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Hahaha, i do agree! I have had not as much luck as you with my samples, just a whole bunch of rotifers. I will scrounge a creek soon (most likely tomorrow) and would love to compare it to what you have. Thank you for giving us a glimpse of your fantastic samples!

Haha thank you all for your help, should be done with robotics after my state competition Saturday. Then i can focus and post pictures with my scope

Well i will have a project to keep me up tonight :D I will definitely try the darkfield spots. And i was looking at the phase contrast, maybe it will be an interesting summer gift from my sponsors 8-) if i am lucky enough to find a set :lol: I will be posting pictures comparing the old lighting syst...

Hehe, thanks man. In fact I can do that now. Also, can someone explain the swing out lens for the condenser (I am willing to post a pic if needed)

Which one would be the easiest and the cheapest, I am a freshmen in highschool so I don't have too big of a budget

Hm, so would an LED be the best option for a retrofit? It would be relatively easy i thought originally, but now I am wondering if i still should... Well as long as it is not permanent i will be willing to try. I started this thread because the microscope was shockingly dim, my Nikon G is decently b...

I was thinking actually, it would be really easy to 3D print a LED illumination attachment that would easily fit in the current bulb slot with no modifications to the microscope at all, just screw in the new light source using existing space and screws, but giving me much more light. Or even using a...

Any cleaning tips would be helpful. Also, how does one fix stiff coarse adjustment, along with any other stiff controls.

OK, sorry for the late reply. When not on my microscope trying to learn (made a cool DIY phone adapter, should talk about it), i was hanging out with my family. 1. My 43x objective has no other writing on it apo 2. The swing out condenser is swung in, if not it gets really dull 3. I noticed how dim ...

I forgot to say that this occurs when the diaphragm is partially closed, if wide open, it is much brighter but I loose quite a bit of contrast

So I was told that the 43x objective needed a "special" way of illumination. Now I ask, what is this technique? I did make sure that it was clean, and it is indeed so, however is still seems remarkably dim. Thank you all for your input.

Ok thanks apo, you are the biggest help! I should be done for awhile, and if anything specific happens I will PM you. Have an excellent day.

Oh and while we are discussing illumination, when I use my 3.5 x objective with the top lens of the condenser screwed on, I get a bright dot in the middle of a dark space. Does this mean I have to adjust it or is this also normal?

Hmm that's interesting. I will need to explore it more when I get home, but do you know how to adjust it? There are 2 small screws in the back that might be the adjustment. Always fun to explore

Hm, I will have to check when I get home from school. But, also apo, the screw holes for the 2 adjustment screws are not present unless I am being dense

Finally arrived 30 minutes ago, and all I can say is wow! I will clean it from it's layer of dust but just from a simple onion dermis test, it is much better than my Nikon G. Something's I will not is that 1. The mirror adjustment screw holes or metal bracket is not present. The mirror seems to have...

Thanks man, my microscope turned out to come early, so I will post pictures of it tomorrow and begin to plan the repair. It will probably start next month because I am currently too busy to do anything other than orchestra or robotics Thank you all so much for your help

I don't know if the springs are still attached, I will know for sure around this Friday, however from the pictures it does not seem to have the springs still.

Thank you very much, however the metal plate that the mirror is linked to appears to not be on my microscope, is this an easy fix? Or is there a place I can order the parts from, like the spring, screw etc. Thanks again apo, I will be asking these questions often untill I get everything running smoo...

Love the video, and it does indeed look two headed , but may i ask how you recorded it?

Very beautiful, and pleasant to look at!

Ok, that perfect, I am busy with robotics at the moment.

When you have the time, can you post a picture of what you mean?

Thanks Kurt, i suspected that would be the case, but for the time being i will probably use the given mirror temporarily help in place until I can source all of the materials.

Some pictures from the seller.

Thanks apo, I will soon have it. The only question currently is that the mirror was broken is that just a standard mirror I would just measure,cut, and glue in? Or is it a "special" mirror?

Ah thank you very much, I will definitely look into that. Also, does anyone who happens to read this have any first hand experience with it? Thank you love again for you time.

So I did it again, a microscope seems to have magically found its into my life. It is being shipped and will arrive in about a week. It is an AO Series 4, with the 395 transformer. Will definitely post pictures once i have it safely with me, but before it arrives does anyone have any info on it, I c...

These precise multi-start threads often need a lot of patience to get them started. It might have been forced in the past and might not thread at all without a slight touch-up with a file. I would clean both components really thoroughly and inspect them for minor damages at the ends of the thread. ...