Stylus microscope

[Lordlidder]

Hi there, I found a useful gizmo on eBay..... A 60x currency inspection microscope. About £4 inc p&p. So handy for viewing stylus wear. Recommended. I guess most of you know of this I just thought it so useful!!!!

[karma67]

sweet,now can we have a link?

[walpurgis]

And a picture?

[CageyH]

I guess it is one of these? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/60X-LED-Light-Magnifier-Microscope-Currency-Detector-Jewelry-Loupe-Eyepiece-LA/381310211019?epid=1387605229&hash=item58c7dc13cb:g:EVYAAOSwyQtVjum6

£1.57 posted :eek:

[karma67]

ive got one of those,totally crap imo lol

[Lordlidder]

By the time I've learnt how to do that we may be too old to enjoy LPs!! Go on to eBay,ain't hard to find.Apologies for my technical ineptitude concerning pics and link......one day!:(

[Lordlidder]

I wish my eyesight was as good as Jamie's that I didn't need this to view o microscopic piece of diamond. What do you use may I enquire?

[karma67]

lol ,my eye sight isn't that good,i use a 25 x loupe,more for cartridge alignment,i always buy new or low hours cartridges so im not fussed about looking at the tip too much,if i do i use one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Microscope-Endoscope-500X-8-LED-2MP-Digital-Magnifier-Camera-Lift-Stand/142366069941?epid=1467702725&hash=item2125add4b5:g:Z0cAAOSww9xZBDTg

the beauty of the ones above is you can view it on your pc monitor and take photos,see here for pics,
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?48493-SRA-and-the-search-for-holy-grail-otherwise-known-as-92%B0!

the trouble with the one you bought is you have to get it so close to the tip to see anything your in danger of hitting the cantilever. just my opinion though.

[Primalsea]

I have one of these. https://www.harrisontelescopes.co.uk/acatalog/celestron-mini-handheld-digital-microscope.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiAp8fSBRCUARIsABPL6Ja0 K4T8xARp3d68LTk7Y7JBK7ir9h9Kdmlhta26cwIWg9vPhUjdx6 4aArIiEALw_wcB

Really handy for all sorts of things, including stylus inspection and examining surface mount components on circuit boards.

[Lordlidder]

Aye you gotta get close but I've a steady hand! Thanks for link ,that looks like a better tool.

[paulf-2007]

That's all very well if you know what to look for, any stylus I've looked at looks so rough I feel I wouldn't let it near my vinyl, and that includes new.

[Barry]

These devices only have a magnification of 20-30x, and are only useful to check how clean the stylus is. They are all pretty useless for examining for stylus wear - for that you really need stereo-microscope having a magnification of 200x.

However having said that, the cheap coin inspection device cited above is the best I have used to check for stylus cleanliness.

[topoxforddoc]

Playing around with a cheap £25 USB microscope from Amazon - using Photo Booth on a Mac Book Air

https://vgy.me/I1mZ69.jpg

NOS Ortofon M20 FL stylus - viewed end on at 200x (using optical and digital zoom)

https://vgy.me/UP4cyq.jpg

For reference, look here at the old Shure stylus microscope manual - you want to see two small highlight either side of a wide black gap at the tip (relatively speaking) - i.e. you don't want two large white spots almost merging in the middle

http://pubs.shure.com/view/guide/SEK-2/en-US.pdf

[killie99]

lol ,my eye sight isn't that good,i use a 25 x loupe,more for cartridge alignment,i always buy new or low hours cartridges so im not fussed about looking at the tip too much,if i do i use one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Microscope-Endoscope-500X-8-LED-2MP-Digital-Magnifier-Camera-Lift-Stand/142366069941?epid=1467702725&hash=item2125add4b5:g:Z0cAAOSww9xZBDTg

the beauty of the ones above is you can view it on your pc monitor and take photos,see here for pics,
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?48493-SRA-and-the-search-for-holy-grail-otherwise-known-as-92%B0!

the trouble with the one you bought is you have to get it so close to the tip to see anything your in danger of hitting the cantilever. just my opinion though.

Jamie, I bought one of these and not sure whether it's knackered or not. Where the hell does it save the pictures to when you click on the 'take a picture' button? I've found a folder called CoolingTech\CapPicture but there's nothing in it. Also, how does the zoom button work as it doesn't seem to do anything?