Andonstar AD407 Pro HDMI UHD Digital Microscope Review SMD Soldering test & compare to my Trinocular

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Andonstar sent me one of their AD407 Pro UHD Digital Microscopes and invited me to make a honest review video. The microscope has a built in 7" screen, can capture images or record video to a SD card and output 1080p at 60fps to a monitor or TV. In this video I take a look at the microscope and use it to do some actual SMD soldering, I normally use a Trinocular Optical microscope so how does it compare?
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Пікірлер: 73

@Jedda73 Жыл бұрын

Im so glad you did a review of this microscope. Ive been considering it for a couple of years now, but Ive never seen any decent video's on its use for electronics. Thanks!

@LearnElectronicsRepair Жыл бұрын

Your Welcome

@Xorat Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed that review, i use a Adonstar for over 2 Years now and i am really happy with it! I built my own stand for it, becuase the original wouldnt fit big Mainboards, and also added LED ring to the Microscope. Also its hooked up to a TV, because my early Version that i am using had a tini tiny screen. But i cant belive how much the prices went up, i bought mine for 100$ including shipping to germany.

@dondywondy Жыл бұрын

I have a very similar appearing microscope and you can tilt the upright post away from you so that you can have unobstructed access to your work for soldering etc. I did note that the hinge at the bottom was rather stiff and I had to use a bit or force to tilt it back but it was very useful to do that. Thanks again for your work making, editing and posting these videos; I very much enjoy them!

@Jedda73 Жыл бұрын

I purchased this microscope based on this video, and can confirm it is as good as presented here. I plugged it into a 65" screen and it is every bit as sharp as it is on the small screen. I got this microscope as it is a lot smaller on the bench than a full sized optical microscope, so suits my needs at the moment.

@frankbaron1608 Жыл бұрын

i just loved watching you wrestle that capacitor with your chunky soldering tip :)

@uqox Жыл бұрын

Novice watchmaker here. Thank you for this video. I will save up to try the version I found on Amazon with an even higher focus point that allows for even more room for my watchmaking tools. While not currently in my budget, I can save toward buying one. The other options I've seen require more room and money than I have. Thanks again!

@barrymerridan5891 Жыл бұрын

I have the same one but with a larger screen, you can put it much higher by using the end piece if the microscope, giving you much more room to work. I can’t fault it and use a Cartier bag over it to avoid dust. Before you buy one keep a check on prices, as they go up and down very quick.

@seeithappen1 Жыл бұрын

I must say that Andonstar has a real good magnification with still a clear picture. I am sure Andy Handy from the mobile phone repair close to you would want one.

@orion310591RS Жыл бұрын

27:19 - Those microscopes have strong Led lights, which are not diffused, therefore provide strong glares. Once you use diffused anti-glare light, even more details will be visible.

@andymouse Жыл бұрын

Great review...cheers.

@Dutch_off_grid_homesteading Жыл бұрын

Heya yes the piture is very clear and the zoom is olso great but I like to see more dept like the optical microscoop gives

@sccscc5914 Жыл бұрын

Many Thanks

@mrBDeye Жыл бұрын

I have this same microscope. The picture quality and color is very good.

@tommorgan7043 Жыл бұрын

I have mine mounted to a monitor boom and using a Barlow lens. Very nice setup for the price. No limitation on the size of board you can look at.

@LearnElectronicsRepair Жыл бұрын

I did try it 1m above my bench alongside my overhead video camera and it worked really well and gave great magnification even at that ditance - I think I may mount it there as an aid to recording YT videos. I will be keeping my Trinocular Amscope clone though 😉😉

@drakydawkins1098 Жыл бұрын

@@LearnElectronicsRepair hey bro i have gpu i would like to send to u for repair. the issue with it is, whenever i tried to install driver the card would crash an sometimes it don't post at all... please respond thank

@LearnElectronicsRepair Жыл бұрын

@@drakydawkins1098 email me electronicanaria@outlook.com

@R.AudioElectronics Жыл бұрын

Question is the Barlow lens a standard size and does that provide a larger viewing area?

@drakydawkins1098 Жыл бұрын

@@LearnElectronicsRepair ok thanks for responding i sent u an email..

