Uploaded January 2016 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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The most popular mercury lamp for light microscopy is the HBO 100 (a 100-watt high-pressure mercury plasma arc-discharge lamp), which has the highest radiance and mean luminance, due to its very small source size, of the commonly used lamps of any wattage. In this tutorial, our service experts show you how to safely and properly replace the HBO lamp with simple steps.

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