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Measurements by Filar Micrometer

Measurements by Filar micrometer:
The filar or screw ocular micrometer is used in similar way as ocular micro meter, but differs in its much greater accuracy and ease of use. In this, the eyepiece graticule or cross hair-line is movable across the viewing field, with the accu­rately fitted screw contained in a drum. No graduation is needed of ocular graticule, because the unit to be calibrated is on screw micrometer. Calibrate the screw micrometer Calibrate the screw micrometer similarly as described above for stage micrometer to get the dis­placement by screw units.

Screw micrometer has two scales (i) a linear one on the spindle, each small unit represents the complete revolution of the drum and (ii) a circular scale around the circumference of the drum (100 divisions). If, for example, calibration suggests that 100 divisions on drum of screw micrometer corresponds to 1 mm distance on stage micrometer, then each unit on drum represents a displacement of 0.01 mm (10 μm) and on spindle each unit represents a displacement of I mm (1000 μm).

Aftercalibration is over, put the specimen slide on the stage and. set the eyepiece graticule at one end of specimen and note the readings on screw micrometer. Now move the graticule set at the other end of the object. Note the readings on screw micrometer again. The difference in units will give idea about the inner dimension of the object.

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