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Hi Glen,

My thesis project involves modification of a fluorescence microscope  
for a specialized type of measurement, and as such I'm usually  
ordering optical prototyping equipment from Thorlabs. I noticed  
recently they've introduced full LED microscope illumination  
attachments  which can fit to the back epi-illumination port of  
microscopes made by all of the major microscope manufacturers. I've  
never had the chance to try them, so I can't comment on how well they  
light up a sample. They might be worth checking out though.

Here's the link:

http://www.thorlabs.com/NewGroupPage9.cfm? 
ObjectGroup_ID=2615&visNavID=223

John Oreopoulos, BSc,
PhD Candidate
University of Toronto
Institute For Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
Centre For Studies in Molecular Imaging

Tel: W:416-946-5022



On 5-Nov-07, at 2:02 PM, Glen MacDonald wrote:

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> Has anyone replaced the mercury illuminator on an Olympus IX-81  
> with a non-arc source such as metal-halogen or LED?  I'm looking  
> for experiences regarding reliability, operational cost and  
> performance on a laser scanning confocal installation.
>
> Off-line commercial responses are welcome.
> Thanks,
> Glen
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