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Binocular Microscope Model 500 LED with Polarisation
Equipment 1013146
Instruction Manual
07/13 ALF
1 Eyepiece
2 Tube
3 Slot for inserting the analy-
ser
4 Revolver
with
objectives
5 Object
guide
6 Object
stage
7 Condensor with iris diaph-
ragm and filter holder
8 Lamp
housing
9 Illumination
control
10 Mains switch
11 1Coaxial movement control
for the specimen stage
12 Coarse and fine movement
controls with holding brake
13 Lock screw for object stage
14 Stand
15 Head lock screw
1. Safety notes
•
For power supply use only electrical sockets
with ground contact.
2. Description, technical data
The binocular microscope allows two-
dimensional viewing of objects (thin sections of
plant or animal specimen) in 40x to 1500x mag-
nification. It is fitted with polarisation equipment.
Stand:
Robust, all metal stand with arm perma-
nently connected to the base. Focussing by
means of separate knobs for coarse and fine
adjustment located on either side of the stand
and operated by rack and pinion drive with ball
bearings and retaining lever, adjustable stopper
for protecting the object slides and objective.
Focus range: 15mm, resolution of fine focussing
adjustment: 0.002 mm
Tube:
Binocular Siedentopf head, 30° viewing
angle, 360° rotatable head, viewing distance
adjustable between 54 and 75 mm, ±5 dioptric
compensation for both eyepieces
Polarisation equipment:
Polariser and ana-
lyser
Eyepiece:
Pair of wide field eyepieces WF 10x
18 mm and WF 15x 13 mm
Objectives:
Inverted objective revolver with 4
plan achromatic objectives 4x / 0.10, 10x / 0.25,
40x / 0.65, 100x / 1.25 (oil)
Magnification:
40x – 1500x
Object stage:
x-y cross table, 155 x 145 mm
2
,
with object guide and coaxial adjustment knobs
perpendicular to the object stage, adjustment
range 50 x 76 mm
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