What's wrong with a good diopter? I use something like this to do my soldering with....including through hole and SMD work...
https://smile.amazon.com/Brightech-LightView-Magnifying-Rectangular-Magnification/dp/B06XGZCMRD/ref=sr_1_28?dchild=1&keywords=LED+diopter&qid=1603324201&sr=8-28 On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 4:37 PM Aiden Fang <[email protected]> wrote: > Terry, > > I have two digital microscopes for electronics, so here is my 2 cents. > > For this type of work, you want to pay more attention to the "work > distance". Most of the cheap microscopes require lens-object distance to be > less than an inch, which makes it impossible for soldering. > > I've been using this one for years and am very happy with it. It's $238, a > bit over your budget tho. It was $300 when I got it. > You can not only do soldering under the scope, but you can also press > buttons to take photos/videos directly saved to a microSD card, all without > a computer. Super convenient. > > Andonstar 5 inch Screen 1080P Digital Microscope HDMI Microscope > > https://www.amazon.com/Andonstar-Digital-Microscope-Soldering-ADSM302/dp/B076XYRCYM > > My 2nd microscope is dedicated for SMD work, from AmScope. Almost a grand, > but worth every penny if you need it. > > > Hope this helps. > Aiden > > > Dr. Aiden Fang > www.Omnixie.com > Every desk deserves an Omnixie clock > > > On Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 4:20:09 PM UTC-7 Terry Bowman wrote: > >> Digital microscopes came up in the thread "Photoshot from a defective >> IN-4 Tube". >> >> I took a look on Amazon. When I got to the ones with hi-res video >> displays my jaw dropped. I had no idea that they existed. >> >> This is EXACTLY what I need for through-hole work. It brings SMT within >> reach but my hands are too unsteady and I really don't want to go down that >> road. >> >> In no particular order... >> >> My budget is ~$150 >> >> I don't need to interface with a computer or even save images to an SD >> card (although I could probably find a use for the latter feature) >> >> What would an appropriate magnification range be? I'd like to be able to >> see modest areas of a PC board (say a few DIPs across) down to reading the >> markings on SMT parts >> >> A screen resolution of HD (1920 x 1080) on 7" screen would be in the >> ballpark >> >> An actual work area (albeit small) rather than some slide clips >> >> >> That's all I can think of at the moment. Please pile on. >> >> >> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH >> "The Mac Doctor" >> >> https://www.astarcloseup.com/ >> >> “The book said something astonishing, a very big thought. >> It said that the stars were suns, only very far away. >> The Sun was a star, but close up.”—Carl Sagan, *Cosmos*, 1980 >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7e313bd5-85be-46d6-8050-7a746261244bn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/7e313bd5-85be-46d6-8050-7a746261244bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAOX%2BRHJ2FThV_L%2B4Z%2BSKo0uQnZBV4u191%3D-o%3DzN9owcH%2BCeBQA%40mail.gmail.com.
