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G6Tanuki · 24th Jul 2019, 10:23 pm

I use a couple of 50-Watt-equivalent "Daylight" 6500K GU10 LEDs in swan-neck reading-lamp stands for illumination. Their flexible stalks mean I can direct the light as needed.

Aim to get at least 1000-1500 Lux at the workplace. The camera in your phone can be used as a zero-cost Luxmeter - it will even do spectral compensation.

I then use a magnifying-eyepiece (sometimes called a Jewellers Loupe) to look at the workpiece. My optician was happy to supply one - tailored to my rather-strange pincushion-distortion-riddled left-eye prescription - for £150 on top of what I paid for the glasses.

24th Jul 2019, 10:23 pm	#4
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 14,007	Re: What bench magnifying lamp do you have? I use a couple of 50-Watt-equivalent "Daylight" 6500K GU10 LEDs in swan-neck reading-lamp stands for illumination. Their flexible stalks mean I can direct the light as needed. Aim to get at least 1000-1500 Lux at the workplace. The camera in your phone can be used as a zero-cost Luxmeter - it will even do spectral compensation. I then use a magnifying-eyepiece (sometimes called a Jewellers Loupe) to look at the workpiece. My optician was happy to supply one - tailored to my rather-strange pincushion-distortion-riddled left-eye prescription - for £150 on top of what I paid for the glasses.