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3X MAGNIFIER, AND HAS A 4R5X MAGNIFYING LENS SCRIBED INSIDE.  THE SMALLER
3/4 INCH DIAMETER LENS OFFERS 25X MAGNIFICATION AND CAN BE USED ALONE OR IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE LARGER LENS.  THE LARGE LENS IS SURROUNDED WITH 10
LEDS, WHICH I FOUND TO BE BRIGHT ENOUGH TO ILLUMINATE THE WORK WITHOUT
EXCESSIVE GLARE.  THE LIGHT CAN BE POWERED FROM THREE AAA BATTERIES OR FROM
A STANDARD USB PORT A MATCHING USB CABLE IS SUPPLIED.  THERE MAY NOT BE
ENOUGH ROOM TO USE YOUR SOLDERING IRON WITH THE MAGNIFIERS IN PLACE, BUT
THEY EASILY PIVOT OUT OF THE WAY.  A RECTANGULAR EXTENSION SLIDES IN AND
OUT TO MOVE THE HOLDING BAR AND YOUR WORK BACKWARD AND FORWARD.  HELPING
HANDS THIRD HAND SOLDERING TOOL AND VISE  RESEMBLING A FOUR ARMED OCTOPUS
WITH A MAGNIFYING HEAD, THE HELPING HANDS THIRD HAND BY PSIVEN COMES
UNASSEMBLED IN A PADDED BOX WEIGHING A HEFTY 4 POUNDS.  A CLOTH BAG AND
OPTICAL CLEANING CLOTH FOR THE 3 1/4 INCH MAGNIFYING GLASS ARE INCLUDED.
SURROUNDING THE 3X MAGNIFIER ARE 16 LEDS WITH TWO SELECTABLE LEVELS OF
BRIGHTNESS, AND THE LIGHT IS CONNECTED TO A USB CORD FOR POWER POWER SUPPLY
NOT INCLUDED.  ASSEMBLY TIME IS ABOUT 5 MINUTES, AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
EASIER IF THE SCREWS CONNECTING THE ARMS TO THE BASE WERE LONGER.  AS SHOWN
IN FIGURE 12, FOUR FLEXIBLE ARMS WITH ALLIGATOR CLIPS HOLD THE CIRCUIT
BOARD.  TWO OF THE ARMS EXTEND 14 1/4 INCHES FROM THE BASE TO THE TIP THE
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