Hi Ed, got a message from a member. The instrument is for special inspection of PTHs and vias. I have no use of it, so I think I'll rebuild ito int something else. / Inge On 22 February 2013 23:33, Ed Popielarski <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Ah! 50X… probably a tool room microscope. http://www.acu-rite.com/ was > one of my customers. J**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Ed Popielarski**** > > Engineering Manager**** > > ** ** > > [image: Description: FullLogo]**** > > 970 NE 21st Ct.**** > > Oak Harbor, Wa. 98277**** > > ** ** > > Ph: 360-675-1322**** > > Fx: 206-624-0965**** > > Cl: 949-581-6601**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Inge Hernefjord [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > *Sent:* Friday, February 22, 2013 2:26 PM > *To:* Ed Popielarski > > *Subject:* Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - The Answer**** > > ** ** > > I had in my lab Reichert, Leica, Wild, B&L, Zeiss, but this doesn't look > like any I've had. 100 pounds weight! Impractical. And that crazy window to > look through! And a spinning glass plate. Metallurgical microscopes have > up to x1,000 This one up to x50. > > Inge**** > > On 22 February 2013 23:08, Ed Popielarski <[log in to unmask]> > wrote:**** > > Metalurgical microscope typically used to measure things like IMC layer > thickness, etc.**** > > **** > > Ed Popielarski**** > > Engineering Manager**** > > **** > > [image: Description: FullLogo]**** > > 970 NE 21st Ct.**** > > Oak Harbor, Wa. 98277**** > > **** > > Ph: 360-675-1322**** > > Fx: 206-624-0965**** > > Cl: 949-581-6601**** > > **** > > *From:* Inge Hernefjord [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > *Sent:* Friday, February 22, 2013 2:06 PM > *To:* Ed Popielarski > *Cc:* TechNet E-Mail Forum**** > > > *Subject:* Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - The Answer**** > > **** > > There has been a problem with Dropbox. It works now. > Comparator..nyeeao.................doesn't look like them we have. > > Inge**** > > On 22 February 2013 22:23, Ed Popielarski <[log in to unmask]> > wrote:**** > > Inge, > > What you might be describing is an optical comparator. I looked and there > is no picture of such thing in dropbox. > > Ed Popielarski > Engineering Manager > > > 970 NE 21st Ct. > Oak Harbor, Wa. 98277 > > Ph: 360-675-1322 > Fx: 206-624-0965 > Cl: 949-581-6601**** > > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Inge Hernefjord > Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 12:39 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz - The Answer**** > > Hi, a year back or so, a friend of mine called me. The great madness was > going on at the company where I used to work. Restructuring, > reorganization, reborn, lots of re. Lots of machines and instruments were > thrown in big containers. My friend felt sad seeing production- and lab > equipment in the (once) million dollar level be cast out. Among them a > remarkable instrument ,named " Micro Dynavision". Nobody knew who had > bought the instrument and none had a clew what was the use of it. And there > was no interest from anyone to have it. So, I got it. The cost is said to > have been about 50,000 ...20 years ago. Now. The instrument is a wonder of > mechanical precision, with numerous Loctite'd adjustment screws, three > precision xyz digitizer bars (encoders), three light sources and a vision > optic system with something that starts spinning when you switch on the > Instrument. It's a heavy thing, weight about 50 kilograms. A computer > belonged to it, but it was thrown before I got the machine. There are no > servos, but you move the table with two micrometer. Has anybody ever seen > this machine, and what is it made for? > > I place a photo in my Dropbox under NTC > > Inge**** > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. > For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] > **** > > **** > > ** ** > ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________