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by salk31
Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:45 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Bresser Biolux NV - second hand - damaged 40x objective
Replies: 7
Views: 1852

Re: Bresser Biolux NV - second hand - damaged 40x objective

Thanks Scaro,

I'm practising with cleaning slides, I'm surprised that using tissue to dry them doesn't seem to leave stuff behind.

Still very puzzled by the light coming in. Rotating the 40x doesn't seem to move the light so it is not the lens?
by salk31
Wed Jan 19, 2022 8:26 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Bresser Biolux NV - second hand - damaged 40x objective
Replies: 7
Views: 1852

Re: Bresser Biolux NV - second hand - damaged 40x objective

I'm very new at this so still googling how to clean these things. I saw something early on about dirt being hard enough to scratch lenses so needing to use a lot of fluid and let it air dry. Our water here is very hard so was going to get some distilled water. I'm still puzzled how a bit of filth wo...
by salk31
Wed Jan 19, 2022 8:16 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Bresser Biolux NV - second hand - damaged 40x objective
Replies: 7
Views: 1852

Re: Bresser Biolux NV - second hand - damaged 40x objective

Thanks Bram,

Is it safe to assume that they should go in lens first?

I double checked and the filth is on the larger lens inside the "cup".

Cheers

Sam
by salk31
Wed Jan 19, 2022 5:17 pm
Forum: Beginner's corner
Topic: Bresser Biolux NV - second hand - damaged 40x objective
Replies: 7
Views: 1852

Bresser Biolux NV - second hand - damaged 40x objective

Hi, Sorry if this is the wrong place to post, I did a bit of googling and I've looked at the manual I can find but I'm still lost. I got a second hand microscope and the images seemed poor with the 40x objective. When I took it apart I found that part of the casing is damaged, big tool marks on the ...