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Maintenance and cleaning
Always place the dustcover over your iScope microscope after use. Keep the eyepiece and
objectives always mounted on the microscope to avoid dust entering the instrument.
Cleaning the optics
When the eyepiece lens or front lens of the 10x or S40x objective are dirty they can be cleaned by wiping a
piece of lens paper over the surface (circular movements). When this does not help put a drop of alcohol on
the lens paper. Never put xylol or alcohol directly on the lens! Please note that Euromex offers a special
microscope cleaning kit: PB.5275
It is not necessary – and not recommended – to clean the lens surfaces at the inner side of the objectives.
Sometimes dust can be removed with high pressured air. There will never be dust in the objectives if the
objectives are not removed from the revolving nosepiece.
Caution
Cleaning cloths containing plastic fibers can damage the coating of the lenses!
Maintenance of the stand
Dust can be removed with a brush. In case the stand or table is really dirty the surface can be
cleaned with a non-aggressive cleaning product.
All moving parts like the height adjustment or the coaxial course and fine adjustment contain ball
bearings that are not dust sensitive. With a drop of sewing-machine oil the bearing can be
lubricated.
