Joyalens JL249MS Digital microscope - will it let me micro solder?
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- I've done a few things to try and improve the view with my soldering. I've used magnifying lenses, that are good, but many people suggested a microscope for really close-up work, so I've got a chance to give this one a go. Aside from micro-soldering, the 3 different lenses make this a good sciencey scope with the ability to look at slides, and for collectors who need to inspect things close up
If you want to check this scope out in more detail, it's available for sale on Amazon:
US Store: www.amazon.com/dp/B09WYLNK8Z
UK Store: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09XQ4S3ML
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0:00 Introduction
0:57 Unboxing
3:54 Going over the assembled Microscope
6:53 Looking at electronics with lens L
11:02 Looking at coins and stamps with lens A
14:36 Looking at slides with lens D
20:59 Config options and monitor buttons
24:42 Trying out micro-soldering!
33:16 Using the HDMI output
33:44 Using the wifi connection with a smartphone
35:11 Conclusions
Interesting video Wayne....🤔😳😏😀🇬🇧
I work in electronics, so I get all the good toys to play with, that someone else has paid for! I find these digital microscopes to be awesome inspection tools, absolutely perfect for education, but not ideal to actually work under. For actual soldering I find a binocular microscope to be easier to use, since it gives depth perception and allows more awareness of the height of your iron above the workpiece.
If you're going to be working on surface mount electronics, a flux pen (rosin flux for preference, but make sure you have fume extraction) is really helpful to get the solder flowing better, and will help pads separate naturally and is pretty much required for unleaded solder, if you're forced to use the accursed stuff. For soldering ICs, it could be worth looking up flow soldering techniques, using a hoof tip on your iron. You may actually be going too small with that iron! The capacitors you were working on look like 0603 size components, maybe 0402, and I would be working on those with a 1.5mm hoof tip and I've always found pointy tips to be next to useless, the heat is never in the right place. I do almost everything with a 1.5mm hoof tip! The extra heat in the tip and the width of the tip allow you to quickly dart from one side to the other of the component and lift it off. Anything more complex than that, and you'll want to look at thermal tweezers or hot air. To desolder electronics, you may find desoldering braid better than a solder sucker.
Yes - I was woefully unprepared for doing this :D I did hear that people in the know use a binocular type scope - so I was expecting the worst, but was pleased I could perceive where I was in the space. I guess this was the benefit of using a flat board to work with, and being able to judge depth a little with the depth of field. I don't really intend (or want) to work with tiny IC's but I appreciate the tips. I was sure I had some desoldering braid about, but lost it on the day :)
Thanks for the review Wayne, very pragmatic. It's funny, I have the exact same USB microscope which was not as useful as expect. I've resorted to using my phone set to video mode so can have light and zoom to solder when propped up. Far from ideal as screen is horizontal to work surface. Like the full featured digital microscope shown here. Think it will make thinks easier, and greatly reduce frustration.
I managed to use that USB microscope once to inspect something, but it's so counter-intuitive about which way to move something. It was more by luck than I could actually see what I wanted!
Awesome review, Wayne! 😃
I'd love to find one of those which you'd have the option to not zoom in so much... Because I would never work with SMD components, but it would be really useful to record your work. You know?
Something that could look closer at a flight controller to help you solder it, but not that much.
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
And happy holidays!
I know what you mean, it's a really nice picture you get. I would guess you could build a simple overhead filming rig with a regular camera and some lights. I keep meaning to do it for filming straight down, but never have got around to it
Excellent review. This microscope is a considerable improvement to the 7' screen. It offers a better light source and the frame is actually solid and stable. My unit looks like metal frame but its a shaky and very unstable .
I didn't know you had one Bob. Do you use it much?
There was a movie? Can't recall title? Getting old. Was world of robots some took off to be Free.. main character had to hunt down. Anyways was Chinese guy in it.. had micro scope to work on a robot Snake.. every scale on Snake had circuitry on them.. this reminds me of that scene.. except British guy not Chinese,😂😂 cool tool! Micro soldering is a hassle at the least. Lol learning so much from just wanting to fly and hit gaps! 😅 merry Christmas and God bless... Hopefully I remember name of movie would like to rewatch....😅
Bladerunner
@@ZeroFPV ya thank you!! Tip of tongue. Hate that!! Your the Man! Mall whoop time! Lol have a Great Xmas love your vids!!
I've watched Bladerunner lots of times, but I was way off from your description :D I do hate it when you forget a title and you just can't bring it back - trying to describe it and getting blank looks from people.
@@CurryKitten lol thanks brother.. we are human.. thanks for all your useful videos 💪💪👊👊 one of the Best. Merry Xmas and God bless
You need a ton of flux for micro soldering. A heat gun would help, too. EDIT: Oh, you used some flux near the end. You should have been using it also when you were trying to remove the capacitor.
Flux is the word... .. 😇😊
Yep - I'd got some flux, but I'm mainly soldering wires together or working with fairly large pads, so I never checked it out properly. I'm a convert now!
Ive got the usual adonstar 7 inch microscope which is quite usefull and good enough for soldering while also been a lot cheaper, I think i had paid 80€ in spring shipped from czech, which is lless than half the price of this one at 199GBP , but mine is without the 3 lenses but has hdmi output.
At the end it helps a lot to work on smd soldering and hot air soldering.
And I also think a cheaper one is the better one to upgrade in 5 or 8 years for a then better one or one that will be using my tablet screen and does not need such screen. I hat the amount of screens which could all use my phones screen. Therefore I got an oscilloscope USB box from loto connected to my android phone or tablet with the highest resolution and oled screens while use the lorren software solution which is the greatest oscilloscope combo for less than 100 GBP.
Therefore I like the microscope but would rather see a screenless device using my phone or tablet screen and saving the money for a crappy display cause we all know that those are the cheapest they could get.
So I like my miscroscope, but I also do not like its display.
Good idea, having a more barebones setup which you could just stick in a tablet. I know you can do it with the very basic USB scopes (like the one I showed) But I haven't seen anything (yet) that looks more like this device.
So sad I can't find it on another site than Amazon which I boycott.
get some flux! ^^
I got some by the end!
@@CurryKitten yes I saw that. btw. those tiny smd can be removed by heating both ends at once from the side (drop of solder on the tip. and flux of course)
Great and interesting review... Would love one of these but fear that it wouldn't be used enough to warrant the cost....if funding for this was readily available and burning a hole in my pocket.. i would order one now.. if i had a use for it on a weekly basis i would... as it does seem good value for money with the results shown here.
So for now i will stick with my Brail version.
Certainly not a cheap item - and I don't think it's a daily use thing for me. But I might even end up doing regular flight controllers with it as the view and the way I can hold my iron makes things very easy