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Trouble Shooting
VIBRATIONS CAUSED BY
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
The floater is touching the rest of the table plate
and vibrations are being transferred directly to
the microscope.
Center the floater within the
hole. Air should be all
around the floater.
Loose tightening bolts.
Tighten the four tightening
bolts.
The spring system is not painted – but need to
be spotless clean and so should the floater
where it rests on the springs. If there is dirt on
any of these areas, friction is lost and vibrations
are transferred to the microscope.
Clean the areas with 70%
alcohol.
Tight cables from the micromanipulators will
cause vibrations to be transmitted directly from
the micromanipulator to the microscope.
Loosen the cables so they
hang loose.
The floater is placed too high, resulting in the
springs touching the underside of the table plate.
Lower the floater so it is in
level with the rest of the
table plate.
Microscope not placed evenly on the floater.
The weight of the
microscope needs to be
distributed evenly on the
floater. Since most
microscopes are heaviest in
the back part, the
microscope should be
moved more to the front of
the table plate.
