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The Sola from Lumencor is a great epifluor source from what I hear. Spectrum output is similar to that of typical metal halide systems like the x-cite, and you don't have to worry about modules or any of that stuff. It puts out continuous white light from 380-680nm, and lasts 15k hours.

Check it out here http://www.lumencor.com/products/sola_product_sheet.html

Hugh Newman
 
Graduate Researcher

Dept. Physics and Physical Oceanography

Memorial University

St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada



> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:07:47 -0800
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> Subject: Re: LEDs
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> Hi all, 
> 
> two years later, and a quite similar question.
> 
> I use a Zeiss epifluorescence microscope, and I'm thinking to replace my HBO
> housing by a LED multicolor source. 
> Of course, Zeiss sells the colibri setup, but the choice on the market is
> growing day after day, and for example, Thorlabs also sells something with 4
> colors and a control unit, with the Zeiss mounting system.
> I'm sure many other manufacturers do the same.
> 
> Do anybody compared the HBO to a LED system for classical epifluorescence ?
> What should be the LED power to have something similar to a 100W at common
> wavelenghts (dapi, gfp, rhodamine, etc) ? Even after checking this page : 
> http://www.olympusfluoview.com/theory/noncoherentsources.html
> It is still difficult to know which valeus and units should be considered...
> 
> Thanks for the help
> 
> J.
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