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Analog Microforge

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Prices valid in USA, Canada, and PR only.

The MF200 Microforge is a versatile instrument designed specifically for the fabrication of glass micropipettes and other related tools. The system was developed in collaboration with Dr. Ming Li of the Department of Pharmacology, University of South Alabama. The MF200 is simple, reliable and economically priced.

Prices valid in USA, Canada, and PR only.

Sometimes the simplest designs work best

Features

Simple, reliable and economically priced
Analog temperature controller
W30S-LED microscope (optional)
Shown with MF200-FS foot switch (optional)

Options

Order code	Power	Microscope
MF200-1	110V	Yes
MF200-2	220V	Yes
MF200-M1	110V	No
MF200-M2	220V	No

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Benefits

Includes 40x long-working distance objective and 10x eyepiece
Kohler illuminator and Abbe condenser for less glare and sharper images

Applications

Patch pipette tip polishing
Micropipette tip size reduction
Contact stretching in in vitro fertilization pipette production

40X LWD objective included

The MF200 system includes:

An easy to use analog temperature controller
A specially configured WPI model W30S-LED research grade compound microscope (optional)
40x long-working distance objective
10x eyepiece

40x magnification is essential when polishing pipettes as small as half a micron (0.5 µm) in diameter. Compared to a conventional 40x objective, the long working distance objective reduces the danger of damage to the pipette and/or objective lens during the polishing process.

Kohler illuminator

It is also the only commercial microforge using the Kohler illuminator and Abbe condenser for illumination. This provides less glare and sharper image of the pipette than frosted glass illuminator, which was used on all of the other commercial microforges.

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SKU	VAR-3114

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MF200 Manual

The image below shows the Microforge kit.

Video

DMF 1000: Setting up the heating filament on the microscope

AC POWER MODULE	100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz
FILAMENTS (3)	H2, H3, H4
FILAMENT ON	Pushbutton Controlled or Optional Foot Switch Controlled
FILAMENT ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY	For 40x and 25x Long-Working, Distance Objectives: mounts on objective
FILAMENT ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY: OBJECTIVE	40x Long-Working Distance (3 mm)
FILAMENT ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY: OPTIONAL	25x Long-Working Distance (5 mm)
EYEPIECE	10x (pair)
EYEPIECE: RETICLE (10x eyepiece only) (OPTIONAL)	1.25 µm/division (at 40x), 0-90º Angle at 5º/division
EYEPIECE: OPTIONAL EYEPIECE	15x (pair)
GLASS HOLDER	Mounts on Microscope Stage
DIMENSIONS: Control Unit	4 x 7 x 1.875in. (10.2 x 17.8 x 4.8 cm)
SHIPPING WEIGHT	3 lb. (1.4 kg)
MICROSCOPE: Note	See W30S-LED
MICROSCOPE: SHIPPING WEIGHT	16 lb. (7.3 kg)

Objectives Included

W30S-LED Microscope Objectives

DIN Plan with 30-year anti-fungal coating
4X, 10X, 40X, 100XR (oil immersion)
Parfocal, parcentric, color-coded

	Numerical Aperature	Magnification	Field of View	Working Distance
4X	0.1	40X	4.5mm	17.5mm
10X	0.25	100X	1.8mm	6.7mm
40X	0.65	400X	0.45mm	~2.9mm
100XR	1.25	1000X	0.18mm	0.18mm

Microforge LWD Objectives

		Numerical Aperature	Magnification	Field of View	Working Distance
Included	40X	0.65	400X	0.45mm	3mm
Optional	25X	0.25	250X	0.72mm	5mm

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