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5. Operation
5.1 Turn the power switch and the potentiometer to adjust light to be
available;
5.2 Fix the sample on the stage, and move it into the path;
5.3 Turn the nosepiece to put 10X objective into light path, and turn the
focus knobs to get clear image.
5.4 Confirm the polarizing vibrancy direction
The polarizing vibrancy direction has set to be at west-east in factory
when the scale of the polarizing is 0°.
5.5 Check polarizing and analyzer
The field should be dark completely (when there is no sample) when
the scale of polarizer and analyzer is 0°. Please check the position of the
polarizer and the analyzer if not so.
5.6 Choose the complementary slip as per the sample, then insert into
the slip.
5.7 Put into the Bertrand Lens Slip in the condition of polarizing;
5.8 Adjust the center of the stage.
6. Maintenance
6.1 Clean microscope
6.1.1 Don’t touch the lens with hand, Dust on lens should be cleaned by
soft brush or absorbent cotton or cleaned by absorbent cotton, lens
paper with the mixture of alcohol and ether (proportion 1:4).
6.1.2 Alcohol and ether all are burnt early, please take them away from
fire. Be careful for turn on and off power.
6.1.3 Don’t clean painted metal and galvanizing metal with organic
solvent such as alcohol, ether or the mixture of the both. Silicon cloth or
soft cleaning preparation is suggested to clean it.
6.1.4 Plastic should be cleaned by soft cloth with clear water.
