Description
The microscope filter KERN OBB-A1184 is a grey optical filter designed as a dedicated accessory for selected laboratory microscopes. It supports illumination control by reducing light intensity during visual inspection and imaging, helping operators adapt brightness to specimen and objective conditions. Manufacturer information states compatibility with the models OBS 104, OBS 106 and OBE-1, so facilities running those instruments can standardise filter use across related stands. Grey filters are typically chosen when light must be attenuated while preserving a neutral appearance of the field, which is useful in teaching labs, routine diagnostics and research workflows. Supplied as one piece, the filter has a net weight of 0,10 kg and a gross weight of 0,20 kg, indicating compact packaging that is easy to store beside the microscope. This component from manufacturer Kern belongs to the microscopy accessory category and integrates into day-to-day instrument setup without altering the basic optical train. Its small packaging volume further simplifies stock keeping and transport within the laboratory. Selecting the OBB-A1184 grey filter enables users of the listed KERN models to refine illumination for transmitted-light observation and related applications while maintaining a coherent accessory set for their existing platforms.
This article is part of Light & fluorescence microscopes, in Microscopy & histology.
Key features
- Pack size: 1 pc
- Product type: Microscope filter
- Colour: Grey
- Compatibility: OBS 104, OBS 106, OBE-1
- EAN: 4045761165267
- Technical Information Sheet:
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Microscope Filter KERN OBB-A1184 is the article on this page. Luminix Health distributes Kern for laboratory use. It sits in Light & fluorescence microscopes, inside Microscopy & histology, in Lab instruments.
A light microscope looks through a thin specimen. A fluorescence microscope adds a light source and filters matched to a dye, so only the labelled structure shows. The filter set has to match the dye's excitation and emission. A bright-field microscope without those filters cannot do that experiment.
A light microscope forms an image with glass lenses and transmitted or reflected light. A stereo microscope is the lower-magnification instrument for dissecting and for looking at a surface. Fluorescence needs a light source and filters matched to the dye. Histology is the preparation that makes a tissue readable: fixation, a cassette, a section, a stain. The objective's magnification and numerical aperture decide the resolution. The slide and the cover glass decide whether the section sits in the focal plane. Stains and dyes as substances are identified on PubChem. Papers on the methods are on PubMed.
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