Needle Vinyl Microscope

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Needle vinyl microscope. Getting the incredibly detailed vinyl footage was no easy process requiring a specially adapted record and turntable. I ve always known how record players worked but seeing the process magnified like this is way cool. Top rated seller top rated seller. Below a record being played under a microscope.

Turntable cartridges the stylus also known as a needle in particular wear down through use eventually these parts must be replaced to maintain top sonic performance especially if you have one of the best turntables available periodically changing the stylus will also help preserve the integrity of your growing collection of vinyl records which can become scratched or damaged from. Carl zeiss 360 degree rotatable adapter for opmi surgical microscope new style pre owned. The video was made using an electron microscope. The photos come from microscopic images on twitter.

First a small section of the vinyl had to be cut off to fit into the microscope chamber. Here s a neat image of a record and a stylus at 1000x magnification. If you ve ever wanted to know what happens when a needle runs through the grooves of a record then youtube channel applied science has uploaded. Youtube channel applied science has put together an ingenious video using an electron microscope to show exactly that plus microscopic images of other formats including cd and dvd.

It s pretty incredible to see the etched grooves on the record up close and how they interact with the needle. Microscope 60 x pocket 2 leds control diamonds turntables vinyl.