MUSTOOL G1200 Digital Microscope 12MP 7" LCD Display 1-1200X - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: tv84
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2020, 03:09:52 pm
content: Any one got one of these?MUSTOOL G1200VideoDecided to buy one just to see if it's any good...

author: maginnovision
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2020, 03:51:26 pm
content: Some years ago I had a very similar one(the smaller like 4-5" screen version)... They're ok. I'd prefer a real microscope, even a cheap one, but these little things do work. Soldering is not easy under them but just for inspection they're ok. The main problem I had was the small area you had because of the stand. I had built my own stand to make it useable with larger boards but ended up giving it away and buying a real microscope because without the depth information I had a hell of a time soldering anything.

author: tv84
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2020, 06:21:29 pm
content: Quote from: maginnovision on June 07, 2020, 03:51:26 pmIf it's no good, I'll pass it to the kids to play a little...The guy in the video says that he had 6" clearance... with the magnification that he used to desolder the cap.

author: maginnovision
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2020, 06:49:56 pm
content: Yea, working distance was never a huge concern down to 0201 it was that the camera was too close to the stand. So if you have a larger board it can be quite difficult to really view the inner areas due to the stand placement. Tilting can help(mine had that as well) but you start to lose the light pretty quick. The soldering I'm sure you could get use to but when I used one I'd solder by hand with no magnification and then use the camscope to inspect. If there were issues I might try and use it to solder but I always found myself looking directly at the board and not the screen because without depth I had no idea where the iron tip was. It's mostly about the limitations of doing 3d work on a 2d screen. I may just be inept in that realm though.I should add... The person I gave it to really liked it and found it useful repairing things like gameboy advances and the like. I attached a picture I had taken via the picture taking ability to show an RGB led that had a burned element.

author: Kosmic
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 08, 2020, 03:15:35 am
content: A bad comparaison, but I got a Mustool G600 some years ago and as soon as I got it, I was really disappointed. The firmware is really buggy (full of features not supported by the microscope) and visual quality is really bad.You should look at Andonstar microscopes. A bit more expensive but image quality is a lot better!I bought a AD206 recently, posted some pics here:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/test-equipment-anonymous-(tea)-group-therapy-thread/msg3077725/#msg3077725

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 08, 2020, 04:39:01 am
content: FYI Defpom got the G600 a few years back:https://youtu.be/frQ8-mYKVJ4?t=316

author: jimjam
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 08, 2020, 07:44:17 am
content: I have an andonstar one that looks similar to this but a bit more expensive. It has a "uv" filter attached in front of the camera so it protects the lens, and also the zoom is mechanical on the lens barrel. It's just about right for looking at SMD stuff, soldering, etc, but not much more. I think calling it a "microscope" is a bit of a stretch. The magnification is almost similar to what you can achieve using a smart phone camera zoomed in a little. If you have an older phone and have a stand / tripod / gorilla pod, give that a try first. But, this mustool one is cheap enough.

author: Kosmic
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 08, 2020, 12:01:07 pm
content: Quote from: tautech on June 08, 2020, 04:39:01 amI have the one with the metal mount like the G1200. I sure hope the G1200 is a lot better than the G600, because for me the G600 doesn't even worth 10$. It's useless.I'm starting to be fed up with all thosefakepaidproduct reviews on youtube. People are ready to do anything to receive more free stuff.

author: afm
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 14, 2020, 06:32:48 pm
content: Quote from: tv84 on June 07, 2020, 03:09:52 pmDid you like the microscope you bought?