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Metallic and reflective surfaces such as automotive parts are best viewed under a stereo microscope with reflected illumination. Using a microscope polarized ring light helps to reduce glare when viewing images under the microscope. The following images were obtained using a stereo microscope with a polarizing ring light. Below is an image of the edge of an automotive part with no polarization. Th …

In microscopy when using a stereo microscope it is common to use a LED ring light for illumination. You may have noticed that LED ring lights are available with polarization. What exactly is a polarizing LED ring light and why would you want one? What is a Polarizing LED Ring Light? A polarizing LED ring light is used to reduce glare on metallic samples. The polarized LED ring light has both an a …

Recently an industrial customer asked what combination of stereo microscope and lighting options would be best to view their circuit board quality assurance work. This customer's circuit boards were 4" x 6" without a lot of dimensional height. The circuit boards were opaque of course, so the lighting had to come from above the boards. What they needed was a solid, workhorse microscope, so we sugge …