Ron wrote: " One recommendation - get the type with an adjustment knob on the head band."
I have that magnifier also, and the adjustment knob comes in especially handy after a fresh haircut! Terry, W0FM -----Original Message----- From: Ron D'Eau Claire [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 10:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT - Magnifier lamp I'm an Optivisor user too since the 1980's. It's comfortable enough to cause a fellow a lot of embarrassment. Back then I spent a period of time repairing land mobile radios for a company in Oakland, CA. The Optivisor was boon for swapping out SMDs, especially on tiny hand-held radio pc boards. One day as I walked through the office several attractive young women looked up and smiled, so I couldn't resist "chatting them up" a bit. After a few minutes it dawned on me they weren't really making eye contact but were staring at the top of my head. A nice feature of the Optivisor is that the magnifier hood flips up out of the way when you don't need it so you don't have to constantly take it off and put it on. It's so light it's easy to forget you are wearing it. And I had. I was walking around with that darn thing sticking straight up above my head. That's what they were smiling about. Pretty hard on a single guy's ego, I must say. One recommendation - get the type with an adjustment knob on the head band. There's one style that uses a simpler "tab and slot" head band adjustment, but I've found it comes loose too easily. The knob allows precise tension adjustment that I found superior. (Yes, I bought two - one for work and one for the 'shack'). And now, at an age where I've become "invisible" to pretty young women, I'm still messing with SMDs and other tiny parts and the Optivisor is still my constant companion. But, ah..., it was a very good year. 73, Ron AC7AC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
