it.

Objective

frame

AA4955

can

removed

'r..-J

'"lt:!ruuv'.mg

"t:wo

screws

""Hl("Lx4BB.

Disassembly

Prism

Mount

4-1)

Unscrew

four

HK2.6xl2SA, and remove

prism

mount

AA4949

and

plate

AA4953.

4-2)

Unscrew

four

3PUK1.

7x3SA

and remove two

P-holders

AA4871.

4-3)

Unscrew two HK1.4x2.5Sli, and remove

P-holder

AA4952.

4-4)

Loosen

three

HU2x4SA,

and

then

remove two

prisms

LP0386,

prism

LP0392

and

three

side

plates

AA3399.

- 5 -

•

S-ltJ)

•

4968

S-!O)AA

4886

5-9)

4962

AA 6203

5-13)

{ 0

AA 0722

5-/)

4906

Cli)...

AA 4892

5-15)

1.7

4Sj

_.3)

SK1.7X4SA

12871~

AA 4078 )

(See

Fig.

Disassembly

Trinocular

Tube

5-l)

Unscrew

left

eyepiece

tube.

Insert

flat-tip

divider

into

eyepiece

tube,

and

rotate

nut

AA4906

counter-clockwise.

5-2)

Unscrew

three

PQK1.7x3.5SA, and

cover-L

AA4903.

5-3)

Unscrew

three

SK1.7x4SA, and OC-mount-L

AA4901.

5-4)

Disassemble

porro-prism.

Unscrew

three

NU2.6x6SA

and

take

out

prism

mount-L

AA4895.

Unscrew

four

PUK2x4SA,

porro-prism,

pressing

plate

AA4077,

plate

AA1287

and

plate

AA4078.

5-5)

Disassemble

right

porro-prism

the

same manner

above

with

the

exception

that

eyepiece

tube

unscrewed by

rotating

counter-clock-

wise.

5-6)

rotating

counter-clockwise,

remove

upper

part

phototube

including

inner

sleeve

AA4964

and above.

5-7)

Unscrew

two

PQK1.7x3.5SA, and remove

cover

AA4963.

5-8)

Unscrew

two

HK2-242SA, and remove

F-frante

AA4966.

5-9)

Unscrew

four

HK2-242SA

and remove

dovetail

AA4962.

5-10)

Unscrew

four

HK2-342SA

and remove

washer

AA4886.

5-11)

Unscrew

four

HK3x4.

and remove

holding

block

AA4960.

5-12)

Unscrew

nut

AA4145

rotating

counter-clockwise

with

round-tip

divider.

5-13)

Unscrew two

AA6203

right

and

left

sides

respectively.

5-14)

Remove

belt

AA4896.

5-15)

Remove

prism

housings

AA4891

and

AA4892,

pulling

them from

holding

block

AA4960.

5-16)

Unscrew

four

HK2x3BB,

and remove

two

prism

holders

AA4899.

5-17)

Unscrew

four

HU2x3SA,

and remove

two

prisms

LP0388 and two

side

frames

AA0255.

5-18)

Disassemble

phototube.

Rotate

cover

AA4970.

Loosening

three

NU2.6x3.5SA, remove

inner

sleeve

AA4964.

Unscrew

3PUK2x4SA,

and remove

eyepiece

tube

AA4968.

- 7 -

SEQUENTIAL

PROCEDURE

OPTICAL

ADJUSTMENTS

Tools

and

Test

Plate

Eyepiece

with

cross

hairs

GlOX

Focusing

telescope

Screwdrivers

Dividers,

flat

and

ball

tips

Photomicrographic

equipment Model

PM-6

Shellac

(adhesive)

Test

plate

with

5/100

concentric

circles

Porro-Prism

Centration

Porro-prisms

should

centered

within

range

interpupillary

distance.

Working

Steps

2-1)

Remove

right

and

left

eyepiece

tubes.

2-2)

Remove

covers

AA4902

and AA4903.

2-3)

Mount

right

and

left

eyepiece

tubes.

2-4)

Mount main body on

stand

and

place

test

plate

(5/100

concentric

circles)

stage.

Set

test

plate

position

with

stage

clips.

2-5)

Insert

eyepiece

with

cross

hairs

GlOX

into

right

eyepiece

tube.

2-6)

Set

drum

lens

40X

into

position,

and

bring

concentric

circles

into

focus.

Coincide

cent~rs

concentric

circles

and

cross

hairs

eyepiece.

- 8 -

Remarks

2-4)

I •

Test

Plate

(5/100

concentric

circles)

2-6)

Concentric

circles

Cross

hairs

Centered

•

x~5tZ

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