3B Scientific Binocular Microscope Model 500 LED with Polarisation Equipment User Manual
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Binocular Microscope Model 500 LED with Polarisation
Equipment 1013146
Instruction Manual
07/13 ALF
1 Eyepiece
2 Tube
3 Slot for inserting the analy-
ser
4 Revolver
with
objectives
5 Object
guide
6 Object
stage
7 Condensor with iris diaph-
ragm and filter holder
8 Lamp
housing
9 Illumination
control
10 Mains switch
11 1Coaxial movement control
for the specimen stage
12 Coarse and fine movement
controls with holding brake
13 Lock screw for object stage
14 Stand
15 Head lock screw
1. Safety notes
•
For power supply use only electrical sockets 
with ground contact. 
 
 
2. Description, technical data
The binocular microscope allows two-
dimensional viewing of objects (thin sections of 
plant or animal specimen) in 40x to 1500x mag-
nification. It is fitted with polarisation equipment. 
Stand: Robust, all metal stand with arm perma-
nently connected to the base. Focussing by 
means of separate knobs for coarse and fine 
adjustment located on either side of the stand 
and operated by rack and pinion drive with ball 
bearings and retaining lever, adjustable stopper 
for protecting the object slides and objective. 
Focus range: 15mm, resolution of fine focussing 
adjustment: 0.002 mm 
Tube: Binocular Siedentopf head, 30° viewing 
angle, 360° rotatable head, viewing distance 
adjustable between 54 and 75 mm, ±5 dioptric 
compensation for both eyepieces 
Polarisation equipment: Polariser and ana-
lyser 
Eyepiece: Pair of wide field eyepieces WF 10x 
18 mm and WF 15x 13 mm 
Objectives: Inverted objective revolver with 4 
plan achromatic objectives 4x / 0.10, 10x / 0.25, 
40x / 0.65, 100x / 1.25 (oil) 
Magnification: 40x – 1500x
Object stage: x-y cross table, 155 x 145 mm
2
,
with object guide and coaxial adjustment knobs 
perpendicular to the object stage, adjustment 
range 50 x 76 mm
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