Re: Oil in a 10x objective

Posted by Steve Ruzin on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/Oil-in-a-10x-objective-tp2545827p2547163.html

>Steve
>
>
>This is not an answer but it might put a smile on your face, if you
>have a sick sense of humor.
>
>When I serviced Zeiss microscopes, in a former life, I had a client
>at a major University that asked to have their "immersion scope"
>serviced.
>When I got there I found that a foreign speaking student had poured
>a whole bottle of immersion oil into the support arm of the Zeiss
>Photo III microscope.
>If his English comprehension would have been a bit better, it would
>not have happened.
>It was a mess. The camera mechanism, connectors, optics, and PMT  was soaked.
>
>I hope the repair cost of your 10X is not anywhere near the cost
>they had to endure!

I might just take a look down the eyepiece mount.

This, btw, is a recurring legend. One I've heard before. You are the
first I've heard of who actually experienced it.

Steve...
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