USB Digitil microscope advice

Mijostyn,

I know that the WallyScope is intended for determining VTA, but, I was wondering if it is also easy to use for setting proper overhang and basic alignment.  Is it easy to look at the stylus from the front for such alignment?  How close do you have to get to the stylus for the stylus to be in focus?

Thanks.  

@larryi , Yes, you can position it to look at the stylus from the front depending on the turntable. The low power lens (there are three) has to get within 1.5" of the stylus. You could use it for overhang with certain jigs but even the low power lens is really too powerful for that because the depth of field is too shallow. A 10X magnifier is perfect for overhang. I highly recommend the SmarTractor. It comes with a great magnifier and has the best layout and sharpest, easiest to read gradations of any other jig I have used. The Wallyscope is great for VTA and stylus wear. It can be used for physical azimuth alignment which may or may not coincide with electrical azimuth alignment. If it does not I would return the cartridge as defective. Every cartridge I have used priced over $2000 has been perfectly lined up. The Wally Reference with align the cartridge geometrically perfectly with little effort. Then you check things out with the Wallyscope to see if any adjustments need to be made. 

I actually have a SmarTractor, which is on loan to someone else, and the Wally Protractor.  I think the magnifier got lost, but it looks like one of those magnifiers used for examining fabric, so I can find a replacement.  I was hoping for something really easy to use that is very clear.

Thank you for your help on this matter.

I just captured these images with a $21 microscope that I purchased on Amazon.  I intend to use it for cartridge setup.  I don't see why it wouldn't work, but I'll report back after I'm done.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06WD843ZM?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

@ketchup

Seriously? I got exactly the same scope a few months back and this was the BEST I could get of all angles/lighting. Depth of field on the thing was about as deep as the point on your stylus. I’d BREATHE in the same cubic yard of space with the scope and it would go in and out of focus.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/196901277@N08/shares/oU62249639