[Elecraft] head mounted lens or magnifier for SMT projects

[WILLIS COOKE]

I mean one that is identified by a 5 printed on the holder.  I am not really sure what it means.  I didn't select it, it just came with the head band when I bought it.  One has a loop on one eye that increases the magnification, but I seldom need to use it.  You can focus really close to the work, but be careful of the soldering iron so that you don't burn your nose!
 
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke 
K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart


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 From: Dick Lindzen <rlindzen at MIT.EDU>
To: WILLIS COOKE <wrrcooke at yahoo.com> 
Cc: "elecraft at mailman.qth.net" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] head mounted lens or magnifier for SMT projects
 
Do you really mean a 5 power lens?  The ones I see listed only go to 
2.75 power.

Dick WO1I

At 09:20 PM 4/17/2012, WILLIS COOKE wrote:
>Bob, I use an Optovisor with a 5 power lens.  I sent my Dad one 
>about 35 years ago.  About 20 years ago I got one for myself.  16 
>years ago, I inherited my Dad's, so now I have two which I use a 
>lot.  They work well and flip up when not needed.  I recommend them.
>
>Willis 'Cookie' Cooke
>K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart
>
>
>________________________________
>  From: Robert Duckworth <rduckworth2 at student.gsu.edu>
>To: "elecraft at mailman.qth.net" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 7:54 PM
>Subject: [Elecraft] head mounted lens or magnifier for SMT projects
>
>Hi all,
>
>I'm looking for recommendations for one of those binocular, head 
>mounted, magnifiers to improve my SMT work. The parts are TINY 
>compared to my old HW-16 and HA-14!
>
>Thanks,
>
>-Bob AH7I
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