Gadget Freak Case #135: Magnify Your Workbench
Design News Staff -- Design News, February 1, 2009
William Grill needed a better view of his worktable for prototyping. He was using a three-times lighted lens mounted on his workbench, but it wasnât enough for working on small gadgets. So he created a gadget for gadget prototyping â a monitor that can display his work at 12-times scale on his PC. The gadget begins with an inexpensive color security camera and lens. âItâs amazing what detail you can see when you view your solder surface mounted parts at 7-, 10- or even 15-times,â he says.
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Part Description |
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Green LED |
782-0045 |
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5 |
White LED |
505-0011 |
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1.5K 1/16W x 1/8 WCarbon Resistors |
296-6216 |
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1K Pot (Single Turn Pot) |
753-2260 |
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1 |
1N4148 |
263-1538 |
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2N3906 PNP Transistor |
588-8252 |
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10 1/4W metal Film resistors |
296-6300 |
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`0.1sq Perf board/as needed |
977-0088 |
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CopperClad pads 1 or both sides |
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3 |
Misc. external lenses
(round 1 to 2" lenses |
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PC67XC-2 Color camera /w 2-12 mm C mount lens |
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Vivitar 50X/100X telescope hardware, described in text |
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30 gauge wire, 22 -26 gauge stranded wire as needed |
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Can build instructions be generated in PDF format?
Thanks
William H Roberts - 2009-17-3 10:04:50 EDT -
Author can be reached at: contact@riverheadsystems.com
William Grill - 2009-24-2 20:08:32 EST -
Helo,
Simple solution is electronic usb microscope camera with regulating focus for $30-40 on Ebay. I use it myself and I am happy with it.
Ludmil Katzarov - 2009-23-2 22:38:33 EST -
Camera no longer available. Expect to pay more than 2x his price from Supercircuits.com
Noor Khalsa - 2009-23-2 19:44:35 EST -
Cannot download Build Instructions.
Mark Goodman - 2009-23-2 16:20:43 EST
