Plugable USB 2.0 Digital Microscope with Flexible Arm Observation Stand Compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux (2MP, 250x Magnification)

It’s a Pluggable microscope. It’s really handy.

this one

If you are confident in your sharpening skills I'd suggest picking up a microscope so you can see what is going on with your apex. This is what I have and I have found it to be invaluable:

https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Microscope-Flexible-Observation-Magnification/dp/B00XNYXQHE

IMO anyone spending more than $100 in sharpening kit should have one of these.

Plugable USB 2.0 Digital... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share The one I an others here use.

here it is

Thanks, I just got it and was playing so I’m assuming as I get used to it it can probably do even better!

I found one after watching YouTube videos, wasn’t sure since it is under $40 but I think it is certainly worth it.

Let me know if you want to see pictures of something could tell if it will work for you.

Pluggable USB Microscope

Something like this may work well from the customer images it focuses really close and it has good reviews. It’s the same 2mp resolution as my camera too.

Plugable USB 2.0 Digital Microscope with Flexible Arm Observation Stand Compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux (2MP, 250x Magnification) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_7H5zFb264Q6M6

Plugable USB 2.0 Digital Microscope with Flexible Arm Observation Stand Compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux (2MP, 250x Magnification) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ZANdFbCJQGHK3

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE/ref=tsm_1_tp_tc

You could use this because it’s 40 dollars and great value for what you pay

Thanks! A quick buy from Amazon. Surprised me that it actually did a decent job lol.

If you do, remember that you don't need very much, and you don't need to let it eat away at the coin for very long. You should be able to see the date appear fairly quickly (in less than a minute). If you have the $ I'd also recommend getting a low-power microscope like this one. It makes finding subtle details much easier, especially things like mint marks on the buffalos.

Honestly they’re cheap enough to say just get it as soon as you can that’s the specific one he has so you don’t need to search, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ElR4Eb01FZFQR

this one!, it was a ‘first grow gift’! Very cool!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_wFVFEb5R1FQ5M

Hi,

Have mentioned this product twice before.

Personally, I love the plugable USB 2.0 Digital...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

But don't take my word for it. Read the reviews on there. 👍

Giving a huge plug to plugable! Amazing quality, all my research paid off, just sharing a great product!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fab_JM6BFbD4TNNK4

This is the one that my wife and I use. He'll need a computer/laptop but it works great!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_kAwXFb163M6TD?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I've been looking at this one because it can plug into a computer. The reviews seem pretty good on it. Honestly I'm not entirely sure if I'm going to keep growing so I'm not spending too much money on it right now.

This one

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_A8tqFbDR5MCCQ

As recommended by many people in this sub :)

Magnification- depends on your eyesight and how ocd you want to be. I think 30x is more than enough, and you can see a lot with just 10x.

You can use a loupe, but don't buy the 10.99$ ones on Amazon (like jarlink). I did and it came pre-scratched and fell apart after three uses. Turns out it was just plastic lenses pressed into a plastic body. Think of something closer to the bausch & lomb quality.

If you're willing to sit next to a laptop, there are quite a few usb options with variable zoom. This one looks solid.

This what I use and have also purchased for friends I highly recommend it https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apap_ZvVUuFNzIQLKv

I just saw this on Amazon yesterday, sounds like what you're looking for.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE/

This one here is a really good one. Hope that helps.

I prefer to use a handheld jewelers loupe when checking trichomes, like the one I suggested, in general. When the plant is close to harvest, to check for pests, deficiencies, etc..

However, my girlfriend did buy me an electric microscope that’s good for taking pics / checking the trichomes of already harvested / cured nugs, or some rosin, or anything really ..

Plugable USB 2.0 Digital Microscope with Flexible Arm Observation Stand Compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux (2MP, 250x Magnification) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_ZtvuEb8FX7DC4

It can connect to android, windows or Mac OS. I was super skeptical - but it’s freaking great! Here is the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_EI83EbRFDBAP3

Plugable USB 2.0 Digital Microscope with Flexible Arm Observation Stand Compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux (2MP, 250x Magnification) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_fuxSEbA9ST2E1

There's some decently cheap USB microscopes out there that can get you something with some good magification, albeit with not nearly as clear image quality. Here's the one that I picked up a year or two ago that does a somewhat decent job.

I'd love to hear your macro lens setup though. I've been struggling trying to decide whether to jump into getting a macro lens and have this concern that it'll be a lot of money for something that can't get the job done.

I went through this recently (why I found this post) and the only "Test" that worked was the "green dot" magnification test. I purchased a digital microscope on amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Microscope-Flexible-Observation-Magnification/dp/B00XNYXQHE

and now I just zoom in on the green dot on the back of the cards and if there is a bunch of red specks inside the green dot, its fake. If there are just 6 red dots shaped in a L pattern, its real

All the other tests failed me repeatedly

https://www.detecting-the-fakes.com/checking-details/green-dot-check/

https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Microscope-Flexible-Observation-Magnification/dp/B00XNYXQHE

A little over, but every coin hunter i know uses this, its awesome, free program online, take pictures/videos, super clear etc

I use this 30x/60x loupe. I've tried using both a USB microscopes and a "pocket microscope" but found both really hard to focus on a live plant without moving it from the spot I was trying to check. With the loupe, the wider 30x view sometimes good enough, and when not it helps to find places to check with the narrower 60x.

You can get started anytime you want, say if you were stuck at home due to an extended quarantine.

Free PCB software is pretty easy to find. I primarily use DesignSpark, but Eagle is definitely the most commonly used free PCB layout tool.

You can get PCBs made pretty cheaply from a bunch of places. I've used barebonespcb and purplepcb/oshpark.

For surface mount assembly, you actually don't need that much. You're going to want solder paste, a skillet, a soldering iron with a tiny tip (I have a few decent wellers, but there are lots of things on amazon. Get one with a temperature control), tweezers like these, a cheap digital microscope, and I'd get some lead free normal solder (small diameter). I usually apply the solder paste with a needle or paper clip, place the components with the tweezers, then put my boards on a folded up piece of tinfoil and set it in the skillet until the solder flows.

That jank-ass setup is good enough to do down to at least 0402 surface mount components (1mm by 0.5mm), even 0201 with some practice. That is enough to build pretty much anything you'd need to for personal projects. You would need to have boards made by someone if you wanted to use BGA or similar package components (they're a pain in the ass, but they're small).

Sure.

Simple digital oscilloscope

USB microscope

Hot air rework station

Tips for my particular solder iron

Solder paste

One of the resistors

I did a lot of Google-Fu to find schematics and boardview files. Repair forums are your friend. BadCaps.net Rossmann Group Forums

I do have a technical background. Mathematics and physics degrees, 15 years as an auto mechanic, heavy chemistry knowledge. Because of that, I glanced through Louis’s primer on board repair. I did not get much out of it myself, but it very well put together and made very easy for anyone to learn this. Most definitely recommend it. Here is a direct link to his primer.