CONTENTS
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I. NOMENCLATURE ............................................. 1
II. ASSEMBLY .................................................... 5
Ill. PREPARATION .............................................. 15
1. Diopter Adjustment
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15
2. lnterpupillary Distance Adjustment
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17
3. Centering of 12V-S0W Halogen Lamp .............................................. 18
4. Centering of Field Diaphragm ........................................................... 19
5. Centering of Aperture Diaphragm ..................................................... 21
IV. MICROSCOPIC PROCEDURE .............................. 23
1. Brightfield Microscopy ....................................................................... 24
2. Darkfield Microscopy
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27
3. Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy .....................•........... 29
4. Simplified Brightfield Polarization Microscopy and Sensitive
Brightfield Polarization Microscopy .................................................. 31
V. OPERATION OF EACH PART ............................... 33
1. Filters
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33
2. Aperture Diaphragm
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35
3. Field Diaphragm
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.36
4. Polarizer Slider
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.37
5. Analyzer Slider
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38
6. First Order Red Compensator Slider ................................................ .38
7. Mirror Bwcks
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39
8. Optical Path Changeover Slider
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.40
9. Eyepiece Tube ..................................................................................... 41
10. ZoomDial ........................................................................................... 41
11. Focusing Device
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42
12. Rectangular Mechanical Stage .......................................................... 43
13. Grain Reticle ....................................................................................... 44
14. Micrometer Reticle
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45
15. Optical System
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46
VI. PHOTOMICROGRAPHY .................................... 47
1. Film Loading and Unloading
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47
2. Exposure Mode Table
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51
3. Operational Details ............................................................................. 56
4. Dealing with Vibration
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62
VII. TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE ............................... 63
1. Optical ................................................................................................. 63
2. Operational
........................................................................................
65
3. Electrical ............................................................................................. 66
4. Photomicrographic
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67
VIII. CARE AND MAINTENANCE ............................... 70
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................ 72
I.
NOMENCLATURE
II. ASSEMBLY
Ill. PREPARATION
IV.
MICROSCOPIC
PROCEDURE
V. OPERATION OF
EACH PART
VI.
PHOTO
MICROGRAPHY
VII.
TROUBLE
SHOOTING TABLE
VIII.
CARE AND
MAINTENANCE
ELECTRICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
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