AmScope LED-6W Powerful 6 Watt LED Dual Gooseneck Lights Illuminator, Black, 1 Count (Pack of 1)

If you need a light source for working on small objects or for illumination for a reflecting microscope, you need this. I purchased this for work with both AmScope 20X to 80X Binocular Stereo Microscope for additional illuminated and also to use for other fine work that I do that needs illumination. I recently purchased a biological microscope from Amazon that had plenty of transmitted light but no reflective light. This is an LED light with plenty of power and has adjustable brightness. Would recommend this to anyone needing to use reflective light in their work. The price is well worth it and I was surprised at the heavy weight and sturdy build of the unit.

I have the Swift SW380T microscope with an LED light source from the bottom. Great scope however, sometimes the items to be viewed block that light where you need to have a light source from the top. This is where the dual gooseneck lights come in handy as shown in my pics. The only small issue is the placement of the control unit that must be located at the rear of the microscope, which is not a problem, but does kind of get in the way of the microscope power cord. As shown, it works just fine, but it could be redesigned a little better. I’m still glad I got this gooseneck light!

I'm delighted that the light color of the LEDs is pretty well matched. The variance in brightness afforded by the slider is pretty good, but it would be nice if they could go a little brighter and a little dimmer.The unit is surprisingly sturdy, but when the lights are bent far away from the base, its weight is not enough to keep it from toppling over, but most of the time it does an okay job of staying put.I'm impressed with the cleanliness and sturdiness of the build.I would always prefer that the power supply be built into the base unit, in this case it would be good as it would add some extra weight to the base, too.The external power supply (wall wart style) is at least sturdy.The air temperature at home is 70F, on minimum brightness, the LEDs only reach 77F. On maximum brightness they reach 84F. Run time was about 5 minutes.I think the price of the unit is a little high, given it's just two LEDs on goosenecks and a brightness slider, but at least it is a quality product and I haven't seen many competitive options available.

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Gives off high intensity light. No heat because it's LED based.One issue I had was when the unit was turned off, the lights would flash once in a while. After I disassembled the device, I saw that the manufacturer wired the switch incorrectly. They had the neutral going to the switch instead of the hot wire from the 120V line. After wiring it correctly, the flashing stopped as predicted.

I wanted to like this lighting unit. I have just returned the second unit. Maybe the third time will be the charm.Description:The base is a heavy and solid transformer with an analog rheostat dimmer switch. This part feels well made.The goose necks attach to it with a screw-ring somewhat reminiscent of the old coaxial cable attachments of yesteryear.The LEDs in the ends with a focus lens produce a bright light if they positioned very close to the specimen.The light is kind of dim unless you maneuver the light sources very close. The light has more blue in it than most. this is probably an attempt to make the light appear brighter than it is (blue is a higher frequency... i.e., higher energy... tricks the mind to believe brightness...)our first light unit arrived with one goose neck dimmer than the other. we were going to use it for a technician scanning process by if it far enough from the subject to illuminate a wide depth of field, it was too dim for details. So we decided to try it for more detailed work, at another microscope... which required the lights to be close to the subject--which it seems like it should be able to do with the flexible goose necks. However, in the very first minutes of use, one goose neck broke off from the base... wires and everything (probably why the one was dimmer than the other). we sent it back.Today we received the replacement: thanks to Amazon.com for for your speedy exchange policy! (we just sent out the old one today)Sadly the threads of one screw-ring on a goose neck were immobilized so it could not be assembled and tested. We ordered a replacement today... if the third one is DOA, we give up on this product. I will post an update when it comes in... and detail our use of the product.IF you are curious and it is > 1 week since i post this, then request an update to remind me... i am glad to help...

This light just gets in the way of my swing arm microscope. It is lightweight. Must it really be so large an imposing? The feet are hard plastic and allow the base to skid on the work surface. The power cube has a short cord making it hard to place the thing where you most want it. You'll need an extendsion cord. The slider knob feels cheap like what it is: cheap plastic. If you extend the lights into the "wrong" position the unit is unbalanced and tips. The parts that screw together to attach the lamp arms are just shoddily made cast metal and not machined. I could not get the threads started on one side and when I did the connection would not bottom out and the tube just wobbled in the socket. Finally, I took a wrench and really torqued it down and then it worked properly. All told, I'm not impressed with this poorly made gadget. It's kind of junky. However, it does cast a good amount of light. I give an OK for that.

This is a great buy, it reduces the glare when working on circuit boards, it has a small foot print so it doesn't take up to much room on my work bench, the brightness is adjustable and the goose neck lamps can be moved around.