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Originally Posted by xelasnave
The microscope has USA power and so I thought I would take off the base plate and see what could be done.
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Have a look at the Yellow transformer - if it has any markings on it you may be able to get a spec sheet online. Even if it just tells you the output voltage, it may give you an idea what to replace it with.
Friend of mine just lent me an old 1957 Leitz compound scope which I'm just getting the hang of. The way the sample is lit through the condenser is critical, I've found and there are several controls in the chain so I had to experiment a bit (a lot).
I didn't realise but the Leitz Company was started by Carl Kellner and the original focus of the company was telescope optics. Back in the day they were rivals with Zeiss. The company still exists now (180 years and several mergers later), as Leica.
Have fun and let us know what you find! :-)
Markus