Uv Illumination - Leica Microsystems FS C Manuel D'utilisation

8.16 UV Illumination

The UV lamps are fastened to the comparison
bridge using a special holder (29.1) and are in-
tended for incident illumination of objects with a
large surface area with fluorescent parts (e.g.
documents, currency, securities). They are
equipped with 180W high-pressure quartz radia-
tors and filter cubes for UV light with 366 nm
wavelength.
The UV lamps are rated for a 230 V/50 Hz power
supply.
Fig. 29 Assembly of the UV illuminator
1 Holder for UV lamps
2 Rod for fastening a UV lamp
3 UV lamp
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Caution:
For other voltage supplies, a pre-transformer
must be used!
For further details, please refer to the spe-
cial instructions included with the UV lamps.
Caution:
Wear safety goggles when working with UV
lamps!
8. Operation
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