In the past when I had access to magnifying lamps and stereo microscopes suitable for printed circuit board work, I preferred the former. The extra magnification of the stereo microscopes was not needed and the large magnifying lamp was easier on the eyes although admittedly I wore glasses even then.
On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 09:14:26 -0400, you wrote: >Hi > >You can get a pretty good microscope new for about $1,000. Getting them used >is a hit or >miss process. A lot of this stuff actually works very well when in good >condition with all the >parts (The Mantis is one example). Without all the parts they dont work or >work poorly. > >For most of what you do, there is no need for anything fancy. There is a >Mantis in full working >condition at work. It never gets used. Magnifier lights get used a lot. Low >magnification >microscopes with really good halogen / fiber optic ring lights seem to be the >most >popular option. > >Bob _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.