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Optical Micrometer
Surface Measurement
Handheld, portable instrument measures
a range of surface damage.
The optical micrometer will measure and evaluate the width
or depth of scratches, cracks, pits, corrosion, dents and other
blemishes in a variety of materials. In addition, it can be used
to quantify the height of spurs and other small protrusions.
For transparent materials, this instrument is useful for measuring
thickness, depth of crazing, depth of fractures, and width of
embedded voids.
Simple design provides accurate results.
An easy-to read Vernier Scale is standard on all optical depth
micrometers and is calibrated in thousandths, ten thousandths
and hundred thousandths. To take a reading, the operator rotates
the micrometer thimble until the primary surface of the area comes
into sharp focus. Subsequent readings at varying depths of focus
are made in the same fashion. Depending on model, the optical
micrometer is accurate to ±0.0002”.
Adapts to convex, concave and compound contours.
With a rugged housing, this instrument is ideal for field
applications. Using one of the interchangeable bases,
practically any surface could be measured - windshields,
airframes, fuselage skin, propeller blades, rotor blades,
turbine blades, plus many more.
*Shown: Optical Micrometer Kit (Model 966A1) –
Includes 5x and 10x interchangeable optics, 20x
eyepiece cell, reticle eyepiece cell; five additional
bases, micrometer light, adjustable light
bracket and case.