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

[Paul Kraemer]

We use the AVEN large rectangular magnifier lamps with the flourescant tube 
on each side of the lens.
These are very nice and the techs all love them.
About $120 each but quality product.
No shadows, no eye strain even after 8 hours use.
Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quikus.com>
To: <WA5CAB at cs.com>
Cc: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Lighted head magnifier - my eyes are going -


>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
>
> ================
>
>
>> 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
>>
>> Robert Downs - Houston
>> wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
>> MVPA 9480
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