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The difference is in the gearing of the knobs. A big movement of the fine knob is equivalent to a small movement of the coarse knob.

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Q: What is the difference between the course and fine adjustment knob?
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What moves the body tube or stage up and down for focusing?

Course Adjustment and Fine Adjustment Knobs.


When focusing the object under low power which focus knob do you use first?

Either Fine or Coarse adjustment.


What is the use of the coarse adjustment knob?

The course adjustment moves the stage of the microscope further/closer away from the objective lens (it is used for general focusing), and the fine adjustment moves the objective lens very small distances for finer focusing.


How does the working distance change when you go from low power to high power magnification?

it is how you operate the microscope just adjust he course adjustment knob for focusing the fine adjustment knob


What is fine adjustment of the microscope?

You use the fine adjustment to focus in HIGH power with a compound microscpe.


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Which adjustment knob is used to sharpen the focus?

The Fine Adjustment


What adjustment knob is used for focusing?

fine adjustment knob.


Used for first focusing?

fine adjustment


What is the adjustment knob on a microscope?

The course adjustment knob raises and lowers the stage of the microscope. This knob is mainly used on the scanning and low power knob to simply find the specimen. When trying to focus directly, use the fine adjustment knob.


Which is more better to use a coarse or a fine adjustment knob?

Use a coarse adjustment knob (large movement) to get near, then use the fine adjustment knob (small movement) to fine-tune.


What knob is turned to focus an image under low power on a compound lights microscope?

I'm pretty sure fine adjustment. But coarse adjustment also works. The power doesn't matter, There is ONE difference. Coarse adjustment- A knob that focuses the microscope on the specimen by RAISING and LOWERING the body tube of the scope. Fine adjustment- A knob that adjusts the HEIGHT of the body tube.