@elitecol69 Жыл бұрын

You can also clamp it down the bottom edge under the focus ring, this is best for soldering as you have more adjustment and the scopes not in the way as much

@LearnElectronicsRepair Жыл бұрын

I did get it at 14.5 inches working distance clamped as I did it, which is better than my optical microscope 6 inches - but your suggestion would give a little less magnification which would be good. I also tried it 1m above my bench alongside my YT recording camera - it works very well there too

@drakydawkins1098 Жыл бұрын

@Dutch-linux Жыл бұрын

as stated before you can get different stands for it

@ioannisbalouktsis962 Жыл бұрын

I think the axis of the microscope can be tilted if it is unsrewed a bit with plier, so you have a better range for optical field to ATX boards

@LearnElectronicsRepair Жыл бұрын

Yeah I read that afterwards. Its also fairly simple to mount it above the bench, I just wanted to point out it is not a major problem to do something like that but you do have to do a little work to implement it.

@drakydawkins1098 Жыл бұрын

@R.AudioElectronics Жыл бұрын

Just wondering if you measured the field of view(like a whole micro processor chip)from maximum distance?

@Jeff-KN6UDG Жыл бұрын

Doesn’t the post swivel backward to change the angle of the scope?

@rotanal9563 Жыл бұрын

I have bought the AD407 in February. From its specifications in the manual, the model you tested (AD407 Pro) seems to be identical to mine EXCEPT for the length of the shaft (12.5 instead 7 in) and the size of the base. Since with the old holder it was almost impossible to work and solder, I (among other users) have repeatedly asked Andonstar to provide the anyway excellent microscope with a longer support shaft, and their engineers eventually agreed, releasing the Pro version . Hopefully they will sell, on request the owners of AD407 "vanilla" with the new stand system.

@blobby750 9 ай бұрын

For viewing the centre of an ATX mainboard can you not extend the boom arm by way of the lock screw on top at 5:54?

@tomharp9325 Жыл бұрын

Hi Did you extend the arm towards you to get better depth on the mother board ?

@LearnElectronicsRepair Жыл бұрын

No actually I didn't try that - it does tilt so you can do that

@weerobot Жыл бұрын

Cool . interesting

@marcellipovsky8222 Жыл бұрын

Hi guys, I posted a DYI Mod/hack of the AD407 on the LER Discord. It is possible to mount it on a LCD monitor arm and have a much larger working area. (even for a desktop board)

@ElectronPcRepair Жыл бұрын

I wish you make DIY on a microscope . any possibility? Thanks

@ElectronPcRepair Жыл бұрын

Why not a high pixel digital Sony camera can I hack it to become a microscope for electronics repair purposes?

@jasonbevan6275 Жыл бұрын

Hi Richard, isn't that a boom arm so that you can bring the whole microscope forward? Clearly visible at 14:04

@LearnElectronicsRepair Жыл бұрын

Yeah you can tilt it but I would suggest a modified mount to use with large PCB such as ATX

@ralphj4012 Жыл бұрын

Impressive, seems to beat my vintage dynascope. The bracket looks odd, the lens seems too far forward compared with the site photos, I see some have cantilevered rear arms. Can you zoom using the buttons on the LCD? Dare I say it, use blu tak to secure small PCBs.

@LearnElectronicsRepair Жыл бұрын

This is the larger 'Pro' stand - you can tilt the angle of the supporting pole too.

@drakydawkins1098 Жыл бұрын

@LearnElectronicsRepair Жыл бұрын

@Mr Guru Nahh I wouldn't do that - I may charge him extra though 😉

@ricardoferreira2811 Жыл бұрын

Will this microscope work in 3 or 4 years? Perhaps. For sure my simple analogue Amscope Se400-z for 160€ (including shipping) will.

@bravefastrabbit770 Жыл бұрын

As an occasional lurker and not someone who does repairs. I can't shake off what he said about depth perception and binocular microscopes in his GPU repair video compared to these USB microscopes. I bet it feels way more natural with the one you have?

@maks886 Жыл бұрын

40:45 doesn't the tapping actually move the pcb more than the microscope itself?

