I use a CT-200M from here, he's a local guy in Melbourne with a lot of good priced imported tools, soldering gear and stuff,
I have this one
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there's a cheaper bench mounted one
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The key to it being easy to look through is the 'diopter lens', on these models anyway, when he came by with these and other non-diopter models it was good to try looking through them all. We also got a high magnification non-diopter CT-200D, it is much more tiring to look through... The page says 'out of stock' on these for now, but if you enquire he usually does have stock coming in and out regularly.
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Cheers,
Marc
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"L.A.T." wrote in message
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>I have had a Mercator illuminated magnifying glass on a stand for decades.
>It is well made in every respect except that the lens is so misshapen that
>it is tiring to look through.
> Jaycar and Altronics have similar devices for about $110. Those of you who
> have one, are the lenses any good? If you move your head from side to side
> while looking at, say, a circuit board, do you get a rippling effect?
> There is nowhere locally that I can see one before I part with my money,
> and your advice would be valued.
>
> Thank you
>