What is the best microscope for phone repair ? This is a very common question.
What is the best microscope for phone repair, i list here a collection of microscopes i purchased or used and its accessories
● My Microscope (High Quality) Setup
- Microscope from Amazon or AliExpress
- Microscope light from Amazon
- Spot Light from Amazon or AliExpress
- Microscope Camera from Amazon
- Camera Adapter from Amazon
- 0.7X Barlow lens from Amazon
- 0.5X Barlow lens from Amazon
● Microscope HEAD ONLY (High Quality) from AliExpress Black Color & White Color
● Cheaper Microscope (Good Quality) setup come with Camera, Light and two Barlow lens from AliExpress
● Microscope (High Quality) setup + light, NO Camera Support from Amazon Or AliExpress
● Microscope light 144 LED from Amazon or AliExpress
● Microscope Camera (Don't trust the number of megapixels on the camera)
- High quality from Amazon or AliExpress
- Good Quality from Amazon or AliExpress
● Barlow Lens
- 0.7X Barlow lens from Amazon or Aliexpress (I always recommend 0.7X, It is better image quality)
- 0.5X Barlow lens from Amazon or AliExpress
● Microscope Camera Adapters Check first your microscope type, (1/3 is more wide image than 1/2 but less image quality, 1/2 is less wide but better quality)
- SZM 1/2 0.5X from Amazon or AliExpress
- SZM 1/3 0.3X from Amazon or AliExpress
- SZM 1/2 0.5X and 1/3 0.3X from AliExpress
What is the differnce between good and bad Hotair?
Good Hot Air Station is the one reach the desired temperature faster and maintain it longer.
● My Rework Station Setup
- Hakko Fr-801 Discountinued
- Best powerful affordable Hot Air Station 220V AliExpress or 110V from Amazon
- Good and affordable Hot Air Station from AliExpress
- Good performance less features Hot Air station from AliExpress
- iPhone X, Xs, Xs Max, 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max Heater from AliExpress
- iPhone X, Xs, Xs Max, 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max from AliExpress
- BGA IC Holder from AliExpress
- Heat Sink from Amazon
- Board Holder from Amazon or AliExpress
- Omnivise PCB Holder from Amazon
- Panavise Board Holder from Amazon
- BGA Removing Blades from Aliexpress
- Blue Mat from Amazon Or AliExpress
- Chipquick solder Paste from Amazon
- Amtech flux from Amazon
- Heating pad from AliExpress
- Step Up & Down Transformer (110V to 110v) from Amazon or AliExpress
What is the best soldering iron
The best soldering iron is the one reach desired temperature quicker and maintain it against high thermal mass
● My Soldering Station Setup
- Soldering Iron 110v From Amazon USA or 220v from Amazon UK
- Dual Soldering Iron (110v from Amazon USA or 220V from Amazon UK
- Hot tweezers work for both 220v & 110v irons but i don't advice to buy it
- Micro pencil is my favorite work for both 220v and 110v from Amazon (Come With No Tips and need the main station, it doesn't work alone)
- Tip 1 from Amazon
- Tip 2 from Amazon
- Tip 3 from Amazon
- Tip 4 from Amazon
- Tip Cleaner from Amazon or AliExpress
- Solder Wick from Amazon or Aliexpress
- Kester Solder from Amazon
- Sanki Solder from AliExpress
- Chipquick solder Paste from Amazon
- Machanic Solder Paste from AliExpress
- Low Melt Solder from Amazon
- Amtech flux from Amazon
- Chipquick Flux from Amazon
- Thin Wire for jumpers from Amazon or AliExpress
- UV Blue Light from Amazon or AliExpress
- UV Solder Mask from Amazon or AliExpress
- Amaoe Reballing Stencils from AliExpress
- Mechanic Reballing Stencils from AliExpress
● Cheap and good performance irons both options are same performance
- First option 110v & 220v from Aliexpress
- Second option 220v from Aliexpress
● Step Up & Down Transformer (110V to 220v) from Amazon or AliExpress
Which Ultrasonic Cleaner you should buy?
Ultrasonic cleaner is a big investment you should never try to go cheap if you decided to buy one it will bring you more money that the investment you paid, When you buy Ultrasonic Cleaner it must have sweep frequency and heater up to 80 degrees
My Ultrasonic Cleaner and Cleaning Solution
- Ultrasonic Cleaner 110V from Amazon
- Ultrasonic Cleaning Mesh from Amazon
- Ultrasonic Cleaning Solution from Amazon
- Step Up & Down Transformer (110V to 110v) from Amazon or AliExpress
What programmers should you buy
There is varraity of programmers each one support certain models, depend on the group of devices you want work with you should choose your programmer and here is my setup
● My Programmers Setup
- iPhone 4, 4s, 5, 5s, 5c, 6, 6P, iPad 2, 3, 4, Mini 1, Mini 2, Mini 3, Mini 4, Air 1, Air 2 Programmer from AliExpress
- iPhone SE, 6s, 6sP, 7, 7P, iPad 6th Gen, Pro 9.7, Pro 10.5, Pro 12.5 1&2 Programmer from AliExpress
- iPhone 8, 8P, X, Xs, Xs Max, 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, iPad Air 3, Mini 5, iPad Pro 3 Programmer from AliExpress
- iPad 2, 3, 4, Air 1, Air 2 Non remove Nand Programmers from AliExpress
- iPhone Eeprom Programmer from AliExpress
- Adapters for non remove Eeprom programmer from AliExpress
- iPhone 6, 6P, SE, 6s, 6sP, 7, 7P, 8, 8P, X, iPad Mini 4, iPad 5, 6, iPad Pro 10.5, iPad Pro 2 Non remove Nand programmer from AliExpress
What is the best multimeter and oscilloscope
Professional equipment gives you professional results
● My Test Equipments Setup
- Thermal Camera #1 from Aliexpress
- Thermal Camera #2 from Amazon + Macro Lens from Union Repair
- DC Power Supply 5A from Amazon or AliExpress
- Oscilloscope 2 Channel 100MHZ from Amazon or AliExpress
- Fluke Advance multimeter from Amazon or AliExpress
- Fluke Basic multimeter from Amazon or AliExpress
- On Screen Multimeter from Amazon
- Budget Multimiter from AliExpress
- Multimeter Probes from Amazon or AliExpress
- Short Killer from AliExpress
- Smart Tweezers from Amazon
- AMP Meter from amazon or AliExpress
- Power-Z Dongle from Amazon or AliExpress
- Wuxinji Dongle from Amazon or AliExpress
- ZXW Dongle from Amazon or AliExpress
- Free Schematics software (Not That Good) Download it from Here