Andy Dingley wrote:
On 15 Oct 2004 06:37:49 -0700, (Never Enough
Money) wrote:
Anybody use headlamps in their shop?
Handy things, but I only use them for crawling around under machines.
If you need more light, go to a S/H office furniture shop and get a
big old draughtsman's Anglepoise or Luxo, preferably wall mounted. One
with a magnifier _and_ a hinged lid over the top can do double duty as
either light, or light and magnifier.
FWIW, resist the temptation to get one of the cheap Luxo lookalikes that
Home Depot and the like sell. While they work fine for a while, when the
ballast goes you can't get it fixed--with a real Luxo parts are available.
If you really want a headlight, get an LED one. More efficient, less
power needed, so lighter batteries.
Seems a company called Petzl makes the high end ones.
No, they make the expensive ones. I've a pile of Petzls with bust
switches - even the cool one with the non-round screwthread.
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--John
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