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<blockquote data-quote="Llew" data-source="post: 1059145" data-attributes="member: 175007"><p>My Eschenbach illuminated stand magnifier succumbed to old age recently, namely corroded battery terminals and switch disfunction, causing light flickering just when I am checking something. It uses incandescent bulbs, and the C cells tend to fade quite quickly.</p><p></p><p>Continually opening and closing the battery compartment to juggle the batteries for better contact over time stressed the compartment body, causing it to split.</p><p></p><p>Eschenbachs are quite expensive, the equivalent LED magnifier to my filament bulb model comes in at over £50. </p><p></p><p>My solution was to adapt the lens head to allow a LED hand torch to fit into it - it only needed removing the bulb holder and sanding down the inside to make a good tight fit to the torch, which can be easily pulled out when needed <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]119852[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]119853[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]119854[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Llew, post: 1059145, member: 175007"] My Eschenbach illuminated stand magnifier succumbed to old age recently, namely corroded battery terminals and switch disfunction, causing light flickering just when I am checking something. It uses incandescent bulbs, and the C cells tend to fade quite quickly. Continually opening and closing the battery compartment to juggle the batteries for better contact over time stressed the compartment body, causing it to split. Eschenbachs are quite expensive, the equivalent LED magnifier to my filament bulb model comes in at over £50. My solution was to adapt the lens head to allow a LED hand torch to fit into it - it only needed removing the bulb holder and sanding down the inside to make a good tight fit to the torch, which can be easily pulled out when needed :) [ATTACH=full]119852[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]119853[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]119854[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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