Close-up electrical work magnifier?

[dad911]

Damn eyes don't work like they used to. I can usually get by with reading glasses, a few years ago I started using magnifying visor from Amazon (I think someone here recommended it?)

I am without at this location, and today used my iPhone screen/camera mounted a few inches above the circuit board I was soldering. Worked in a pinch.

Is anyone using digital magnification for close up-work? Will I get used to looking at a screen instead of the actual work? I was thinking something like this, $100 at Amazon:

[Rusty Heap]

https://amscope.com/products/c-magled-80-tt?gclid=CjwKCAiAlp2fBhBPEiwA2Q10D3G3dt8YY8ptWt8H6 Oi6OM2WB0byh0mAxg5S8raBej77qgmb7VUNIBoCJL8QAvD_BwE

[Seahawk]

We bought my MIL this and she loves it:

https://daylight24.com/shop/

I don't know if this will work for your purposes, but she sews, quilts and does a lot of puzzles.

[Superman]

I agree with Rusty. Again.

[MBAtarga]

For circuit board/electric work - this looks like it might be better suited, although the clamps holding the board in mid-air do make me question if that is an ideal method.

https://amscope.com/products/c-magled-42?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=rakuten&utm_campaign=rakuten&ranMID=43027&ranEAID=JNLJ1ZP2xGI&ranSiteID=JNLJ1ZP2xGI-ANF41cP5pdZLaOY1JXT37Q

[Rick Lee]

My readers are normally 1.25. When working on soldering projects or small gun internals, I use 2.75 readers and they make a huge difference.

[GH85Carrera]

Using a direct magnifying product, be it on your head, or a large magnifying lens and lots of light is the easiest.

I think you will have to learn from scratch how to solder or to do anything but inspect with a remote display and a magnifying lens. It is a real challenge to try to manipulate something that you are not directly looking at. My brain wants to see whet I am doing directly. Doing it while looking at a magnifying camera display is just something most people don't just do naturally.

For just inspection, a camera and a remote display is great.



This is just right from my iPhone 11 Pro with no special attachments or lighting. It is the smaller relay for the footweel blowers on my 85 911. The coil behind the relay produces a magnetic field only if the fan in the engine compartment is running, and the makes a reed switch close and energize the little relay and turn on the footwell blowers.

Only German engineers could think up such an elaborate Rube Goldberg like circuit to operate the heater. I need to find those reed switches and the coil to try to repair my old blower relay.

[dad911]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

My readers are normally 1.25. When working on soldering projects or small gun internals, I use 2.75 readers and they make a huge difference.

Interesting, thanks, I'll try that.

Just passed a vision test on a DL change, so I guess my vision must be fine.

[911 Rod]

I just put 2 sets of readers on. Works well.

[908/930]

Same problem here, I am considering a set of $40 Dental Binocular Loupes, at the moment I use a magnifying headset with readers but need to keep close to work, not good when soldering, the binocular loupes have a focal point of about 16" away.

[A930Rocket]

Kind of on the same subject, but when I’m welding, I need to get close to see what’s going on. I use my prescription glasses but is there’s something to magnify what I’m seeing, so I don’t have to get so close?

I really could’ve used it when I was on my back and welding the front sway bar supports on the 330.

[drew1]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

Kind of on the same subject, but when I’m welding, I need to get close to see what’s going on. I use my prescription glasses but is there’s something to magnify what I’m seeing, so I don’t have to get so close?

I really could’ve used it when I was on my back and welding the front sway bar supports on the 330.

From your welders supply, where you get rods and gasses, ask for a "cheater" to fit your welding hood.

[dw1]

We used quite a few digital magnifiers for electronics and precision assembly at work, but I always found it difficult to look up at a monitor rather than looking directly at the objects being worked on.

While an illuminated magnifying lamp (like the one shown by "Superman" above) is good, my preference is to use a simple head magnifier (sometimes with an extra lens) for fine work, and for extra-fine work, like my work on watches, I use a inexpensive binocular microscope.

[A930Rocket]

Originally Posted by drew1

From your welders supply, where you get rods and gasses, ask for a "cheater" to fit your welding hood.

Thanks!