Reading Maginfier With light

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Eugene

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Wanted, recommendations for a stand alone reading maginfier with light.

Closing on 80 years of age, vision sucks, trying to read vacuum tube schematics written in mini-mico letters and numbers.
 
This isn't the answer you are looking for. However, for an occasional look at something too small, I use my cell phone. Open the camera, zoom it in to the max, point, and look at the screen. It is a lot better than nothing and I always have it with me.
 
Jim Becker":4ozbi1ej said:
for an occasional look at something too small, I use my cell phone.
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Me too. I use it a lot to check faded serial numbers instead of bending over and straining my eyes. I just click a pic and expand it.
 
I have said that having an eye on the tip of a finger would be really handy. The cell phone camera is a fair substitute. I find that I can often stick the cell phone into an oddball position and click a picture. If I miss what I want to see, just re-aim and take another.
 
Barnyard":2ifz8mq8 said:
Jim Becker":2ifz8mq8 said:
for an occasional look at something too small, I use my cell phone.
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Me too. I use it a lot to check faded serial numbers instead of bending over and straining my eyes. I just click a pic and expand it.
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Me three.
 
My Mother has struggled with Macular Degeneration since the 90's (she'll be 94 in September). I don't know the brand name, but she has had 2 different magnifiers that are lighted. Each is approximately 3" in diameter, and the light is on a switch (I believe). Possibly the light is on a pushbutton so you can't accidentally leave it on. Battery powered. If you are having trouble finding one try looking into appliances for the visually impaired. I realize this may be of no help if you'd already done that, but I will say she has to have one in order to look at any text or picture; they do work very well.
 
I have a friend who is legally blind. He still has vision but can't drive. He functions normally with the vision he has but is unable to read or see fine detail.
He contacted the Society for the Blind and has gotten assistance to help him for no cost to him including a lighted magnifier for reading his mail, books or newspapers. You may want to check with your local Society for the Blind to see if they can help you.
 
Here's another option. There are many out there like this...

https://www.amazon.com/Magnifying-H...7864&sprefix=lighted+mag,aps,393&sr=8-10&th=1

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https://www.amazon.com/Magnifying-Light ... 82&sr=8-15

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My wife has several lighted magnifiers she uses for cross stitch and the like. She has found that good lighting is more important than how much it magnifies. Your situation may be different. She thought the one Ricky pointed out looks pretty good. If you get a free-standing one, make sure the base is heavy enough for it to be stable. The other suggestion was to go into a Joann Fabric store. They have a whole row of these things to choose from. It will probably be easier to find one that will work for you if you can look at them in person. They have frequent sales too. She also suggested that the big box home improvement stores may have a decent selection as well (although I just looked on homedepot.com and didn't find much).
 
At the LA Cub Fest Glenn had an app on his phone that was a lighted magnifier which worked real good reading the size of a small tap 1-64.
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Son and I were discussing the lighted magnifier Ricky Raced cited. Wife hears the conversation and brings in one about 9" x 12". She must have had it a location where she hids things. Worked well enough to read vacuum tube pin number's voltages.

Think I will purchase one like Ricky Rqacer posted.
 
I used to use one like Ricky posted to do electronics pcb assembly for years when we were building through-hole circuits. When we went to doing SMD assembly we had a USB camera on a stand with the video amplified on a monitor. It took a little getting used to, to trust doing hand soldering while watching the computer monitor, rather than looking at the soldering iron.
 
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