I saw one those Top Ten lists, like "what every man should carry" (which didn't include Smith & Wesson, to its great loss of credibility)
Anywho, tweezers is on the list. And named a 'precision' product... $40.
Do you carry a tweezer, routinely? Is any tweezer worth that price?
Anything regarding tools is on topic for an engineering group -
No. A multitool and a mains testing screwdriver. The latter has saved my bacon more than once. My first university room had a defective worn out anglepoise lamp with a live chassis! I found it before it found me.
Can't beat a good lump hammer.
I had an old all-metal Vornado desk fan try that on me. Did get chewed, but just enough to get my attention.
I had not heard of Anglepoise, so I looked it up. It very much resembled the Luxo lamps that I bought in the early 1970s and still have and use to this day.
So I wondered what the story was. It turned out that the Norwegian lighting company Luxor bought a manufacturing licence from Anglepoise, and slightly improved it, selling in the US and Europe. making a goodly fortune.
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This history also explains why the Luxo lamps (US arm of Luxor) were metric, even in the 1970s, which mystified me because I didn't realize that Luxo was from Norway - the sales literature didn't mention that.
Joe Gwinn
+1. I’ve had Luxo incandescent/fluorescent lamps on my desk and lab bench for 35 years now.
These days I usually have LED bulbs in them, except when using them for shot noise measurements.
Cheers
Phil Hobbs
Yes. They multiply in dark corners I think.
I have two of the full size 8" circle (fluorescent) with incandescent in the center lamp units. What LED bulbs fit there.
I also have a fleet of about five Lil Luxo desk lamps that take 40S incandescent bulbs. Any idea here? Hmm. I have some of these on a thyristor dimmer.
Joe Gwinn
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