Difference between revisions of "Team:Cambridge-JIC/Tech Specs"
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+ | <p>When designing the OpenScope stage, we have taken advantage of the flexibility of the plastic. The flexure mechanism allows the stage to move horizontally very smoothly, and all care was taken to provide just as smooth vertical movement. Using screws to control the mechanics provides an extra degree of smoothness. In addition, the microscope can be motorized for complete remote operation (again, through the <a href="https://2015.igem.org/Team:Cambridge-JIC/Webshell">WebShell</a>). We used cheap low-power (operating at 5V) stepper motors, which are still highly accurate: they are geared to 513 steps per revolution, which translates into approx. 0.6μm movement of the sample per step. | ||
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