Pictures of Sliders At High Magnification

Jared

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So I just got a new microscope, which is much better than what I've had previously. Just look at the detail you can see of a slider at really good magnification:

Slider Under Microscope.JPG

It looks like a Klingon Bird of War...must be some Trekkies at WD.
 

Jared

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Here's another which I think came from a Seagate. Hard to say, it's just from a bin of old bad heads:

Seagate Slider.jpg
 
nice, how about the handle ? can you easily position the microscope at the right angle ?? can you share link of this microscope type?
 

LarrySabo

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Nice and clear, and sharp. By all means, show us what you used, and tell us how you hold/maneuver the head stack to get a clear shot. Here are a couple of shots taken with my 2MP AndonStart USB microscope.

My major complaint, is that focusing at such close-up distances and getting the light just right takes way too much time, and places the lens dangerously close to the heads, risking damage if not careful. I also have a 10x-60x optical microscope but it doesn't fit in the clean chamber and doesn't have a camera.

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Sam

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Jared, those pics look exactly like what I see looking into my AmScope SW-3T24Z-FRL
http://www.amscope.com/20x-40x-80x-trin ... aQodQJwPFQ
I got a 5MP camera for it and my pics look like Larry's (good thing he circled that huge blob of contamination... don't think I would have noticed it otherwise :lol: ) but a 3MP would have been plenty resolution.
Would yours happen to be something similar?

I like the boom-arm version because I can push it to the side and just swing it over when I need to inspect heads. Fancy eh?

By the way, what were you using before? I don't think I'd be able to properly inspect/clean sliders properly with an image quality any lower than what my scope provides now.

abedalkareem: obviously with the type of scope I have, it's not about about the position of the scope or the camera, but more about positioning the head stack underneath. For this I use a mini-clamp that I modified to securely hold any head stack. Then I use the handle on the clamp to position the HSA for my viewing pleasure.
 

Jared

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It's basically this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-76X-Ste ... HJgo0Tya6Q
Though the one listed there is a slightly newer version with basically the same specs. I had to just hold the heads at an angle to see between them, but the nice open work area makes that easy enough to do.

I bought it primarily for working on flash memory, not inspecting heads. But, just wanted to see how clear it would look at 90X magnification.
 

Jared

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LarrySabo":1pvhfl0i said:
Nice and clear, and sharp. By all means, show us what you used, and tell us how you hold/maneuver the head stack to get a clear shot. Here are a couple of shots taken with my 2MP AndonStart USB microscope.


I find this ebay listing to be a bit disturbing. Look at what some of the accessories say:
Multi-function Tube: gynaecology self-checking, haemorrhoids-checking

This seems like a bad idea. :shock:

Hey Larry, why's this microscope smell funny? :lol:
 

Jared

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I do like the dental mirror attachment though. If it's small enough might be handy for inspecting between platters for lost sliders and scratches.
 

Sam

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Clever, Larry, very clever.

Jared, you threw me for a loop--you quoted the link I put up for my microscope.

The link anyone reading this thread is going to want to check out for themselves is the one in Larry's post--he's the one with the hemorrhoid camera that he's using for data recovery :lol:

I have to wonder how adding "Multi-function Tube: gynaecology self-checking, haemorrhoids-checking" helps with sales...
 
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