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Andy Dingley wrote:
I currently use a lowvoltage 50 watt lamp at my bench
(jeweller), it's good light, a bit yellow and expensive to replace.

Try a Luxo illuminated magnifier. There's a lot around cheap at
present, they have a "daylight" circular fluorescent in them, and
there's a flap over the top to cover the magnifier and make them into
a simple worklight. Nice long-reach arms too.

These IMHO don't give the same illumination as a 50 watt LV halogen, and
aren't decent tubes, colour wise.

I also like the quartz-halogen bulbs that fit into a standard bayonet
lampholder - around 150W (sorry, can't rememeber the name). Too big
for a desk lamp, but they're a nice workroom light and the colour is
pretty good.

My choice. Early ones didn't seem to last, but seem to have got better.

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