Lite Source LS-165PS Eye Halogen Clip-On Lite, Polished Steel, GU10 Review

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I bought 3 of these several years ago. The first thing I did was take off the cage around the light. I know it's there for safety reasons but it really gets in the way. I love the lamp because it clamps on to most table fairly easy. It's well constructed. I have bent them into tons of shapes and haven't broken them yet. I have a display at a trade show and I can direct the bright lights where I need them the most. I do have to say that the light gets very hot (thus the cages) but I always tell people not to touch them. I did bake an apple with one once! It was delicious. I teach drawing class and had the light on an apple for about an hour and it cooked it!

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This lamp won my heart from the moment it emerged from the box. After trying many, many clampand gooseneck-lamps throughout my life, at last a winner!! This lamp is made of heavy-duty metal parts, so has enough heft to feel really sturdy (no horrid, flimsy plastic clamp on this item!). The clamp is both strong and well-designed: it opens wide enough to attach to a thick table or shelf (1 1/4 inches thick is about ideal--see my photograph) and its pads are well-placed -unlike some clamps, in my too-vast experience, which are placed such that they actually hinder the proper grip rather than help it. The gooseneck is strong enough to hold up its own weight without moving so much as an INCH; it is infinitely adjustable, allowing the finest degree of control, without sagging or springing back into some default position. I have tried "professional" architectural drafting lamps whose clamps and adjustability absolutely pale in comparison to this one. Buck up and spend the money on this item: it will last and last, and will prove to you how excellent a product this is. Highly recommended for both craft projects and reading. (I too removed the guard; see my photo.)

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I have had these lights for sometime now and they work with my display at trade shows very well. I also use them when teaching drawing to shine a light on my subjects. I removed the safety cage because they were falling off anyway and I didn't like the look of them. They run rather hot thought so I warn people not to touch them. I may buy a few more if I need them.

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Pros:

Sturdy

Probably can handle lots of abuse

Clamp is strong

Cons:

Basically a gooseneck flash light

Shoots a beam of light onto one spot (so don't buy if you're looking for a desk lamp)

Short cord (maybe 3-4 feet tops)

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I really like these lights as they provide a good light where I need it. However, don't expect the clamp to hold up while you

adjust the gooseneck. I ended up drilling a hole in one side of the clamp, and affixing it to the backboard with a big screw.

I also removed the pansy guard at the front of the light. Otherwise, I like it. Good, hefty-size flexible stem material.