I ordered a new microscope

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I ordered a new microscope

#1 Post by DonSchaeffer » Wed May 06, 2020 10:07 pm

The next model up from AmScope
https://www.amscope.com/compound-micros ... scope.html
has a full condenser and more advanced features. This ought to satisfy my needs.

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#2 Post by Scarodactyl » Thu May 07, 2020 12:39 am

I hope you get a lot of enjoyment from it!

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#3 Post by DonSchaeffer » Thu May 07, 2020 2:13 am

Thanks Scarodactyl.

I will be over my inferiority complex at least. This one has a real condenser and filter holder. I won't need to play around trying to jig one up.

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#4 Post by mrsonchus » Thu May 07, 2020 2:54 am

Aha! Nicely-done old chap - you've some exploring to do when that beauty arrives! :D

Enjoy this beastie, let us know how you get on.
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#5 Post by cd13 » Thu May 07, 2020 3:35 am

I also just ordered an AmScope. Mine is the T340B.
I hope it’s better than the one I have been using (B380B). I decided for that one mainly because of the a higher led (3w vs 1w) and the Camera port

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#6 Post by DonSchaeffer » Thu May 07, 2020 12:20 pm

Thanks guys. I was getting too serious for the simpler one. I need a proper condenser and filter holder.

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#7 Post by Charles » Thu May 07, 2020 2:16 pm

Did you not consider a mechanical stage instead of just the slide clips? A mechanical stage will ease of moving the slide around. What model did you have before this one?

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#8 Post by DonSchaeffer » Thu May 07, 2020 2:21 pm

I have a mechanical stage on my old one. I thought it might fit the new one, but it won't. I ordered a mechanical stage for the new one. Another $50 with shipping.

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#9 Post by DonSchaeffer » Mon May 11, 2020 9:38 pm

My microscope an Amscope 500C with 4 objectives (including an oil immersion objective that I probably won't use).

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#10 Post by DonSchaeffer » Mon May 11, 2020 10:54 pm

P.S.
Well. As soon as I started using it, the iris in the condenser fell apart. All the little diaphragm leaves stared coming out of it. AmScope is sending me a new microscope.

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#11 Post by cd13 » Mon May 11, 2020 10:56 pm

I received mine on Tuesday, no complains yet

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#12 Post by DonSchaeffer » Mon May 11, 2020 11:54 pm

Best of luck with it. I'm back to my old one now. I'll get the replacement is a week or two.

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#13 Post by cd13 » Tue May 12, 2020 1:57 am

I can tell the AmScope customer service is top notch as far as I know. I have dealt with them via chat thru their page and always have helped me

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#14 Post by DonSchaeffer » Tue May 12, 2020 8:04 pm

So it seems. Chat was delayed and replaces with email a couple of times for me. Customer service --tech support--seemed right on the button though.

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#15 Post by DonSchaeffer » Sat May 16, 2020 2:17 pm

I received my new AmScope 500 yesterday. I have everything installed after some difficulty extracting a screw on a clip that was too tight. It is now fully operational. I have to get used to the condenser and ways to control the light. The novelty is what is fun.

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#16 Post by InstantMochiii » Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:34 pm

cd13 wrote:
Thu May 07, 2020 3:35 am
I also just ordered an AmScope. Mine is the T340B.
I hope it’s better than the one I have been using (B380B). I decided for that one mainly because of the a higher led (3w vs 1w) and the Camera port
Can you tell me how the T340B has been? I'm choosing between that and the T490B.

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