Part List for a Single Tracking Unit

* All prices are as of 30/03/2009

Part Name / Company
Price / Quantity
Camera / ANMO Electronics Corporation
DinoLite Pro AM413T / ~ £250.00 / 1

Motorized stage / Zaber Technologies
T-NA08A50, Linear Actuator, 50mm travel, RS232 plus manual control. / ~ £877.5 / 1
KT-NA08A50, Linear Actuator, 50mm travel, RS232 plus manual control, Kit. / ~ £900.00 / 1
TSB60-M, Translation Stage, 60 mm travel, M6 thread. / ~ £266.54 / 2
* For assembling the system in the US a different power adaptor is need. In this case pleaseadd order:
SUB-PS15V0410, Power Supply Substitution (subtract one PS15V04, add one PS15V10) / 0.00 / 1




LED light, lens, holder / Farnell, Carclo Optics
Philips LXHL-FD3C, Lumileds, LXHL-FD3C - LED, Luxeon III Star, Side Emitting / £4.96 / 1
Carclo 10140 Frosted Wide Lens / £0.68 / 1
Carclo 10043 Star Board Holder Black / £0.14 / 1

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LED heat sink / RS Components Ltd
268-111, High power extruded heatsinks designed for use with TO220 devices / £4.33 / 1
Parts for the rig / Comar Instruments Ltd
50 FQ 50 Fresnel Lens, FL 50mmx64x64mm / £39.00 / 1
DO 90, Opal diffuser 65x65mm / £7.50 / 1
203 RM 01, Mounting rod system, 203mm rod / £45.00 / 1
20 RM 01, Mounting rod system, basic carrier / £51.00 / 1
30 XT 40, Rack and pinion stage / £132.00 / 1
427 BR 00, Edge clamp, Holds Fresnel lens, opal diffuser and plate holder / £27.00 / 2
BR 93, S/S post 300mm x dia 10mm
30cm posts making tripod / £48.00 / 3
105 BR 10, Cross clamp, 10mm Connect 2 rods holding light, Fresnel lens/diffuser and camera to tripod structure / £11.00 / 3
BR 94, Cross clamp, 10mm with steel screws
Connect rods at top of structure / £12 / 4
45 BH 10, Post holder, 45mm for 10mm post
Holds rod connected to plate holder / £8.00 / 1
BR 92 252 BR 00, Tube holder, bored out to 33mm dia Holds camera / £31.00 / 1
16 BR 10, S/S post, 50mm x dia 10mm
5cm poles, 2 for camera and 1 for plate holder / £4.50 / 3
36 BR 10, S/S Post, 100mm x dia 10mm
10cm poles holding light and Fresnel lens/opal diffuser / £6.00 / 2
66 BR 10, S/S Post, 150mm x dia 10mm
15cm poles. Connect tripod structure at top / £6.00 / 2
Custom parts / In-house mechanical and wood workshops
LED Holder, made in house at mechanical workshop / 1
Square plastic plate holder 50mm x 55mm, made in house at mechanical workshop / 1
Aluminium base, made in house at the mechanical workshop, dimensions 350mm by 350mm, with pads on bottom to dampen vibration and holes to screw stage and mounting rod (worm plate holder) / 1
Wooden spacer made in house by carpentry to allow the 5cm post holding the camera to be secured from underneath / 1
Wooden square to attach camera and tripod structure, made in house by carpentry / 1
Comar Instruments Ltd contact details:
Julian Vos

Direct dial +44 (0)1223 866127 / Comar Instruments
70 Hartington Grove
Cambridge
CB1 7UH
Tel. +44 (0)1223 866120
Fax +44 (0)1223 866125

Last edited: 24/07/2009

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Labelled Diagram of the Tracking Unit

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Worm Tracker wood adaptors

Notes:

  • Adaptors are all designed to fit Zaber stages. Do not assume they will fit other stage units, please make measurements to be sure
  • It would be highly advantageous to have a drill press to make the holes straight, especially if you are making several units at one time
  • All measurements are center of holes

Wood Adaptor #1

  • Attaches to stage, supports camera and tripod rig structure

  • Holes at measurement A are for supporting the 30cm posts making the tripod structure
  • Holes at measurements B and C are for screwing the wood adaptor onto the Zaber stage
  • Hole at measurements D and E is for holding a 5cm post on which to mount the Dinolite camera

Wood Adaptor #2

  • This adaptor is required to allow the 5cm post holding the camera to be secured from underneath

Base Plate Dimensions

  • The base plate can be made either of wood or metal
  • Needs to be heavy to dampen vibrations
  • We suggest adding pads on the bottom to dampen vibrations
  • The 3 central holes are for attaching the Zaber stage
  • The 5 holes at the edge are for securing the mounting rod (holding worm plates) at variable distances from the stage

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Hills Road Cambridge CB2 0QH

Tel: (general) +44 (0)1223 248011 Fax: (general) +44 (0)1223 213556 Web: