Plan C | Fixing a USB Microscope off Ebay @Plan-C | Uploaded February 2016 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
These little USB microscopes are all over the internet and are sold under many different brands. The picture quality is good for the money (mine cost about £13). However, it broke after a while and was not being recognized as a device by any computer. It was giving a 'no device' or 'no camera' error in software. I figured it was a loose wire or cold solder join inside. It was and it was an easy fix but getting into it was a pain. I couldn't find any help on the internet so I made this video showing how I fixed it and how it is put together. Hopefully this will help somebody else. Good luck all.
These little USB microscopes are all over the internet and are sold under many different brands. The picture quality is good for the money (mine cost about £13). However, it broke after a while and was not being recognized as a device by any computer. It was giving a 'no device' or 'no camera' error in software. I figured it was a loose wire or cold solder join inside. It was and it was an easy fix but getting into it was a pain. I couldn't find any help on the internet so I made this video showing how I fixed it and how it is put together. Hopefully this will help somebody else. Good luck all.
