Als Geek Lab | Andonstar AD208 Review with a HP25 Calculator @AlsGeekLab | Uploaded April 2023 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
I review this inexpensive digital microscope which is available from AliExpress and Amazon, put it under its paces to look at traces on an old HP25 vintage calculator. It's a super affordable scope, but is it any good?
Thanks heaps to Lucca at Andonstar for providing this scope for me to review. You can buy the device on AliExpress (currently on special at around $150NZD).
aliexpress.com/item/1005001572737660.html
Also on Amazon:
amazon.com/Andonstar-AD208-Microscope-Microscopes-Inspection/dp/B08LQ8GFRP
Note that whilst I was provided this device for free, I was not paid to endorse it, nor have I reviewed it with any bias.
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TOC:
0:00 Introduction
1:32 Specifications
2:18 What's in the box
4:02 Assembling the scope
5:04 Display features
5:54 Control cable & SD card
6:32 Battery compartment?
7:36 Switching on with USB power
8:11 Adjusting light intensity on scope
8:34 Looking at an HP25 calculator
9:20 Manually adjust focus
9:52 Adjusting side light brightness
10:42 Close up of circuit board
11:40 Focus adjusted closeup
11:47 Dealing with large boards might be tough
12:21 Distance adjustment / Zoom
14:00 Super close up
14:38 Overall thoughts
I review this inexpensive digital microscope which is available from AliExpress and Amazon, put it under its paces to look at traces on an old HP25 vintage calculator. It's a super affordable scope, but is it any good?
Thanks heaps to Lucca at Andonstar for providing this scope for me to review. You can buy the device on AliExpress (currently on special at around $150NZD).
aliexpress.com/item/1005001572737660.html
Also on Amazon:
amazon.com/Andonstar-AD208-Microscope-Microscopes-Inspection/dp/B08LQ8GFRP
Note that whilst I was provided this device for free, I was not paid to endorse it, nor have I reviewed it with any bias.
Don't forget to LIKE this video and please SUBSCRIBE to my channel! Press that NOTIFICATION bell so you get to know when new great videos come out that you'll like! I really do appreciate your subscriptions, it makes the countless hours I spend on this channel feel so worthwhile!
If you really like my stuff and fancy joining this channel to get access to perks, you'll be helping me develop the channel for the future with new equipment and spurn me on for more content:
youtube.com/channel/UCpa_ZxyIl8u1TS3-rS1bTrg/join
I have Patreon too: patreon.com/alsgeeklab
Or buy me a quick coffee on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/alsgeeklab
On the web & social media:
alsgeeklab.com
Twitter: twitter.com/alsgeeklab
Facebook: facebook.com/alsgeeklab
Instagram: instagram.com/alsgeeklab
#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #infosec
TOC:
0:00 Introduction
1:32 Specifications
2:18 What's in the box
4:02 Assembling the scope
5:04 Display features
5:54 Control cable & SD card
6:32 Battery compartment?
7:36 Switching on with USB power
8:11 Adjusting light intensity on scope
8:34 Looking at an HP25 calculator
9:20 Manually adjust focus
9:52 Adjusting side light brightness
10:42 Close up of circuit board
11:40 Focus adjusted closeup
11:47 Dealing with large boards might be tough
12:21 Distance adjustment / Zoom
14:00 Super close up
14:38 Overall thoughts
