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COMPONENTS OF THE STEREO MICROSCOPE
BOTTOM ILLUMINATOR
– This is the light source mounted in the base to
provide trans-illumination.
DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT
– Located on the left eyepiece tube of the
SM100 Series. This adjustment is used to fine focus the optics to
compensate for visual differences between the user’s eyes.
EYEPIECE
– The upper optical element that further magnifies the
primary image of the specimen and brings the light rays in focus at the
eyepoint.
EYEPIECE TUBE
– This is the part of the head that holds the eyepieces
in place. Set screws in the eyepiece tubes can be used to lock the
eyepieces in place.
STAGE CLIP
– Used to hold specimen in place.
FOCUSING CONTROL KNOB
– The focusing control knobs located on
either side of the stand are used to raise or lower the head to bring the
specimen into focus. The control knobs incorporate a slip clutch system
which prevents the head from traveling past both ends of the focusing
range. When the focusing limit is reached, the clutch system begins to
slip to prevent gear damage.
HEAD
– The 360˚ rotatable component that contains all of the optical
elements of the stereo microscope including the eyepieces, refracting
mirrors and objective lenses. The head of the SM100 series is designed
to allow users to adjust the interpupillary distance of the eyepieces for
proper viewing.
CAMERA PORT
- the top portion of the microscope (M3600 series) is
equipped with an optional camera port. This port allows the end user
to attach a digital camera (such the Moticam 2, X, X2, or BTW8 Tablet),
with the purchase of the optional C-Mount camera lens (MA15604). Ask
your microscope dealer for details. To remove the cap, a 1.5mm hex
wrench is will be required
(not provided)
.
ILLUMINATOR DIMMER CONTROL
– The intensity of the top (incident
light) LEDs or bottom (trans-illumination) LED can be adjusted to the
preferred brightness (0 through 10) by using the dimmer control located
on the side of the base.