[Milsurplus] Lighted head magnifier - my eyes are going -

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I disagree that the lights (lamps) are a waste.  I have a dual 40 watt 
fluorescent straight overhead, another one just to the right and the left, and a 
20 watt one against the bulkhead about 30" above the bench (with a 
collimator so that the tube doesn't shine directly into my eyes).  But when looking 
through the magnifier at something on the bench, your head throws a partial 
shadow which the ring lamp around the lens fills in.

But the flip-down binocular sounds like a good idea.  I may look into 
buying one of the cheap unlighted ones to rob the bonocular off of.

In a message dated 11/26/2011 14:00:46 PM Central Standard Time, 
al at ar88.net writes: 
> Hutch,
> 
> I have a couple of the inexpensive (Chinese?) ones.  In recent years, it 
> seem everyone is able to mass produce very good poly-carbonate lenses.  
> The ones I like have a second binocular lens that folds down when 
> needed, plus a single lens that can be rotated in front of one eye for 
> really close work.  The lights are a waste of time.  You'll want a good 
> work light on the bench.
> 
> 10-13 bucks is about the going rate.
> 
> Any of you geezers that think you don't need one of these to work on 
> radios are wrong!
> 
> Regards,
> Al
> 
> On 11/26/2011 11:50 AM, John Hutchins wrote:
> >Anyone -
> >I give up my eyes are just not what they once were.
> >Any suggestions on what brand or vendor to (get  or more importantly to
> >avoid) in a lighted head magnifier?
> >On line Fry's has one for $12.99 ;   To bad oceanstate electronics went
> >under....
> >
> >Hutch

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