Hi,

I recently purchased an AO Series 10 microscope off of ebay. There
was no mentioned of a stuck coarse adjustment in the ad, so it's not
DOA, I can't justify returning it (also, once shipping is factored
in, it's not worth returning). Everything worked well on the scope
except the coarse focusing. It locks in the downward travel, so I
can't go very far with it. I was able to focus by moving the stage
up. I have posted two photos on my Picasa site to show what I have
done. It's not ideal, so that's why I am asking for advice here. I
have done research on the AO manuals and catalogues site, and tried
the advice of loosening the screw on the right knob and turning the
knob. One of my photos shows the screw I loosened. That didn't seem
to work. Another piece of advice I read was to take off the stage and
and adjust the screws in the dovetail holding the stage. I have not
tried that yet. I decided to post this query first.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ronmschwartz/AOSeries10StuckCoarseAdjustme
nt?authkey=Gv1sRgCOyYivbb177oHA&feat=directlink

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Ron