Recommendations please - rechargeable work light

[Martyn Fletcher]

I got this jobby from Screwfix a couple of months ago.
Diall LED Rechargeable LED Work Light 10W 12 / 240V | Portable Lighting | NoLinkingToThis - https://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/diall-led-rechargeable-led-work-light-10w-12-240v/2587k
So far its been spot on, two brightnesses, pretty fast charging, and on the lower brightness of which is good enough, lasts most of the day.

This is the one I got and it has been with me under stairs, in cupboards, under floors and just about everywhere that I needed clean white light.
Brilliant is all I can say.
Oh! And it goes for hours

 

[SparkyChick]

I'll add a vote for the 10w Diall from ScrewFix. For the money, it's pretty good.

Most of the time though I just use my head torch, similar to this:-

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073TR9CCX/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[PEG]

I have some Vision EHL190's. They are a torch and a lamp,will slide in a pocket,have one very strong bottom magnet,two on the back,two swing-out hooks,angles 180 degrees front to back.

They charge fast and last for hours,tough as hell...i had the original 180's and having used everything out there,including some £350+ Snap-on yokes,these are incredible value for money.

 

[Devonchris]

Yeah, I've still got a halogen type somewhere as well but haven't used it in years. Those things were a fire hazard

Pity that the queen didn't know that.

Wikipedia ; Windsor Castle fire. During renovation work. Halogen light on tripod left unattended.

The fire began in the Queen's Private Chapel at 11:15 in the morning when a curtain was ignited by a spotlight pressed up against it.

 

[Midwest]

Good ideas all. Thanks.

I've got dewalt products so I'll take a look at their products first.

I have this one DeWalt DCL050-XJ 18V Li-Ion XR LED Work Light - Bare | Torches | NoLinkingToThis - https://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/dewalt-dcl050-xj-18v-li-ion-xr-led-work-light-bare/7730g last for about 3hrs on a 4Ah battery on highest brightness. Handy hook on it as well.

 

[Pete999]

Got a CU to change in a couple of weeks and there is no natural light!

So I'm looking for recommendations for rechargeable work lights ............. preferably from personal experience

Thanks

klein torch - Google pretraga - https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=klein+torch&client=firefox-b&dcr=0&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=G9GlUcRQs1rIiM%253A%252CidGGpSO_8ujfIM%252C_&usg=__71iH0832mHDN8n0ZFHyGIE_6kyg%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0uavPn-bZAhXJJMAKHbJXAdQQ9QEImgEwBA#imgrc=G9GlUcRQs1rIiM:

 

[Octopus]

This arrived today:



Obviously I'm using one of my batteries

Impressive amount of light ...............

 

[telectrix]

my reliable work light.no batteries, does not need charging, and push comes to shove, i can light my smoke off it. can yours do that?

 

[Midwest]

There's always someone that will ---- with you!

 

[123]

This arrived today:

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Obviously I'm using one of my batteries

Impressive amount of light ...............

Hate to say I told you so
The bonus I find is that you will have plenty of batteries, so if it run's out of juice you have more batteries to hand.

 

[telectrix]

This arrived today:

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Obviously I'm using one of my batteries

Impressive amount of light ...............

i hate yellow. dewalt and fluke in equal amount. i had a hilmor conduit bender in yellow. soon got it resprayed in red/black. same with a stanley rolling toolbox. came in yellow. next day red/black.

 

[Paulgwat]

What battery power tools do you use? Most should have very good 14/18v lights.

I have this LED light from Makita and it's first class.

There is a bigger brother to the stick lights from Makita, the DML805, takes the 18v batteries and also has an input for mains or 110v as well - have had the 110v /18v one for about a year and it is superb - more like a floodlight than torch!!

 

[Phil Thompson]

I have this one for doing board changes and loft use in rewires, it’s 1500 lumens. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00QNXC...=1007289&hvtargid=pla-403172956771&th=1&psc=1

 

[pirate]

Talking of lights, I see from my inbox today that TLC are promoting the Quinetic switches (I like them) and also show a remote fob due out in April, which will be fun and versatile...however, they also highlight the LED floodlight in various outputs starting from £19.95, and that includes a wireless receiver already built in...yet the receiver itself is £16.95, so that doesn't leave much over for the lamp itself...
however, at that price I'll probably buy one just for research.

 

[1Justin]

Get an 18650 battery rechargeable headlamp off Ebay. Probably £10 and ultra bright if you investigate and select carefully re the LED die they choose. Get one with two cells mounted at the back, and a strap over the top.
Dispose of any supplied 18650 batteries (supplied Ebay ones they will be poor quality and potentially incendiary). - Better to buy the bare torch without cells. Buy known fused-cell reliable 18650 cells. Also get a quality 18650 charger - not the one supplied.
Take care with "branded" knock-offs with lithium batteries, hence I always use Xtar factory shop (which you can google).
Lasts all day, often two days.

 

[telectrix]

Get an 18650 battery rechargeable headlamp off Ebay. Probably £10 and ultra bright if you investigate and select carefully re the LED die they choose. Get one with two cells mounted at the back, and a strap over the top.
Dispose of any supplied 18650 batteries (supplied Ebay ones they will be poor quality and potentially incendiary). - Better to buy the bare torch without cells. Buy known fused-cell reliable 18650 cells. Also get a quality 18650 charger - not the one supplied.
Take care with "branded" knock-offs with lithium batteries, hence I always use Xtar factory shop (which you can google).
Lasts all day, often two days.

mine was off ebay. i use the 18650s and charger that came with it. never a problem, except the charge time is several hours from flat. think it was about as tenner all in. can't see how they make'em for that. similar from screwfix is £51.

 

[Pete E]

mine was off ebay. i use the 18650s and charger that came with it. never a problem, except the charge time is several hours from flat. think it was about as tenner all in. can't see how they make'em for that. similar from screwfix is £51.

With the cheaper Chinese ebay batteries, many are "recycled" from cells taken from old laptops and when they are re assembled, they do not contain any over charging protection.
Add to that the often crude chargers you get in these cheap deals, and there is a danger of the batteries igniting or even exploding due to over heating during charging.

A quick google search will find examples of it happening, but I don't know what the real risk is...

Personally, I would not leave such chargers/batteries charging unattended, especially if it is going to be for any extended time....

 

[EbolaSideRoom]

Recently invested in these https://dxu3qlulsm4jd.cloudfront.net/sites/www.voltimum.co.uk/files/fields/main_image/mini_goliath_hi-res_0.jpg[URL]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81vpnvDldbL._SX355_.jpg[/URL]
Not cheap but brilliant.

 

[ipf]

got similar.dual setttings. 10watt and 20 watt. forbigger ,longer jobs, this.

gets a bit hot though.

I remember one of them, on site in a commercial kitchen. One idiot knocked it over and it was leaning against the white, pvc lined wall......found it about 2 hours later...all the wall was burnt and warped.

 

[Phil Thompson]

I remember them for a while as an apprentice, along with the festoon lighting, then the boss got a load of 2d tasklights some difference and they’d take a battering and still work, think that’s why he changed, cost him a fortune in lamps lol