YOUR SOLUTION FOR GATING THE LIGHT SOURCE FOR YOUR MICROSCOPE.

• Industrial microscopes
• Fluorescence microscopes
• Brightfield microscopes

Do you need help with the selection of an external shutter for your specific microscope?

Step 1 - Determine the Application

Typical applications involving shutters with microscopes include epi-fluorescence excitation, fluorescence imaging and bright field imaging.  The application is useful in determining which light source is required to be shuttered.  The shutter is an external device and is commonly attached to the light source’s lamp-housing.

Step 2 - Identifying the Microscope manufacturer and model number

The research type microscopes usually apply to shutters. Each different microscope manufacturer has its own mounting scheme for applicable light sources. Mounting adapters which attach to the shutter housings are available for several microscope types.  Available standard mounting systems.

Step 3 - Determine the Shutter model number

Typically, a 25 mm or 35 mm shutter aperture diameter is recommended for microscope applications.  A 25 mm shutter (VS25 Series) can open and expose faster, but limits the microscope’s field of view.  A 35 mm shutter (VS35 series) is slower, but can minimize vignetting with its larger aperture diameter.  This trade-off should be considered with an imaging-related application.  Click here for more on shutter selection...

Once a complete shutter model is selected, the next consideration is the device used to control it. Vincent Associates presently has four units available:

• VMM-D1 (single channel driver)

• VMM-D3 (three channel driver)

• VMM-D4 (four channel driver)

• VMM-T1 (single channel timer/driver)

All of these devices are bench top and operate from either 115VAC 60Hz or 230VAC 50Hz.  100VAC versions are available for Japan and can be designated with a “J” after the channel number, i.e. VMM-D1J.

The combination of the shutter/mount system and the controller offer a quick, turnkey solution for complete control of your microscope’s light source or sources.  If we do not have a standard microscope mount to fit your particular application, please contact our expert technical staff at support@uniblitz.com or 1-800-828-6972 .  We can work with you to design your required shutter mounting system.