Electronics Forum | Sun Feb 10 20:27:50 EST 2008 | jmelson
As long as it doesn't have a thermal pad soldered under the package, it shouldn't be a big problem. Small, pointed iron, stereo zoom microscope if you can find one, or a head-mounted magnifier. Lots of light. Rest the heel of your hand on the boar
Electronics Forum | Mon Jan 14 17:15:24 EST 2008 | jmelson
$200 is iffy, even for a used, reconditioned unit. I got an aged Olympus for about that some years ago, but had to make my own stand. There is a Chinese-made stereo microscope (no zoom) that is absolutely worthless for inspection, because the "thro
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 29 14:46:16 EDT 2007 | jmelson
Oh, I should have been more specific on microscopes. I have a Bausch & Lomb StereoZoom 5 and an old Olympus. They both work pretty well. I think the Olympus has a little better depth of field, but the B&L has better contrast. (Maybe the Olympus j
Electronics Forum | Thu Dec 07 21:06:20 EST 2006 | davef
You can put Mantis ISIS Microscope Eyepieces on most microscopes. Why not: * Buy good used microscope * Add Mantis ISIS eyepiece Alpha stereo microscopes are good, but there's plenty of good stereo microscopes out there [eg, Nikon, Olympus, Bausch
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 21 07:51:23 EST 2020 | griinder
I'm looking to gather some opinions. The C.M. I work for has always used the 3D Stereo Binocular Microscopes. There is a big push towards LCD Camera scopes, that is meeting a lot of resistance from the Solderers and QA. What is the consensus out ther
Electronics Forum | Sat Jan 12 23:01:11 EST 2008 | operator
Does anyone have a good source for inspection microscopes? I want something with a lot of zoom. I want to be able to zoom in on one 0603 resitor joint. I am not sure what the magnification on that would be. Anyway that would be what I would want, but
Electronics Forum | Thu Mar 22 12:52:58 EDT 2007 | JD
Hi all, just wondering what everyone is using for production microscopes. Our operators are not in love with the standard eyepiece microscopes. We have an old Vision Engineer stereo dynascope that everyone loves but cant find anymore. The new Mantis
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 26 11:31:42 EST 2020 | philc
I use a stereo microscope (Mantis) and find it way better for soldering/rework than a camera system, which we also have here. The camera system does NOT give you the same 3D-type of image that the Mantis does, BUT, there are times when you are inspec
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 22 12:11:31 EDT 2023 | wippsen
Hi there, if there is insufficient Volume you may optimize the design of your stencil. Its not the goal to decrease the tolerances. Take the PCB and take a look at the printing Shapes with microscope or use the zoom in 3D Function. If there is too l
Electronics Forum | Tue Jan 15 09:20:26 EST 2008 | rgduval
I just got a scope off of Ebay from Precision World. There have been some kinks, but, overall, it was a good experience. The scope I picked up actually zoomed a little too much for our needs (I need to use it for assembly, as well as inspection).
