Important Notice on Nikon Industrial Microscope ECLIPSE LV Series

February 8, 2007

NIKON CORPORATION

Thank you for choosing Nikon Industrial Microscope.

It has come to our recent attention that the defect found on the power supply circuit board built inside the Nikon Eclipse LV series industrial microscopes. On very rare occasions, this defect may cause the lamp to extinguish and generate smokes. Ten such accidents have been reported to Nikon around the world.

Nikon is committed to safety and product quality and will replace, free of charge, the power supply parts of the affected models. Though our sales representatives will try their best to contact you as soon as possible, we appreciate your contact to your nearest Nikon representative or the customer service center shown below.

Please note that LV series microscopes are UL-approved products and thus, there is no risk of fire due to this default since the circuit board is covered with incombustible material and incorporated in a metal chassis. However, if you recognize any smoke emission or a lamp failure other than the lamp filament breaking, turn off the power at once and never turn on the product again.

Nikon regrets any inconvenience this matter may cause and we appreciate your continued support of our products.

Products that needs parts replacement:

LV150A, LV150, LV100DA, LV100D and LV100POL sold before January 2007

Please contact Nikon or Local Nikon Sales Representative:

For contacting Nikon;

In The Americas: Nikon Instruments Inc.
1300 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747-3064, U.S.A.
Tel: +1-631-547-8500 Fax: +1-631-547-0306
In Europe: Nikon Instruments Europe B.V.
Schipholweg 321, 1171 PL Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands
Tel: +31-20-44-96-222 Fax: +31-20-44-96-298
In China: Nikon Instruments (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
24C, PUFA Tower, No.588 Pudong South Road,
Pudong New District, Shanghai 200120, China
TEL: +86-21-5836-0050 FAX: +86-21-5836-0030
Beijing Branch TEL: +86-10-5869-2255 FAX: +86-10-5869-2277
Guangzhou Branch TEL: +86-20-3882-0552 FAX:+86-20-3882-0580
In Korea: Nikon Instruments Korea Co., Ltd.
1F, Yuk-In B/D, 996-16, Daechi-3Dong,
Kangnam-Ku, Seoul, South Korea 135-502
TEL: +82-2-2186-8400 FAX: +82-2-555-4415
In Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, India: Nikon Singapore Pte Ltd
80 Anson Road, #10-01/02
Fuji Xerox Towers
Singapore 079907, Singapore
TEL: +65-6559-3618 FAX: +65-6559-3668
Other Asian Countries, Middle-East, Oceania, etc.: NIKON CORPORATION
Sales Dept., Industrial Instruments Division, Instruments Company
Shin-Yurakucho Bldg., 12-1, Yurakucho 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8331 Japan
Tel: +81-3-3216-2384 Fax: +81-3-3216-2388
NIKON CORPORATION Bio Science CS Engineering Section Quality Assurance Department, Instruments Company: Tel: +81-45-853-8525 9:00am - 5:00pm weekdays (JST)
For out-of-hours support, contact us by e-mail.
e-mail: support@tpro.nikon.co.jp

*Organization address and phone number of Nikon Corporation are revised on May 6, 2010.

The information is current as of the date of publication. It is subject to change without notice.