I have one of those, but my main bench magnifier is a relatively new LED-lit
model
<https://www.jameco.com/z/LED-645-MG-Electronics-5-5-Diopter-Glass-Lens-LED-Magnifying-Lamp-with-Handle_2283607.html>
from Jameco <http://jameco.com>. Although it's slightly smaller, in
general I like it considerably better than the old war horse, because it's
brighter, cooler, and being lighter is much easier to position.
However, it has a significant (one might even say "glaring" :-{ ) issue in
the huge amount of RFI it emits. I also do a lot of work with low-level
audio and instrumentation electronics, and I have to turn it off when I'm
tracking down noise or doing low level measurements. The fluorescent model
is considerably better in that regard, both because of the lower emissions
in the first place, and also probably because of the metal shielding. For
real quiet, though, I use just my bench lighting (which is strips of
12-volt LEDs driven by a linear power supply), and a small cheap magnifier
with a regular incandescent bulb.
~~
Mark Moulding
On Friday, October 18, 2019 at 1:14:50 PM UTC-7, Bill Notfaded wrote:
>
> 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)
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> Looks like it's got that good balanced old school reach too!
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> You can still buy the tubes from them and they're essentially ESD safe as
> they're made from real metal!
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> Bill
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