I put the lamp from Harbor Freight on my workbench, and I highly recommend it, I can now see the board and the parts clear as could be. The lamp is a circular florescent and the illumination is nice and even with no glare or shadows. If you are 40+ or have vision problems I highly recommend it, I had another lamp from Lowes with an incandescent light bulb and the difference between them is incredible. It cost $27 and it's worth every penny.
Disclaimer: I own the lamp company and want you to buy it so I can retire as a rich pig in Tahiti, and if you believe that, I also sell bridges and have a real good deal on one in Manhattan .
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Today I went shopping for a fine pair of tweezers and a
light/magnifier glass for building the SR-40. I looked here, I look
there, nothing worth spending $1 on, until someone sent me to Hobby
Lobby, I struck out there too.
As I exited the building across the parking lot I saw something that
I had not seen before , it made me take a good hard look to make sure
I wasn't dreaming it up. A Harbor Freight Store, I was not aware
there was one. Apparently they were recently added to a manufacturers
mall just outside of town (5 minutes drive).
I immediately checked them out and lo an behold really fine tweezers
for a reasonable price, and a nice looking lamp, and ... $90 later I
left the place before I could go broke. They also informed me they
would match any Internet price or catalog price. I took their sale
catalog for this weekend's sidewalk sale. Huh, three iron skillets
for $9.99, I need some of those too.
It keeps getting better, when I got home, there was my order from the
AMQRP club , after supper it's time to mount the light on my
worktable and see if I can work with those darned tiny parts.
Some days are good, some days are so so, today was a good day.
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Cecil
KD5NWA
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I fail to see why doing the same thing over and over and getting the
same results every time is insanity: I've almost proved it isn't;
only a few more tests now and I'm sure results will differ this time
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Cecil
KD5NWA
<www.qrpradio.com>
I fail to see why doing the same thing over and over and getting the same results every time is insanity: I've almost proved it isn't; only a few more tests now and I'm sure results will differ this time ...