Some modern types have a lid that you can close when not using the looking glass, you just have to remember to close it though.
/Martin On Saturday, 19 October 2019 01:42:11 UTC+2, philthepill wrote: > > I had one of these on a steel base that I left on the kitchen floor next > to a window with venetian blinds. It was a sunny day and the lens focused > the sunlight on the floor and I got a venetian blind pattern burned into > the vinyl flooring. My wife was very unhappy ! > > Phil B -:( > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Bill Notfaded <[email protected] <javascript:>> > Date: October 18, 2019 at 4:14 PM > > Not exactly neon but I scored a classic old OC White Big Eye with the > optional 5 diopter 7.5 inch optical glass in it... it looks like it's > coming with the table mount so I ordered an edge clamp to hold it to the > side of my desk I work at. > There's something really neat about these original old designs I think. > They usually come with 3 diopter (1. 75x) lense but can be oredered with 4 > (2x) or 5 (which mine has and is 2.5x magnification... the largest) > > [image: s-l1600.jpg] > > [image: s-l1600 (4).jpg] > > [image: s-l1600 (5).jpg] > > Looks like it's got that good balanced old school reach too! > > [image: s-l1600 (1).jpg] > > [image: s-l1600 (6).jpg] > > [image: s-l1600 (2).jpg] > > [image: s-l1600 (3).jpg] > > > > You can still buy the tubes from them and they're essentially ESD safe as > they're made from real metal! > > > Bill > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/b5a96408-f0b6-4723-90c0-e4969cff05ab%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/b5a96408-f0b6-4723-90c0-e4969cff05ab%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/da9530e6-d0bb-4ecb-8812-af580a5f6988%40googlegroups.com.
