Tasco Science & Laboratory - Popular Questions, Answers, Tips & Manuals

$25 or $30 if it is in OK condition. maybe $50 if pristine

Are you running the windows 8.1 updates? When you plug in the tasco it should search and find the driver!

contact tasco. try ebay for a month (search various combinations of keywords). notify by email. 21.january.2015

this may not be what you want,but thesoftware driver can be down loaded from here instruction manuals tasco believe it 21.january.2015

this may not be what you want,but thesoftware driver can be down loaded from here instruction manuals tasco believe it (bottom of page) 21.january.2015

is this it ? http://www.tasco.com/products/manuals/tasco_usb_digital_microscope_780200t_6lim_web.pdf 21.january.2015

It's available online in the Instruction Manuals section. After install, search for "BOP" in your programs. Link: http://www.tasco.com/pages/instruction-manuals/

I have a manual for the M1200ZFC I'm willing to sell if you're looking to buy - you can contact me at calebd2 (at) gmail (dot) com

buy a other one

Baking soda will nuetralize the chemicals, but will not clean the contacts sufficiently. You will have to use a fine grit emory cloth or knifeblade, or similar abrasive material, to scrape the compromised contacts, until you get to fresh, uncorroded metal underneath. This will usually restore the unit, and make it operational.
Also check that the switch is good for the light, since they can become oxidized also.
If you're good with a voltmeter, you can ohm out the wiring, or troubleshoot it to find the problem.
If it's a switch, it's usually a swivelling metal contact, so make sure it's clean and making a good connection.
Good luck, and hope this helps.

Contact Tasco they may be able to help:

9200 Cody Overland Park, KS 66214

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You will need to focus in on the slide. There should be 2 1" diameter knobs on either side of the stand, and just to the rear. Those knobs control the height of the stage (where you slide sits). Slowly raise or lower while looking into the eyepiece. At some point something should be see, if the microscope is working properly.

Sometimes it is easiest to start with the lowest magnification. On the outside of the objective (little lenses hanging down that can be rotated) there should be some numbers written on them (usually 4, 10, 40). Those numbers reference your magnification. If you multiply that number by the eyepiece (10) magnification, you will get your total magnification, so start out with your 4x. It will give you the largest field of view, so it is great for finding whatever it is that you are looking for on your slide. It is also the easiest one to get focused. The higher you go in magnification, the smaller the field of view, thereby the more difficult it is focus in on your sample.

Amazon has used ones for about $25. New they are not worth that much more. They are designed more as a toy, then a real microscope.

Microscope bulbs can be hard to find at a local hardware or electrical store in you area. The best, and cheapest solution is to go to http://www/bulbtronics.com. You will need to know the specification of the bulb in you are to buy online, but if not, their customer service folks are very good at helping you determine what those specifications are, and what bulb you will need to purchase.

Most of the Tasco microscopes that operated on batteries used AA batteries.

sometimes when a battery causes corrosion inside something, you can clean off the springs or contacts where the battery goes. if i can, when that stuff happens i use sandpaper or something like that to clean the contacts. you cant always get sandpaper where you need it though. just try to find something to like scrape stuff off if its on there

Have an electrician check the circuit. It is probably just a faulty contact, blown fuse or bad lightbulb.

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You will need to check the lamp and the wires, connectors etc to find the problem, it flickers? loose connection.

Try Ebay--may have to buy the micro aswell but it won't cost much,have you tried the Tasco website in case a free d'load is avail?-kind regards martin r