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 can you use a h&A scope like an idealscope?
P:  4/21/2004 9:27:26 PM  
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 		Can you use a H&A scope to measure the light return of a diamond, in the same way you would use an idealscope?

Would this work for all diamond cuts?

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Posted:  4/21/2004 9:27:26 PM

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P: 4/21/2004 10:14:35 PM
flubber
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 		I would doubt it, why would there be two different devices if they served the same purpose?

Posted:  4/21/2004 10:14:35 PM
P: 4/21/2004 11:34:29 PM
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 		Sibelius claims that he can surmise a lot about light return with just an H&A viewer.

I've never been able to get him to divulge his secrets though.

Posted:  4/21/2004 11:34:29 PM
P: 4/21/2004 11:40:18 PM
valeria101
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I would think so... but the reading should be different, with no 'black' showing in the H&A viewer. The number of colors showing through this instruments varies with the design: it's matter of choice between two, three or five, at the moment.

Ana "The greatest experts are only as good as the sum total of what they have seen." [Souren Melikian]
Posted:  4/21/2004 11:40:18 PM
P: 4/22/2004 12:58:58 AM
niceice
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 		Neither one "measures" light return... The Gems Fantasy Scope is designed to diffuse light using a piece of colored clear filiment to determine whether a diamond exhibits a specific pattern of Hearts & Arrows. The Ideal Scope is designed to determine whether a diamond is "leaking" light - something that was being discussed a few weeks ago on the thread LIght Leakage and Light Return pretty in-depth so there is no need to repeat it all here, check it out...

Todd L. Gray, President
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Posted:  4/22/2004 12:58:58 AM

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