NIKON TMD MICROSCOPE LAMP SOCKET

TURNING AN 30+ YEAR OLD MICROSCOPE INTO A MORE MODERN MICROSCOPE.
During the proces of adding a DIY custom made microscope scanning stage to my microscope, I decided to also make some modifications to some of its parts. In this case I fixed the "lamp" socket.

More info about the full project:
https://medium.com/micrograph-stories/turning-an-30-year-old-microscope-into-a-more-modern-microscope-2837ef78991d#.xiuaxivoq

Lamp socket fix:
Since the lamp socket was quit heavily used in the last 30+ years and quite worn out, I wanted to create a socket where you can put the power plug in without the plug moving or hanging weirdly resulting in failure over time. The design and solution I came to was as follow.