Dear Artem, Marta, Arwen, Robin,
thank you all for the detailed info. We had a try today and it worked
smoothly.
Thanks again and best regards,
Guenter
Short version: It should be OK, especially since the vacuum is
transient and not particularly 'strong*' :)
Long version: if this is an older microscope there may be further
delamination of optically bonded components if air is already admitted
between glass planes (i.e. the optical cement is worn and old). Also
some of the fancier models may have pneumatic balance elements for
gross motion of the optical column - those may experience pressure
differentials above their maximum tolerances. Finally, and very
unlikely you may have a situation where multiple optical elements are
sealed together in a single tube with air trapped between them - if
the 'vent' is blocked (by e.g. old grease or something) then these may
pop.
https://www.olympus-lifescience.com/en/microscope-resource/primer/anatomy/oculars/
But the short version is right 99% of the time.
Artem
*"Professor Hubert Farnsworth
<https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0921942/?ref_=tt_ch>: Well, it's a space
ship, so I'd say anywhere between zero and one."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0584455/characters/nm0921942
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On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 10:00 AM Guenter Fritz
<guenter.fritz.phenix.c...@gmail.com
<mailto:guenter.fritz.phenix.c...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Dear all,
I want to put one of our microscopes into the glove box. Does anybody
know whether some parts of the microscope optics do not like
vacuum in
the air lock ?
Thanks and best regards, Guenter
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