Had been chasing this Microscope for a few months now. Seller and I could never reach an agreement.
He had got it into his head that it was worth much more than it actually was worth, to the extent that even half of what he wanted was still overpriced.
Had long given up when I got an email from him last week out of the blue.
So off I went today, Saturday 25 of October and drove 150 Km to a City called Valencia.
Microscope was in better and also in worse condition than the impression the photos he had originally published had given me.
Both coarse and fine focus are in very good condition as are both x and y stage movement and the condenser height adjustment
The bad news.
Binocular head is very dirty, a good clean should show if it has fungus or not.
Oculars very basic
Planned to replace with Trinocular Head anyway , so not a major problem.
Objectives look a little doggy, one broken. Have however just recently purchased 4 Zeiss achromats locally with this in mind.
The biggest disappointment is the illuminator, they have managed to lose a screw since their original photos, and the bulb socket is missing as well. Also the lamp housing connector does not fit well, it rocks too much.
I would like to know if the rest of the illuminator components are as they should be.
i.e. What does it need to work properly and what do I need to replace?
A detailed breakdown of the components and how they work would be very useful.
Anyone have a manual for this/or the illuminator?
+ Model number for microscope would be nice.
Oliver Kim - 
