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Microscopes

Why invest in doing your own fecal parasite testing?

It will make preliminary testing on the farm very easy so that one can respond quickly and treat the specific parasite found.

The idea is to save:

Treatment by being specific and not treating broadly with the possibility of under or over treatment

Time of sending out fecals

Save $ of having the vet do them or send them away to a lab

Our instruments are imported directly from one of China’s largest medical instrument manufacturers. They have a reputation for excellent quality.

We are so confident you will find our microscopes very satisfactory that we will give you a free limited warranty for 30 days. If you are not satisfied, just return it to us in good condition (you will need to pay the return shipping) and we will gladly refund your money.

Model: LLE100
Very inexpensive but sturdy and effective, it has the necessary features to do fecal testing well. This scope has a total magnification potential of 400X, plenty of magnification to see the eggs and parasites easily. Its quality optics will give you a clear picture with a wide field of view. It has a rotating head that can be used either from the front (easier to reach the slide) or the back. This scope has a triple objective lens rotating nosepiece with 4X, 10X, and 40X nosepieces. Double knob focusing gives both fine and coarse adjustments. This is your basic microscope that will do the job very well.

Model: LLE200
This microscope has all the same fine features as Model LLE100. But an added mechanical stage makes scanning your slides easier. Just slip the slide into the spring-loaded clamp and turn the knobs for smooth scanning in both the X (side to side) and Y (forward and back) directions. It’s easier to use than Model LLE100.

Model: LLE400
If you drive a Lexus, or wish you did, this is the microscope for you. This is a fine clinical quality binocular instrument of excellent quality. Binocular viewing is easier on the eyes – no squinting. It has all the features of Model LLE200 with the addition of coaxial focusing knobs for fine and coarse adjustments, and a fourth objective lens on the rotating nose-piece for up to 1000X magnification to identify questionable parasites and eggs. This microscope’s fine optics allow clear views even at high magnification. With the additional 16X eyepiece you can even go to 1600X for very fine viewing. This fine instrument also has halogen lighting for the brightest, clearest illumination available. If you want the best at a very reasonable cost, this is it.

Microscope Camera
Can be used with any LLE Microscope. Model: LLECAMERA Capture your slides for your records or to email to Vet. Click here for installation instructions.	This is an actual photo taken with the LLECAMERA for microscopes

Microscope Comparison Chart
Specifications	LLE100	LLE200	LLE400	Specifications	CAMERA
Item #	LLE100	LLE200	LLE400		LLECAMERA MAC OS not supported
Nose Piece	45mm DIN Achromatic Objective：4X，10X，40X(S)	45mm DIN Achromatic Objective：4X，10X，40X(S)，100X(S, Oil)	45mm DIN Achromatic Objective：4X，10X，40X(S)，100X(S, Oil)	Total Pixels	1.3M
Eye Piece	Wide Field Plane-Scope Eyepiece：WF10X	Wide Field Plane-Scope Eyepiece：WF10X	Wide Field Plane-Scope Eyepiece：WF10X，WF16X	Sensor	CMOS
Magnification	40X-400X	100X-1000X	40X-1600X	Sensor Size	1/2"
Head	Monocular Head 45º Inclined，360º Rotatable	Monocular Head 45º Inclined，360º Rotatable	Sliding Binocular Head Interpupillary Distance：55-75mm；45º Inclined，360º Rotatable	Video Output	PAL 640x480
Stage	Plain Stage With Paired Clips：110X120mm	Double Layers Mechanical Stage：110X125mm, Moving Range X-Y：60X20mm	Double Layers Mechanical Stage：140X155mm, Moving Range X-Y：70X50mm	Effective Pixels	1280x1024
Diaphragm	Five-stop Dial Diaphragm	Ø2-Ø30mm Iris Diaphragm And Ø32 Filter	Ø2-Ø30mm Iris Diaphragm And Ø32 Filter	Max Frame Rate	45 (640x480)
Condenser	Single Lens Condenser N.A. 0.65	ABBE Condenser N.A. 1.25	ABBE Condenser N.A. 1.25	Interface	USB 2.0
Focusing	Coaxial Coarse And Fine Focusing Adjustable Mechanism：14mm	Coaxial Coarse And Fine Focusing Adjustable Mechanism：14mm	Coaxial Coarse And Fine Focusing Adjustable Mechanism：25mm，Precision：0.002mm	White Balance	Automatic, Manual
Illumination	Built-in Incandescent Lamp 20W	Built-in Incandescent Lamp 20W	Built-in Adjustable Brightness Halogen Lamp 6V/20W	Shutter(second)	1/16 ~ 1/1600
Weight	5 LBS	6 LBS	14 LBS	Image Format	BMP/JPG
Price	$109 Free Shipping Continental US	$229 Free Shipping Continental US	$349 Free Shipping Continental US		$199 Free Shipping Continental US
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Part #	In Stock	Description	Price	Wgt
LANCETMT	In Stock	Micro Lancets	$49	2 LB
TUBEBRUSH	In Stock	3/4 TUFTED TUBE BRUSH	$4.99	1 OZ
SLIDE	In Stock	Microscope Slides (75/box)	$8.99	2 Lbs
COVER	In Stock	Microscope cover glasses (100/Box)	$6.99	1 Lbs

Tips for Use:
Assembly of the microscopes is pretty straight forward. There will be accessories that aren’t needed for fecal parasite testing.

Use the 10x eyepieces (some of our scopes have higher power eyepieces but they generally aren’t needed)

The 4x & 10x nose pieces are the most common for reviewing fecal parasite eggs on glass slides

I use the 4x nose piece to scan the slide then go to 10x to zoom in on something of interest

Some microscopes come with a mirror & a small bottle of oil which are not needed for looking at fecal parasite eggs

Some scopes (LLE400) have a dial for changing the brightness of the light source. Be sure that the dial is off the lowest setting or it may appear that the light isn’t working.

When scanning a fecal parasite slide get into the habit of using a consistent pattern of reviewing the slide. Start on the same corner of the slide each time and methodically go across the slide in the same direction then moving to the side and back again so that all areas of the slide are reviewed to look for parasite eggs.

The digital camera for the microscopes is a very handy tool so that if there is a question about a parasite one can snap a picture and send it via an e-mail to a vet for confirmation.

Dr Steve Purdy of U Mass Camelid Studies Program checked out our digital microscope camera & liked it so much that he bought two for himself!

Please call me with any questions or for advice. 866-999-AVA1 (2821)
Jay Ward

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