Desk Lamp Recommendations?

I will be sorry to see the incandescent bulb go before they were able to perfect the "tri-light". Who knows, maybe someone will still work on that one.

You might want to hold off on a purchase. The latest light technology FIPEL (field-induced polymer electroluminescent) should be hitting the shelves soon.

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Resurrecting this thread. I have been using an architect desk lamp for my stamp work with an incandescent 75 watt bulb. That lamp fell apart today. I went to Walmart and found something similar but... shade and part of the assembly are made of plastic. They suggest a 40 watt bulb- that is a no go for me and even at that I think the shade would get too hot. It is like a toy lamp, cheap Chinese junk. Every such lamp they had there was like this, plastic shades. I may run to Home Depot tomorrow and see what they have. I do not want to use an LED light, they create radio interference. Short wave radio is my other hobby.

Any current ideas here?

Also check Hobby Lobby and Michael's. Both generally have a decent selection of lamps.

I bought an Ott Lite desk lamp (LED) a few years ago and have been very happy with it. Until last Saturday when it went dark all of a sudden. The packaging says the bulbs last 40,000 hours and I certainly haven't used it for nearly that long. Not too concerned, I tried to go order a replacement bulb and found out the LED lights are not replaceable, I have to buy a whole new lamp. Seriously? The Florescent OTT bulbs are replaceable but not the LEDs. Has anyone else had this experience? Should I buy the same replacement lamp with LEDs or should I switch to florescent?

The light went off after using it for about an hour. I always use it at the middle of the 3 brightness settings. I checked the power supply with a volt meter and it still has 5.5v so it must be the lamp not the plug or power supply. Anything else I can check?
Thanks for any advice.

I bought 2 of these a bit ago when on sale. It has a dimmer and can change hues. Not sure on the lighting spectrum / temp - but - for me it's ok and plenty of bright enough as I have trouble with shades/colors anyway.