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<p>[QUOTE="Ordinary Fool, post: 2782829, member: 85318"]Then maybe play with desk lamps and various bulbs. Something potentially interesting might be B&L fiber optic goose neck units. They come up cheap sometimes although likely more than the cost of your scope. Or, you may consider making polarizing or tinted filters out of sunglasses or film paper from your local arts/crafts place.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like the ferro paper and IR stuff, but, not for coin inspections.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, you can even make your own LED lights pretty easy and cheap playing with many color temperatures and I am sure full spectrum LED's are now available.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another brain fart hint, I have a small and powerful led flashlight that fits perfectly in the hole of my Stereozoom scope. I use it when mobile so I don't have to borrow AC to plug in the stupid ring LED lights that should have a fat honking cellphone battery powering them. Shame that little flashlight it isn't variable intensity. Cool is the LED unit is plug and play replaceable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ordinary Fool, post: 2782829, member: 85318"]Then maybe play with desk lamps and various bulbs. Something potentially interesting might be B&L fiber optic goose neck units. They come up cheap sometimes although likely more than the cost of your scope. Or, you may consider making polarizing or tinted filters out of sunglasses or film paper from your local arts/crafts place. I like the ferro paper and IR stuff, but, not for coin inspections. Oh, you can even make your own LED lights pretty easy and cheap playing with many color temperatures and I am sure full spectrum LED's are now available. Another brain fart hint, I have a small and powerful led flashlight that fits perfectly in the hole of my Stereozoom scope. I use it when mobile so I don't have to borrow AC to plug in the stupid ring LED lights that should have a fat honking cellphone battery powering them. Shame that little flashlight it isn't variable intensity. Cool is the LED unit is plug and play replaceable.[/QUOTE]
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