Welcome to Compound-Light-Microscope
Some lenses and light to enlarge the image and is also called an optical or light microscopes is used by the compound light microscope. The compound light microscope was credited by the historians to the Dutch spectacle maker, Zacharias Janssen, around the year 1590. The simplest of the optical light microscope is the magnifying glass and is good to about ten times magnification. There are two systems of lenses for greater magnification, first is the ocular, or eyepiece lens that one looks into and second is the objectives lens, or the lens closest to the object in the compound light microscope. Tube connects the eyepiece to the objectives lenses. Arm supports the tube and connects it to the base. Base is the bottom of the microscope and used for support.
A steady light source used in place of a mirror is called illuminator. Stage is the flat platform where you place your slides. It is important to know the functions of each part before purchasing or using a microscope. The power of the eyepiece lenes are usually ten times or fifteen times. Revolving Nosepiece or Turret is the part that holds two or more objectives lenses and can be rotated to easily change power. Objective Lenses usually have 3 or 4 objectives lenses on a compound light microscope. An adjustment that determines how close the objective lens can get to the slide is called rack stop. Condenser lens are most useful at the highest powers. Diaphragm or Iris has different sized holes and is used to vary the intensity and size of the cone of light that is projected upward into the slide. Focusing the light onto the specimen is called condenser lens.
There is no set rule regarding which setting to use for a particular power. To be able to focus your compound light microscope, you need to start with the lowest power objectives lens first and while looking from the side, crank the lens down as close to the specimen as possible without touching it. Once the object’s image is sharp with the low power lens, you should be able to simply click in the next power lens and do minor adjustments with the focus knob. Turn you compound microscope a bit if it has a fine adjustment. If you look through the eyepiece and focus upward only until the image is sharp and you can’t get it in focus, repeat the process again. Then continue with subsequent objective lenses and fine focus each time.
Call our Sales Hotline at 1-877-384-3931
Click here to view other Compound-Light-Microscope Products.
