My Watson system 70 microscope

[Bugone]

Got my wastson Microsystem 70 up and going cleaned all the lenes and oil up the stage all runs smoothly now great Microscope took time to get used to with the focusing and lighting to the way you whant to view now get dark field and light field now as its a Kohler illumination you have a field iris knob to adjust as well high and low knob to adjust the lighting not bad for a old microscope optics all fine as well can not Waite for my camera to come now to do pictures soon I had to modified the light bulb the light unit as the bulbs they not sell any more to a winker light unit and a 20wat bulb alls good

[Dale]

Niiice scope. While I waited for mine I printed 15 different sets of Kohler procedures, none of them similar.
I kept condensing and filtering to come up with my own. Did your scope come with a manual, not that I
need a 16th set!
Dale

[gekko]

Wonderful scope and great that you got it all working smoothly.

[Bugone]

Niiice scope. While I waited for mine I printed 15 different sets of Kohler procedures, none of them similar.
I kept condensing and filtering to come up with my own. Did your scope come with a manual, not that I
need a 16th set!
Dale

Had to find out on the internet how two work but it all fell in place by my self lol

[Bugone]

Wonderful scope and great that you got it all working smoothly.

thank gekko glad to get all working took some time but I got there and mandge to get some spares for it I had one of these in the loft but not all working and used it to get this one working

[Bugone]

Niiice scope. While I waited for mine I printed 15 different sets of Kohler procedures, none of them similar.
I kept condensing and filtering to come up with my own. Did your scope come with a manual, not that I
need a 16th set!
Dale

It did not come with a manual is was put in a skip lol so hat to find out my self as it was put in a skip I got form work

[Damflask]

I'm selling one on eBay at the moment.
Only because I have two.
Very nice microscope

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121801732315? ... 1555.l2649

[Bugone]

I'm selling one on eBay at the moment.
Only because I have two.
Very nice microscope

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121801732315? ... 1555.l2649

thanks mate got mine form work can not keep off it great microscope they chucked five microscopes out and I got all of them some ols ones as well lol

[bobmof]

Hi there just bought a Watson looks great but missing a lens from the turret and the bulb from the base. Delighted you found a bulb to fit, do you have more information on the bulb. I am in the UK.

[MichaelG.]

A very interesting microscope ... I have one, in very rough condition: It will probably never be restored, but I'm learning a lot from the design/engineering. The stage design is particularly clever.
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publica ... cale=en_EP

MichaelG.
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There was a review of the Microsystem 70 on micscape:
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/ind ... son70.html

[bobmof]

Thanks for your reply, I have seen the extensive review of the Watson. Looking at other info I see some replacing bulb with led system so I have ordered components from eBay. Expect them to arrive some time in 2018 from Hong Kong. I have other projects so no hurry.

[punkieys17]

Excuse me jumping on your thread but I have a question on a Watson Microsystem 70 scope that has been donated to our local bee club. It appears to be self contained with a small three prong input in the base and it used to have a wooden case. If yours is self contained, and not like the one in the only on-line review I can find which has a separate power supply, is the lead just a mains lead. My microscope has a rheostat and transformer in the base but want to be sure before I try connecting it. Thanks for any help you can give me.

[MichaelG.]

Download M82 from here: http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/Little-Imp/index.html

Lots of useful information

MichaelG.

[Chas]

I am not certain, but this might be useful to locate the name of the plug fitting:
https://www.plugsocketmuseum.nl/Bulgin1.html

[punkieys17]

Chas - many thanks for the link to the plugs and socket charts. It allowed me not only to identify the correct plug/socket but realise that there was an updated version still made by bulgin that is an even safer design. It will allow the microscope to look exactly the same but use a current modern plug.
MichaelG - many thanks as well. What a wonderful collection. I am printing out the pages relevant for the members to see and now downloading info for mt wife's Zeiss and Leica scopes.

Great help both of you. Cheers