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Nikon Eclipse E-600 upright microscope

Roger Gaudry Building, Room N-620
Simple Microscope usage price

  • Applications

    • Bright-field

    • Phase Contrast

    • Polarized light

    • Fluorescence

    • Color camera

  • Light sources

    • Halogen lamp for 30 W transmitted light

    • Lumencor SOLA V-nIR

Emission peak (nm)Power (mW)
39540
43035
47515
51020
55020
58020
64020
73010

Lumencor SOLA manual.pdf
Lumencor SOLA datasheet.pdf
Lumencor SOLA recommended filter sets.pdf

  • Objectives

    • 4x/0.13 Air WD 17.1

    • 10x/0.3 Air Ph1 WD 16.0

    • 20x/0.5 Air DIC 2.1

    • 40x/0.75 Air Ph2 WD 0.72

    • 60x/0.85 Air WD 0.3
    • 100x/1.3 Oil Ph3 WD 0.2
PositionNameBrandFull nameNumerical ApertureImmersionTypeWorking distance (mm)Transmittance
(% [nm])		TechniqueCover glass thickness (mm)
14x/0.13 AirNikon4x/0.3 Air Plan Fluor0.13AirPlan Fluor17.1


BF, Fluo-
210x/0.3 AirNikon10x/0.3 Air Plan Fluor Ph1 DLL0.3AirPlan Fluor16

>75% [400-800]
Max % @500nm

BF, Pol, PhC, Fluo0.17
3

20x/0.5

Nikon20x/0.5 Air Plan Fluor DIC M0.5

Air

Plan Fluor2.1
BF, Fluo0.17
4

40x/0.75 Air

Nikon40x/0.75 Air Plan Fluor Ph2 DLL

0.75

Air

Plan Fluor0.72>80% [400-750]
Max % @500nm		BF, Pol, PhC, Fluo0.17
560x/0.85 AirNikon60x/0.85 Air Plan Fluor0.85AirPlan Fluor0.30
BF, FluoAjustable 0.11-0.23
6

100x/1.3 Oil

Nikon100x/1.3 Oil Plan Fluor Ph3 DLL1.3
Oil

 

Plan Fluor0.2>75% [400-800]
Max % @500nm
BF, Pol, PhC, Fluo0.17

  • Filter cubes

    • DAPI/Hoechst/AMCA

    • FITC/EGFP

    • TRITC/Rhodamine

    • TexasRed

    • Empty
    • Empty
PositionNameBrandIDExcitation FilterDichroic mirrorEmission FilterComments
1DAPI/Hoechst/AMCAChromaCube set 31000v2350/50x
[325-375]		400LP460/50m
[435-485]
2FITC/EGFPChromaCube set 41001

480/40x
[420-500]

505LP

535/50m
[510-560]
3TRITC/RhodamineChroma

Cube set 41002c

545/30x
[530-560]		570LP620/60m
[590-650]
4Texas RedChroma

Cube set 41004

560/55x
[532-588]

595LP645/75m
[607-682]
5Empty





6Empty





  • Detector

    • Color CMOS Nikon DS-Ri2 4908 x 3264 pixels,14-bit, 6 images/s at full frame

Start-up
  1. Turn on the computer (#1)
  2. Turn on the microscope power bar (#2)

  3. If fluorescence is required, press the mode button on the lumencor remote

  4. If transmitted light is required, turn on the halogen lamp on the right side of the microscope (#3)

  5. Log in Windows using your UdM credentials

  6. Start-up NIS-Elements

The first time you use the instrument, you need to import the microscope settings into the software. To do this follow the instructions Software setup.

Shutdown
  1. Save your data
  2. Close NIS-Elements
  3. Transfer your data to the D: drive (Data Storage) or to your external drive and delete it from the local C: drive
  4. Turn off the computer
  5. If oil objective was used, clean it with lens cleaner and lens paper (not Kimwipes)
  6. Turn off the microscope power bar (#2)
  7. Cover the microscope

Important Reminders

  • Take back your samples including ones in the microscope
  • Leave the microscope and the working area clean
Storage management
  • Files can be saved temporarily (during acquisition) on the local C: drive (desktop)
  • At the end of each session, copy your data to your external drive and delete it from the local C: drive
  • You can store your files on the D: drive (Data Storage). If you do, please create a folder per laboratory using the principal investigator last name. Within, create one folder per user (Firstname_Lastname).

