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Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
edited 2011-11-01 22:41 in General Discussion
Picked up an Intel Q3 Microscope (Thanks to Bryan) on the cheap..

This should be perfect for finding trace issues and soldered connections that didn't make the cut.

Once you install the drivers and the silly kids software, the unit can be used in any paint program which accepts TWAIN input.

These things are reasonably cheap on Ebay. (See Attached)

OBC


Intel Q3 Microscope.JPG
Intel Q3 Microscope.JPG
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Comments

  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2011-10-30 20:34
    I think I must have one of those!

    -Phil
  • prof_brainoprof_braino Posts: 4,313
    edited 2011-11-01 05:53
    did you have any trouble with installing the software? As I recall, it was happiest with something like W95 and would nt install on WXP.
  • JLockeJLocke Posts: 354
    edited 2011-11-01 22:41
    I bought one of these a few years ago and had trouble getting it to work with the microscope light on. Once I plugged the USB into a powered hub I had no trouble with it.
    The wafer probers I used to work on floated the linear motor on air, and sometimes you would have to change the air orifices to get a proper 'float'. The old orifice would go into a small bin, because I had no way of knowing the size (they had holes varying from 1-12 mils in the center). I used the microscope to capture images of known sizes and then went through my discards and was able to properly identify them by visual comparison. Haven't used it a lot lately, though.
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