@LearnElectronicsRepair Жыл бұрын

Quite possibly

@drakydawkins1098 Жыл бұрын

hey bro i have gpu i would like to send to u for repair. the issue with it is, whenever i tried to install driver the card would crash an sometimes it don't post at all... please respond thank

@Kopter6 Жыл бұрын

In an engineering environment I would use it on a pcb coming in from a vendor/contractor if I noticed a problem on the board. I would use it make a photo of the problem area, save the photo then in a graphics program highlight the area and add required text i.e. what's wrong, rev of pcb, date etc. That photo would be sent to QC mgr. from there it would go to the contractor to be aware of the problem. I personally would not use this product to do any soldering instead I would use a quality Luxo magnifying lamp.

@LearnElectronicsRepair Жыл бұрын

Everyone has there own preferred way of working. For soldering I will continue to use my optical microscope (Amscope clone) as it has stereoscopic vision for full depth perception, but I was pleasantly surprised by how well I could solder with the AD407. I think I was very fair in the summing up - both have their advantages and disadvantages and it is a pleasure to be able to use both microscopes and give (I believe) a very honest opinion on them 🙂

@drakydawkins1098 Жыл бұрын

@RickL_was_here Жыл бұрын

I finally ended up buying something similar. Mine doesn't have the built in display but I'm connecting it to a TV or monitor anyway. It was a difficult choice with all the options on Amazon but I spent a lot of time reading the reviews and hope that I made the correct choice. I can't afford something like this but if I can start making money on repairs, this might be on the work surface down the road.

@ChriFux Жыл бұрын

good luck with the repairs 👍

@unintendedperson Жыл бұрын

I wanna buy that kind of thing before. But still havent decide, cause i broke. Lol

@aboujad5916 Жыл бұрын

They became two😂

@danw.4775 Жыл бұрын

"Or it escaped, YEAH!"

@Ni5ei Жыл бұрын

Nice, but if you just need a microscope for soldering and no need for recording video you're way better off with an optical stereo microscope. You lose all perception of depth on a flat screen and that's more important than a lot of people might think.

@myoutuber77 Жыл бұрын

One variable which makes depth perception possible is lighting. You can compensate a lot for not having an optical micro by positioning your light sources appropriately. This requires some practice, but it is not any hard to achieve practical depth perception on the monitor.

@thehighwayman78 Жыл бұрын

"BEE IN MY BONNET"😅

@juliusvalentinas Жыл бұрын

Buy document camera for half the price and have 12MP instead of 4MP. for 300Eur 4MP is very very very very bad in 2022.

@frankbaron1608 Жыл бұрын

they're 200+ quid and you got one for free? someone has friends in high places.

@WhoAmEye_WhoAreEwe Жыл бұрын

That's some hairy fingers :)

@brianselectronixservices2155 Жыл бұрын

You cheated! You did not used the 7" display to work with the SMD capacitor. No way you could be that accurate watching the 7" screen.

@xenusceptic Жыл бұрын

Be nice if people sent me something for free

@Jedda73 Жыл бұрын

Nothing is free, Richard has been releasing videos for a while now, so its completely reasonable that he be rewarded for all that work.

@user-bi2lx7ou7i Жыл бұрын

Tooooo Lengthy vid, boring to watch.

@drakydawkins1098 Жыл бұрын

hey bro i have gpu i would like to send to u for repair. the issue with it is, whenever i tried to install driver the card would crash an sometimes it don't post at all... please respond thank

@drakydawkins1098 Жыл бұрын

hey bro i have gpu i would like to send to u for repair. the issue with it is, whenever i tried to install driver the card would crash an sometimes it don't post at all... please respond thank

@drakydawkins1098 Жыл бұрын

hey bro i have gpu i would like to send to u for repair. the issue with it is, whenever i tried to install driver the card would crash an sometimes it don't post at all... please respond thank

@drakydawkins1098 Жыл бұрын

hey bro i have gpu i would like to send to u for repair. the issue with it is, whenever i tried to install driver the card would crash an sometimes it don't post at all... please respond thank

@drakydawkins1098 Жыл бұрын

hey bro i have gpu i would like to send to u for repair. the issue with it is, whenever i tried to install driver the card would crash an sometimes it don't post at all... please respond thank!!!!!!!!!!!!