--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Alan King <alan@n...> wrote:
> mikezcnc wrote:
> > Has anybody used a camera for PCB drilling, soldering and
inspection?
> > I heard about that microsoft gizzmo but fro what I read it did
not
> > provide enough viewing area. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Mike
>
> Just get the cheap Ezonics USB webcam that was free after
rebates all
> the time. May have to get it on Ebay now, not sure if it's still
made.
> Break the stop for focusing and you can easily inspect PCBs etc.
> Thought about it for drilling, but it's really hardly worth the
effort.
> Design your boards well, bring the vias out a bit from the chips,
and
> you really shouldn't have much of anything that's beyond a even a
crude
> CNC's capabilities. I do small stuff yet still haven't seen any
real
> useful NEED for super accuracy for the drilling.
>
> Alan
I use a large high magnification magnyfing glass. It has a circular
floursecent light in it and a second, higher magnyfing lense for
tighter work.
the Intel QX3 microscope
http://store.yahoo.com/compuvisor/digbluqx3usb.htmlSeems like a great deal if the problem is seeing things that small.
My SONY digital camera is really bad at macros's and I have not
figured out if it can be used as a web cam.
Dave