Changing the bulb

Disconnect the lamp cable from the transformer.

Never touch the bulb when it is hot.

You may sustain burns.

Do not touch the 6 V/20 W halogen bulb directly with your fin- gers, because finger marks can cause it to crack when heated. Remove finger marks immediately with a cloth dipped in pure alcohol.

￿Press the spring clips together and pull off the rear part of the housing.

￿Hold the new bulb in a cloth and push it into position.

￿Press the spring clips together and close the housing again.

￿Center the bulb.

Centering the bulb The 6 V/20 W bulb is a powerful source of illumination. The more carefully you set it up, the more uniform the lighting will be. For this reason, recenter a new bulb after fitting it.

￿Switch on the lamp.

￿Swing out the diffusing filter.

￿Pull the condenser lens fully out.

￿Hold the lamp and release the clamping screw.

￿Point the lamp vertically downwards at a white sheet of paper so that two filament images are seen.

￿Retighten the clamping screw.

￿Using the slotted screw, bring the two filament images into focus.

￿Displace the filament images so that they are opposite to one another, but in contact.

￿Swing back the diffusing filter.

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Leica MZ16 FA, MZ16 A, MS5, MZ6, MZ125, MZ95, MZ75 Changing the bulb, Never touch the bulb when it is hot You may sustain burns