Tag: diy
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DIY Rheinberg, Darkfield and Other Filters
If you are klutz like me, it’s hard to use most of the techniques one can find on-line for making your own Rheinberg and other microscope filters. Many involve cutting bits of electrical tape or colouring in bits of plastic with marker pens. All credit to those who have the skills to make neat filters…
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A novel moth-lamp using LED tapes
With mercury-based (Hg) lamps now prohibited from manufacture and the availability of new data on moth behaviour concerning their attraction to light (see previous post), it seems appropriate to re-think the design of an LED moth-lamp. I have decided to explore the use of LED tapes. These are available in many different colours (both broad…
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Electro – electronics and electro-optical projects
Nothing here yet but old projects can be found at www.petermobbs.wordpress.com. New projects will be added here. All the pictures and content on these pages are the copyright of the author and of petermobbs.com. They may not be reused in any form without the express permission of the author.
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Techno – all things technological & probably photographic
A review of a Chinese-made diffuser that is much cheaper than most on offer. https://petermobbs.com/techno-2/ Some of the things I have either learned or not learned about macro-photography. Why is it so damned difficult!? https://petermobbs.com/techno-3 Rationale for the design of a new LED-based moth lamp. https://petermobbs.com/techno-4 A novel tape-based moth lamp. https://petermobbs.com/techno-5 All the pictures…
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Micro – all things smaller than are visible with the naked eye
Review of a compound microscope that I recently purchased – the Bresser Infinity Microscope: https://petermobbs.com/micro-2 How to make Rheinberg filters: https://petermobbs.com/diy-rheinberg-darkfield-and-other-filters/ A story of how a tiny unicellular worm can beat the speed record!: Some of the other tiny creatures that inhabit the pond recently restored by the people of Vaour: All the pictures and…
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