T i m wrote:
Hi All,
A mate was trying to change his CPU fan and in the process dropped the
mobo onto the case a chivvied up a couple of the very fine tracks on
the bottom of the board and from then on it didn't work (yes really!).
;-)
He asked if I could do something with it before he ordered a new one
and I managed with the aid of my strongest glasses and a thick
magnifying lens taped to one of those little clip on low voltage
bendy shaft lamps (just to make a stand) see clearly enough to effect
a repair luckily. (I could then see the job ok, but my finest point
tipped soldering iron looked like a length of scaffold pole and finest
solder like a fire hose!). ;-(
Anyroad up, that got me thinking about getting one of those round
fluorescent magnifying lamp things and my first few Google hits
suggested they were ~ 100 quid!
Maplins have one at £29 odd and I wondered if anyone here had one (if
so what are they like please) or could offer an alternative from a
regular (Nt London) store etc?
http://tinyurl.com/nbjwo
According to the Maplin site it is:
High quality 125mm (5 inch) 3 dioptre glass lens (1.75 x Mag) .
The question is: would 1.75 x be enough' for that sort of work (being
the worst case etc) do you think please?
If not, can you get 'stronger' ones please (without spending a fortune
that is)? ;-)
What I use is a cheap Palm Video Camera on a makeshift stand pointing
downwards over the subject and look at a 14" monitor to repair anything
with detail.
The VC can go into the subject a lot better than magnifier.
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Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite