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I am sorely disappointed in my Luxo KFM purchase. I had a Luxo "back in the day" (around 1990) and the thing was built like a tank. This new one is on my workbench screaming "Cheap Chinese Crap! I'm Cheap Chinese Crap!"
Credit where it is due, the lamp turns on, and the magnifier doesn't have any optical defects I can see with the naked eye. However, the joints in the arm are loose and nearly impossible to snug up sufficiently to keep them still. The clamp-on base has a cheap screw that runs rough, and the tightening arm is too short. I suspect that's to keep someone from wringing the screw off. Additionally, the socket for the lamp to sit in is far too big, so the lamp literally wobbles in the socket. To top it off, the internal spring that holds the arm in place was broken off inside somewhere, so the whole thing flops around. My only guess is that the QC Dept. was on break when this one came off the line.
Not worth what you're going to pay for it, even if the spring isn't broken. I'd try a different brand, though I don't know which one. This thing is getting returned.
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I have alway used magnifying lamps in my work (Electronics engineering). LUXO has always provided great lamps and this one is one of the best.The lamp arm length and balance and small base (no transformer) fits well with my workspace.
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