摘要 |
An apparatus and method for creating an aligned subassembly of optically critical components of a temperature compensated, hand-held refractometer prior to installing the subassembly in a refractometer housing is disclosed. The preferred embodiment is a plastic subassembly frame with a critical angle prism reference surface, a temperature responsive member fulcrum, a compensating prism mount, an objective lens mount, and a reticle mount.
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