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fine adjustment knob.
Yes, but only to do the most basic focusing. Keep in mind that you can break your slide if you move too close with the coarse adjustment knob and any focusing close to the slide should be done with the fine adjustment knobs. (taught HS Chemistry). Hope that helps!
the coarse adjustment
coarse adjustment
when should the coarse wheel adjustment be used
The Fine Adjustment knob is used for focusing HPO.The Coarse Adjustment Knob is used for focusing LPO.
The Fine Adjustment knob is used for focusing HPO.The Coarse Adjustment Knob is used for focusing LPO.
It is used for focusing.
On a light microscope there is the coarse adjustment knob and the fine adjustment knob
Coarse adjustment
The course adjustment moves the stage of the microscope further/closer away from the objective lens (it is used for general focusing), and the fine adjustment moves the objective lens very small distances for finer focusing.
This is the coarse adjustment knob. This should be used before the fine adjustment knob (the smaller knob) - which is for fine focusing.
fine adjustment knob.
fine adjustment knob.
The final focus? Its used for final focusing of the specimen.
fine adjustment
The coarse adjustment knob should never be used when viewing in high power with a compound microscope. When in high power, use the coarse adjustment (the knob smaller than the coarse adj.) to more accurately focus on the subject.