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I just remembered I bought a USB endoscope for my site investigation bag and never ended up using it. It is <span style="font-size: 10pt;color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MY95HFJ/">this one</a> at Amazon for $12 - there are newer/better ones out there I'm sure</span>. Anyway, it plugs into a phone or laptop - I just tried it on mine and, with an extra set ot helping hands, might be a cheap compromise over the video microscope. <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/8qy57doz9jslip4/WIN_20181211_11_40_51_Pro.jpg?dl=0"><span style="font-size: 10pt;color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">This (dropbox link)</span></a> is an image I took handheld. The module is already shrink wrapped, but that's the edge of the GPS board - and it was full screen on my 12" laptop so pretty easy to see. The scale in the "distance" is a 1/100" machinists scale, and its laying 1/2" beyond the GPS connections in the foregreound, so it has decent enough depth of field - certainly better than the head magnifier I have. <div><br></div><div class="mb_sig"><span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype">--</span><div><span style="font-family: Palatino Linotype">Jordan</span></div></div><blockquote class="history_container" type="cite" style="border-left-style:solid;border-width:1px; margin-top:20px; margin-left:0px;padding-left:10px;">
<p style="color: #AAAAAA; margin-top: 10px;">On 12/11/2018 10:57:59 AM, Weeks, Thomas <t.weeks@vt.edu> wrote:</p><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Yeah.. a bench magnifier lamp is barely adequate.. (not sure about the EggTimer component scale).. </p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Using the Harbor Freight headband can be a little awkward, but works really great for the up close stuff and is by far the cheapest way to do it:</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><a href="https://www.harborfreight.com/38896.html" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk538368" previewremoved="true">https://www.harborfreight.com/38896.html</a><br>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Especially if, like Jordan, you hack yours up with cool LED light bands:</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">But yeah.. I also have a "video microscope station" I've pieced together for around $100 using a solid metal USB microscope and a RaspberryPi + cheap hand-me-down dell Monitor:</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThomasW.Weeks/posts/10202794583826042" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk436874" previewremoved="true">https://www.facebook.com/ThomasW.Weeks/posts/10202794583826042</a></p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThomasW.Weeks/posts/10202794583826042" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true" id="LPlnk546260"></a>(medium, high and maz zoom levels):</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Though now days China MAKES a complete USB microscope WITH mini display for cheaper than what I can build mine:</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Digital-Video-Microscope-600X-4-3-3-6MP-LED-Magnifier-microscopio-for-Mobile-Phone-Maintenance-QC/32835634618.html" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk280005" style="font-size: 12pt" previewremoved="true">https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Digital-Video-Microscope-600X-4-3-3-6MP-LED-Magnifier-microscopio-for-Mobile-Phone-Maintenance-QC/32835634618.html</a><br>
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If I had it to do again.. I would probably just buy one of those.. they look pretty sweet (and are more portable than my luggable station).</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">But if you don't do much soldering like this.. then I recommend the Harbor Freight magnifier for $5 and a bright light source:</p>
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<span style="font-size: 13.3333px">I actually had more issues with the RF board. </span>I did mine with a magnifier headband - though mine has two added diopters, and the middle one was best for fine work. I think Tweeks recently got a digital microscope.
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<p style="color:#AAAAAA; margin-top:10px">On 12/11/2018 9:49:20 AM, Bob Schoner <bob.schoner@gmail.com> wrote:</p>
<div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">I tried to solder the GPS unit on the mini transmitter. Spent 2 hours with various magnification options but couldn’t get a single pad soldered though I was able to bridge several pads.
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I have lighted magnifier headband, table top, and specs but they were either not enough magnification or too much. What are you folks using/recommending for this?<br>
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<div>The poll will close on Saturday, December 15th so <span style="font-size: 10pt;color: rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://doodle.com/poll/mkmi8zsh668rzrzs" target="_blank" id="LPlnk765111" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true">CHOOSE NOW</a>. I will then </span>announce
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