The Sensor Scope is a nice device. The scope does its job, and illuminates the sensor with bright, relatively flat light. It was very easy to see the debris on the sensor.
As per the instructions, I used the vacuum to remove the loose debris from the sensor. The vacuum has a USB connector for power, or the provided battery pack which contains 4 AA batteries. The USB port gives a clue that this is just an inexpensive computer keyboard vacuum. I tried to use the vacuum to pick up debris in the sensor well. It wont pick up anything.
The overall impression
SensorScope promotes the system as a powerful solution to your sensor cleaning problems. To be honest with you, I was almost doing this well with a $10 negative brush. The SensorScope itself does what it says it will. It shows the sensor under good light, and allows you to determine if it needs cleaning. The SensorScope does a really nice job of inspecting the sensor, as well as looking at coins, and determining their condition.
The vacuum is a piece of inexpensive junk. I figured that I would get a good, quality vacuum, given the huge cost of this system. Not so. It is so bad, it actually makes me ill to think about spending that kind of money on the system, and getting this quality of vacuum in it.
The swabs fit right, and are individually packaged. The cleaning fluid seems to work well, and does not appear to leave any reside. It does break the bond of debris stuck to the sensor. The bad part is, the vacuum wont remove them.
This system is NOT worth the price they are asking, in my opinion. It does work to some extent, but the quality of the components is lacking. I wasted my hard-earned money buying this system.

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