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

[J. Forster]

A while back, I saw some w/ LED lights on cable TV. Those might throw out
enough light to actually be useful, especially if modified for an external
power supply and high-brightness white LEDs.

-John

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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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