3B SCIENTIFIC PHYSICS 500 1003278 Instruction Manual

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 PHYSICS 

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Monocular Microscope Model 500 with Polarisation Equip-

ment   1003278 

Instruction Manual 

03/13 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 

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For power supply use only electrical sockets 

with ground contact. 

Caution! The Stirling engine becomes hot during 

use. Risk of burns! 

•

Do not touch the lamp during or immediately 

after use. 

2. Description, technical data 

The monocular 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: 

Monocular inclined 30°, head rotation 

360° 

Polarisation equipment: 

Polariser and ana-

lyser 

Eyepiece:

 Wide field eyepieces WF 10x 18 mm 

and 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

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with object guide and coaxial adjustment knobs