Re: Cotton wool for lens cleaning

Posted by Martin Wessendorf-2 on
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Joel--

Can you provide the brand-name for the product?

Thanks--

Martin

On 3/16/2011 1:10 PM, JOEL B. SHEFFIELD wrote:

>
> Colleagues,
>
> I would like to report on a discovery that we have made concerning lens
> cleaning.  In our teaching labs,  we have a particularly difficult problem
> with 40x dry lenses that are routinely dipped into oil by inexperienced
> students.  These lenses have a small meniscus front lens element that is
> very difficult to clean with the conventional methods listed so far.
> Recently, during a trip to a supermarket, I came across microfiber cleaning
> cloths designed for glass cleaning that are 80% Polyester and 20% Nylon.
> The surface of the cloths is tufted, with a fine pile that enters the
> meniscus and It turns out that the combination of fibers sucks up oil
> without the need for any other solvents, leaving the lenses remarkably
> clean.
>
> In the past, we have had to remove the lenses to clean them.  Now, we can
> leave them on the scope and essentially wipe them clean.
>
> Joel

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