Re: Immersion Oil

Posted by Peter Carroll on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/Immersion-Oil-tp2491973p2493353.html

I haven't had a chance to test the immersion oil cocktail out on the
confocal at length, so I would most definitely be curious if anyone else
has any experiences or other observations with this...

Glen MacDonald wrote:

> Dear Peter
> Admittedly, I was in the lab next door and not present when it
> happened, only watched the cleaning process afterwards.  It wasn't
> damaging, just took a long time to remove with lens cleaner and
> alcohol.  Maybe there has been some reformulation of oils over the
> years, or something else actually on the lens, like chamber grease.  
> Thanks for doing the experiment with current oils.
>
> Regards,
> Glen
> On Mar 17, 2009, at 12:07 PM, Peter Carroll wrote:
>
>> > someone  ran out of Nikon oil and borrowed some  Zeiss oil.  the
>> result was a thick mucous-like substance that took hours to clean
>> from the objective
>>
>> Just for the record, I just mixed these two (Zeiss Immersol 518n and
>> Nikon Immersion Oil Type A) and didn't observe anything remotely out
>> of the ordinary, especially in regards to "a thick mucous-like
>> substance" or anything that would damage optics, so...
>>
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