Short version: It should be OK, especially since the vacuum is transient and not particularly 'strong*' :)
Long version: if this is an older microscope there may be further delamination of optically bonded components if air is already admitted between glass planes (i.e. the optical cement is worn and old). Also some of the fancier models may have pneumatic balance elements for gross motion of the optical column - those may experience pressure differentials above their maximum tolerances. Finally, and very unlikely you may have a situation where multiple optical elements are sealed together in a single tube with air trapped between them - if the 'vent' is blocked (by e.g. old grease or something) then these may pop. https://www.olympus-lifescience.com/en/microscope-resource/primer/anatomy/oculars/ But the short version is right 99% of the time. Artem *"Professor Hubert Farnsworth <https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0921942/?ref_=tt_ch>: Well, it's a space ship, so I'd say anywhere between zero and one." https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0584455/characters/nm0921942 - Cosmic Cats approve of this message On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 10:00 AM Guenter Fritz < guenter.fritz.phenix.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > I want to put one of our microscopes into the glove box. Does anybody > know whether some parts of the microscope optics do not like vacuum in > the air lock ? > > Thanks and best regards, Guenter > > ######################################################################## > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1
