3d printed downward facing camera mount for Andonstar V160

[yaddatrance]

While waiting for my unit to ship, I'm collecting parts to finish my build.

I had a andonstar V160 usb microscope from a previous pick and place retrofit (an old PM460) and I saw that the apertus wiki recommended a Misumi SHAT1220 mount.
On my old pick and place, it used a similar mount and I felt it was too thin for the length of the camera so I made a SHAT1220 "compatible" design with more support.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2401698




full-size image:https://i.imgur.com/N7bIXZO.jpg

Please give it a try and let me know if it needs any changes. I'll give an update when my actual unit shows up

Thanks!

[mrandt]

Hey, thanks for sharing the file.

More interesting to me: It seems you have replaced the USB cable on the Andonstar?

How did you get this thing disassembled?

I would like to relace my cable and also try to fix the camera board better inside the tube - if possible.

Thanks!
Malte

[kvide]

More interesting to me: It seems you have replaced the USB cable on the Andonstar?

How did you get this thing disassembled?

Those Andonstar microscopes are apparently assembled with different USB cables, depending on what was available at the Shenzhen market.

The microscope is tore apart here:

http://www.noyoo.net/wordpress/?p=383

I routed the USB signal through a rather thin 110 Ohm AES/EBU digital audio cable (Tasker TAS-TSK800). USB signal pair is 90 Ohm.

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I use a 10x15 "non-flying" dragchain but with a 10 cm radius... Works a treat.

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[yaddatrance]

Yes, thats the stock cable on my unit. They originally had the silver braided but it looks like the newer ones use black.

I updated the model on thingiverse. When I assembled the liteplacer, one of the v-groove pulleys interfered with the extended housing so I had to shorten it a bit.

Another item that may be of interest is a ring light adapter I made which fits the 40mm ring light Juha includes with the kit to the Andonstar microscope.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2438542