The reticle is installed in the eyepiece tube, and some eyepieces have been installed with reticle before leaving the factory. Since the requirements are different, users can also buy different reticle, and then install it on their own microscope.
To install the reticle yourself, first make sure that the eyepiece of the microscope can be self-removed from the microscope eyepiece tube (generally, for microscopes, all their eyepieces can be removed, and some need to loosen the screws fastened on the microscope eyepiece tube to remove the eyepiece.)
For eyepieces on which reticle can be installed, you should pay attention to the following features and requirements:
1.Whether the tube wall of the eyepiece has a mounting/installation surface on which the reticle is placed. Generally, the eyepieces are located 10mm below the lower lens. This position is the focal plane of the eyepiece. The reticle is installed in this position to be clear.
2.Whether it has "eyepiece reticle fix ring".There are generally two ways for this fix right: One is that there is the thread on the inner wall of the eyepiece tube, a metal fix right with a card slot for positioning when using a screwdriver, by rotating the screwdriver, the reticle is pressed on the inner wall of the eyepiece.
There is also a "Plug ring type" fix ring, usually made of plastic material, which is elastic and inserted into the eyepiece tube, and then stuck on the inner wall of the eyepiece tube to press the reticle.
If this "fix ring" is missing in the eyepiece tube, please contact your service provider to describe the above situation, and some service providers can provide this fix right.
3.The tick marks of the reticle are all on top of the reticle. Generally, all reticles of the glass material have a certain thickness, and the tick marks of the reticle is on top of the reticle to ensure that all the tick marks are in the eyepiece focal plane (10mm below the eyepiece) when using the reticle of different thickness.
4.Measure the diameter of the inner wall of the microscope eyepiece tube, to select the appropriate size of the reticle.
Upon understanding the above, if you need to choose reticle for different purpose of use, please contact us to select reticle with a different pattern for use.
