I’ve bought myself an Olympus BHB microscope to learn a bit more about microscopy, and while the price was good it’s in pretty poor condition. The work has begun to get it operational again. Thankfully these older microscopes are fairly easy to dismantle, and after an hours work, it’s currently looking like this…..

For those born after 1980, those things on the left are electronic components from before the advent of integrated circuits.

So far, I haven’t identified too many more issues with it. Taking it to bits enabled me to get at various bits which needed cleaning and lubricating (and boy, did they need cleaning).

Thankfully the optics look to be in pretty good shape, so with a little bit of tender loving care I should be able to get it working again.

Now then, back to the cleaning…..