Well this may not be a high tech piece of equipment but it's important just after soldering in that expensive 30 pin SMT IC to check for bridges. Or to check for cracked solder joints on a PCB.
It's a magnifying lamp to clamp onto your workbench.
I used to buy those crappy plastic ones from Staples I'm sure you've seen them.
They always seem to break the same way either the plastic clamp cracks sending the light right into your workbench. Or the other variant with the metal clamp and the plastic pin on the lamp which breaks.
I decided to give them my last 60 bucks and went online to find a better solution.
Here it is:
I finally found a reliable one that doesn't break. It took me longer than I care to admit to find but it was worth it. It's all metal and doesn't have that plastic pin that always snaps on the cheaper lamps. They do this on the cheap lamps because a metal pin in a metal socket would grind and squeak plus plastic is cheaper.
Here is the lamp:
http://www.amazon.com/Alvin-MAGNIFIE...6073927&sr=8-4
The Alvin ML255-B it's all metal construction. The pin and clamp are metal to prevent noise they inserted a bushing into the clamp. The springs are also contained torsion springs so it doesn't have those ugly extension springs either.
I've had it for almost a year now and I'm very happy with it. It uses a 22W circular florescent lamp and has a 1.75X lens. You can also buy different lenses from the manufacturer for more magnification.
I replaced the stock "Daylight Temperature" circular lamp with a standard white 4100K lamp since I like that temperature of light better.
The only small complaint I have with it is that the handle for tightening the up and down motion of the lamp head is plastic (the thing that looks like a faucet handle in the pic). But if that ever broke I would simply replace it with a wingnut and I'd be good so it's no big deal.
It's a magnifying lamp to clamp onto your workbench.
I used to buy those crappy plastic ones from Staples I'm sure you've seen them.
They always seem to break the same way either the plastic clamp cracks sending the light right into your workbench. Or the other variant with the metal clamp and the plastic pin on the lamp which breaks.
I decided to give them my last 60 bucks and went online to find a better solution.
Here it is:
I finally found a reliable one that doesn't break. It took me longer than I care to admit to find but it was worth it. It's all metal and doesn't have that plastic pin that always snaps on the cheaper lamps. They do this on the cheap lamps because a metal pin in a metal socket would grind and squeak plus plastic is cheaper.
Here is the lamp:
http://www.amazon.com/Alvin-MAGNIFIE...6073927&sr=8-4
The Alvin ML255-B it's all metal construction. The pin and clamp are metal to prevent noise they inserted a bushing into the clamp. The springs are also contained torsion springs so it doesn't have those ugly extension springs either.
I've had it for almost a year now and I'm very happy with it. It uses a 22W circular florescent lamp and has a 1.75X lens. You can also buy different lenses from the manufacturer for more magnification.
I replaced the stock "Daylight Temperature" circular lamp with a standard white 4100K lamp since I like that temperature of light better.
The only small complaint I have with it is that the handle for tightening the up and down motion of the lamp head is plastic (the thing that looks like a faucet handle in the pic). But if that ever broke I would simply replace it with a wingnut and I'd be good so it's no big deal.
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