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Mobi Jr. Cordless, Rechargeable The Mobi Jr. has been discontinued by its manufacturer. School quantity discounts AVAILABLE Includes: The Mobi Jr. Microscope Recharger 4x, 100x, 400x Magnification Nylon Dust Cover

40x /100x /400x Glass Optics, Portable, 50+ Hours on a Charge, Alloy Body

Frustrated with the $100 plastic "microscopes" offered by the toy and department stores?

What if, for about the same price, you could have a portable microscope with an alloy body, optical glass lenses, magnification through 400x, with a bright built-in NiMH rechargeable lighting system that can run as much as FIFTY HOURS on a recharge? You've just heard about our mobile microscope for kids, the "Mobi Jr".  

The Mobi Jr. brings a new level of design and quality to reasonably priced microscopes for science minded children and their parents.

Great optics, sturdy alloy frame, bright cordless lighting, and portability make the Mobi Jr. stand head and shoulders above similarly priced microscopes.

Imagine carrying this portable scope out to the creek, pond, or lake, and having a look right there!

Features:

Metal Alloy frame

Optical Glass Objectives

• 4x
• 10x
• 40x

10x Eyepiece with pointer

• Total magnification is determined by magnifying eyepiece (10x) times the objective power (4x, 10x, or 40x)

Cordless light system, powered by four AA rechargeable NiMH batteries (included and installed), which will last 50+ hours on a recharge.  On average, NiMH batteries can be recharged 500 times or more, and are readily available worldwide.  Detachable recharger (included) plugs into 110v AC. Microscope can also be run on AC current with the recharger.

Hi Intensity LED light source produces absolutely no heat, preserving live specimens during viewing.

Head rotates 360 degrees, pemitting viewing from any position around the microscope.

Disk Diaphragm (6-position)

Fixed glass condenser

Spring stage clips

Nylon dust cover

Size: 12" tall, 6.75" x 4.75" base, 3.5 pounds

One Year Manufacturers Warranty

Microscope Slide Options

The Mobi Jr. is for viewing microscopic things (like pond protozoa, etc.) and use glass slides. GreatScopes has ready-made, prepared slides available, and also offers blank slide kits for preparing your own.  These kits are offered at a discount price with your microscope purchase.

Free with Slide kit purchase! Online access to "25 Simple Slides in a Snap":

Want to hit the ground running with your new microscope? Buy one of the slide kits featured above and you'll be viewing microscopic specimens that YOU COLLECT in just minutes!

• Print these twenty-five labels on plain paper, glue them to the slides, and start collecting the samples - ALL of them easily found around the house. (You may want the Super Slide Kit to insure you have enough slides.)

• Bonus: fifteen more slide labels for specimens that are a little harder to collect - but we tell you how to find them.  You'll make 40 slides in all!

• Purchase a blank slide kit with your Mobi Jr. Microscope and we'll give you access to this online resource FREE!

Looking for a corded scope with more features?  Check out our Student Series Microscopes.

If you wish to order by toll-free fax or by mail, go ahead and use the shopping cart system. An option will be given to print your total order for faxing or mailing.

Phone Ordering

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• Purchase orders over $500 can be faxed to us at (800) 556-8270 for approval. Please prepay for purchases of $500 or less.

• We ship by UPS Ground. Shipping time estimates (subject to availability).

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• Quantity Pricing is available.