How will you clean the magnifying parts and mechanical parts
of the microscope
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How will you clean the magnifying parts and mechanical parts
of the microscope
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If your objective lenses are dirty, you can remove build-up with lens paper dipped in a very weak ammonia solution. Place one eye dropper full of household ammonia in 1/2 cup of water.
If you have any sticky substances on your objectives such as balsam, oily materials or paraffin, this should be removed with xylol.
To clean microscope eyepiece lenses, breathe condensation onto them and then wipe them with lens tissue. Kim-wipes are made by Kleenex and generally will work well. For stubborn spots, wipe the surface with tissue moistened with 95% alcohol. Wipe the lens dry with a dry tissue.
If you see black specks when you look through the microscope, turn the eyepiece lens to see if the specks also turn. If so, the dust is on either the inside or outside eyepiece lens. Clean the eyepiece lens with lens tissue. If the spots remain, remove the eyepiece lens and brush the inside of the eyepiece lens with a camel hair brush or lens paper.
DO NOT USE cloth, ordinary paper or fingers! Make sure that you use only special lens cleaning tissues!