In any case, your files should be removed from the C: drive.

Software setup

The first time you use the instrument, you need to import the microscope settings into the software. You will usually do this during the training session.
This procedure can also be performed if something is not working properly and if you want to reset the software to its original settings.

This process will delete all experiment protocols and reset the software to the original settings for this specific microscope.

  1. If open, close NIS-Elements and wait until it is completely closed (up to 30 seconds)
  2. On your Desktop open the Softwares folder
  3. Open NIS Settings Utility
  4. Click on the Import tab
  5. Click on Browse
  6. Navigate to your Desktop
  7. Select the file Nikon-E600 Settings.bin
  8. Click Select
  9. Select all items
  10. Click Import
  11. Click OK
  12. Close the NIS Settings
  13. You can now reopen NIS-Elements


The following schematics depict the light path for transmitted (bright-field, Phase Contrast, Polarized light) and reflected (fluorescence) lights.


To do
  • Adjust focus drive jitter
  • Add a holder for polarized light analyzer
  • Bring new test slides
2022-09-26
  • Added Lumencor SOLA v-nIR
  • Added Fluorescent light collimator
2022-09-26
  • Added 4x/0.13 Air
  • Added 20x/0.5 Air
  • Added 60x/0.85 Air
  • Updated E600 settings file
2021-07-20
  • Replacement mercury lamp bulb HBO 1003W/2
  • 256 GB SSD added in workstation for OS
  • Windows 10 Installation
  • BIOS updated to v2.47
  • Camera Firmware updated to v2.11
  • NIS-Elements Basic Research v4.6 64-bits installed
  • Creation NIS Elements Settings
  • FITC and TxRed cubes excitation and emission filters slightly damaged. Dichroic OK
2018-04-04
  • Nikon Preventive Maintenance
  • Adjustment and cleaning Stage Nosepiece, condenser, filter turret, focus drive, shutters
  • 100x slightly damaged but not the lens
  • Fluorescence cubes damaged: FITC, TexasRed
  • Focus drive has a jitter

Stand

  • Nikon Eclipse E600W upright Serial 725540

Light sources

Condenser

  • Condenser Universal C-CU Serial 081901
  • Lens Dry NA 0.9
  • Filters: Empty, Ph1, Ph2, Ph3, DICM, DICH, Empty

Objectives

  • 4x/0.13
  • 10x/0.3 Plan Fluor Ph1 DLL WD 16 Air
  • 20x/
  • 40x/0.75 Plan Fluor Ph2 DLL WD 0.72 Air with PF40 Wollaston prism
  • 60x/0.85
  • 100x/1.3 Plan Fluor Ph3 DLL WD 0.2 Oil with PF/PA 100 Oil Wollaston prism

Stage

  • Manual Stage

Filters

  • DAPI/Hoechst/AMCA

  • FITC/EGFP

  • TRITC/Rhodamine

  • TexasRed

Detector

  • Color Camera Nikon DS-Ri2 Serial 701234

Workstation

  • HP Z440 Workstation
  • Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3 @ 3.7GHz
  • RAM 32 GB DDR4 2133 MHz  (4 x 8 GB)
  • OS 256 GB SSD 550 MBs
  • 2 TB HD Data Storage 150 MBs
  • Video Card NVIDIA Quadro K620 2 GB DDR3 dedicated memory
  • Monitor HP Z24i display 24' 1920 x 1200

Consumables

Troubleshooting

NIS-Elements shows an error: Camera Driver...

This happens when NIS-Elements does not find the camera. It is usually because the camera is not powered on.

  • Turn off NIS-Elements
  • Turn on the camera (both the microscope power bar and the camera need to be ON
    (the camera is usually ON, the switch on the top of the camera)
  • Check the camera is correctly connected to the computer via a USB cable
  • Turn on NIS-Elements

FAQ

Can I use this microscope to look at cells in a dish?

No. This is an upright microscope designed to observe specimen mounted between a slide and a 0.17 mm thick coverslip.


Cells courtesy of Benoit Bessette and Monique Vasseur (Biochemistry)
Images courtesy of Dr Shirley Campbell and Emilie Fiola-Masson (Pharmacology)


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