Homebrew_PCBs

--- 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.html
Seems 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