Hobby Arch LED Lamp - Faded White

An arch LED lamp for the modeling bench

An ordinary desk lamp shines from a single point, so it casts a hard shadow that gets in the way when working with small parts. An arch lamp solves this problem by its shape: the light comes from a strip of diodes running the whole length of the arch, so it falls on the surface from a wide front and the shadows are soft. According to the manufacturer the lamp has 78 diodes with a light temperature of 6400 kelvin, that is, a cool white that does not distort the shades of paint. The arch measures roughly 73 centimeters across and 36 centimeters high, and it comes with stepless brightness control, side shielding against glare and vertical cooling for long sessions. This is the light color version.

Use

• Set the lamp so that the arch passes over the working area, not behind it.
• Adjust the brightness to the work: less for painting figures than for cutting and sanding.
• Use the same brightness level whenever you check shades, or the shades will not match.
• Leave free space around the lamp for cooling and do not cover it.
• Do not look into the strip of diodes from close up; the side shielding protects only from the working side.

Who it is for

The lamp suits figure painters, modelers and anyone who works with small parts and needs to see shape rather than shadow. Cool white matters when judging shades of color, because warm light shifts the perception of color and the model then looks different in daylight.

This is an electrical device. Follow the manufacturer's instructions, do not cover it and keep it out of the reach of children.