Oh no! Nikon Labophot stage wont go up!

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Oh no! Nikon Labophot stage wont go up!

#1 Post by fibreoptix » Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:47 pm

So i using my scope and all of a sudden while using my corse focus knob the stage just fell. Now it wont go up unles i pull it up with my hands. Is it easy to fix?

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Re: Oh no! Nikon Labophot stage wont go up!

#2 Post by PeteM » Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:25 pm

Could be you've lost your plastic fine focus gear. If so, it's a fairly easy fix. Wasn't this just recently discussed?

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Re: Oh no! Nikon Labophot stage wont go up!

#3 Post by fibreoptix » Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:51 pm

Fixed!

When i purchased the scope the gentleman informed me that he upgraded the gears to brass/metal. Verified it today.

I took apart the knob assembly and discovered the issue. The small focus gear came off probably due to the fact that i loosened the adjustment knob a bit to much.

Anyway all good now.

I repaired a burned out USB port on a cellphone today too! I'm on a roll.

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