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From: john larkin <jlarkin_highland_tech>
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Subject: Re: Magnifyers
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:28:29 -0700
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On Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:25:40, Wanderer<dont@emailme.com> wrote:

>
>I'm looking for better magnifiers for soldering. I have 
>this magnifying visor but the focus is so short  I think 
>I'm going to burn my nose on the soldering iron. I need 
>something that can focus on the desktop without bending 
>down. The dentist had really nice glasses with telescope 
>tubes on them. I bet they're expensive. Any suggestions for 
>magnifyers for soldering?

A Mantis is fabulous.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xlf917mpiz43a9s8bq5k8/Bench_Mantis.jpg?rlkey=0y8mlr36tazn2ar7mnqr249y5&raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yi2esiz9t9r18uxb9w89m/Mantis_Box.JPG?rlkey=wppjtynriow6olb5o61vyr3oz&raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/im50fcnxp3ahtzngr202k/Mantis2.JPG?rlkey=8rcvlix0y7rxf98vmkbgk0yov&raw=1


Some of the digital microscopes, with built-in LCD screen, are cheap
and good, but in many the support post limits the PCB size that you
can work on.