Natural Science Forum / Physics / Optics / June 2005

does anyone have advice about camera settings in manual mode to be able
to take digital picture through a leica S60 microscope?
Thanks, need help soon. jc

I've acquired an old Redline Beamscan XYP-1000 beam scanner, but I don't
have a manual for it.  The company seems to be history, so no help
there.
Is anyone here familiar with programming this unit?  Can you give me a

Just look for how much this item went: 7525639953
I would have never thought that these old Ortholux parts were so valuable. I
have a rotating table for an Ortholux and an almost "mint" FSA trinoc I
never use. Hey, I will part them out and sell every individual piece on eBay

First:
On my Zeiss Standard I have some high-NA planapochromates. The condensor has
a NA of 0,9.
Would the quality of my image improve much with a condenser that has a

I really need to be able to capture data to be able to make sense of
even some short tubes.
What's the cheapest way to get data into a laptop.  I know that ideally,
a PCMCIA data acquisition (A/D) card and software from a company like

I have to measure a blue laserbeam with a spotdiameter <1um. Can
anybody help me how i can do that. thank's

I am trying to resurrect a Spectra J80 twin FCBar laser system, with both
diode bars shot beyond salvation.
2 things: I had to polish off the (burned to a crisp) AR coatings on the FC
connectors - if I cannot get them recoated, will there potentially be enough

I am about getting a cheap 50mW DPSS green laser, mounted in some
pointer housing. The seller recommends usage of maximum 30sec,
followed by 30sec turnig it off, to avoid overheating.
No my question is, what can I do to cool the laser, not to use it

can someone please tell me, what kind of connector has been used on a
Lexel95 PSU
(http://www.lexellaser.com/techinfo_features_power-supply_interior.htm)
and what the pinout is ?

say one had a Lexel 95L with a hmmm, shall we say slightly wet tube
(well, I can see water sloshing about near the rear brewster window)
... the rest of the beast being in perfect condition ... what would
be the options?

i was wondering, is it possible to create a black light laser?
thanks

has anyone experience in swapping lenses of different companies between
scopes? we currently have a Nikon Eclipse TS100 of which the image
quality isn't smashing; all lenses have low N.A.. I am currently
looking into some Olympus lenses which would improve our scope a great

I was just reading the medilas mamba manual.
Right on the last page there was a section describing a dac using a
MAX506ACPP it also has the pinouts.
Here is the text

Group,
I could really use some help identifying a fiber optic patch
cable.  The cable is about 1/2 meter (19 inches) long, green
jacket, and has the following wighting on it:

has anyone experience in swapping lenses of different companies between
scopes? we currently have a Nikon Eclipse TS100 of which the image
quality isn't smashing; all lenses have low N.A.. I am currently
looking into some Olympus lenses which would improve our scope a great