If anyone hasn't used a cordless LED trouble light look into one. I teach high school auto shop and they are great. The kids haven't come close to breaking it, no extension cords across the shop floor, no light bulbs, no batteries. It will pay for it's self in less than a semester in light bulbs alone. I just picked up one for home today, it cost me $30 and it will be nice to have 1 less extension cord running across the shop floor.

got 2 of the BandD ones on clearance and wish I had bought them all

I got one at xmas, been super so far!

I've had a cheapo one for about a year... the battery won't hold much of a charge now... I need to buy a better one -- 'cause when it works it kicks ass.

When I first opened my shop, ShopBoy was always burning himself, or worse, burning carpeting in trucks.

I finally went to CFLs in my drop-lights. I've been looking at the LED cordless units and am now gonna consider it more seriously.

What brands are you guys using, and which have the best battery life and fastest recharge?

when ever i use a LED flashlight i can never see the colors right and always go looking for a normal flashlight.

When I first opened my shop, ShopBoy was always burning himself, or worse, burning carpeting in trucks.

I finally went to CFLs in my drop-lights. I've been looking at the LED cordless units and am now gonna consider it more seriously.

What brands are you guys using, and which have the best battery life and fastest recharge?

Get hours of light out of my black and decker one and just charge it over night

I think the one we have at school is an MIT, it's the big one with 3 settings, it lasts for a while, it only gets used 2-3 hours a day max but it will some times be a week before the kids remember to plug in the charger.

They definetly elminate the burns and smells too.

Yep, I just got tired of rolling over the cord w the creeper last week and bought a Bayco from MSC. It was $40. It claims it'll run 24hrs w the "flashlight" (end of light illuminated) or 4 hours for the trouble light. Came w 12V DC adapter. Given the 12V charging option, it seems these have made things like the ARB Adventure Light obsolete.

edit: see also:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=628675

I just clicked ont he link in the other thread. They are on sale for $24.99 from Northern Tool right now.
Dan

Sears has a couple different craftsman ones that are $20 when on sale.
Not only are they good for working on your junk, but the are pretty good for the campsite as well. One even comes with a 12volt plug for the car.

I finally went to CFLs in my drop-lights. I've been looking at the LED cordless units and am now gonna consider it more seriously.

What brands are you guys using, and which have the best battery life and fastest recharge?I just traded all my Matco cordless tools over to the new Snap-On stuff.

CT1140 3/8" 14.4V impact, CT4850HO 1/2" 18V impact, and the 18V versaVolt LED Light.

Okay, we've all head how badass their new 1/2" drive cordless impact is, and it's true. It's removed every crank bolt I've taken it to so far. Although Toyotas don't tend to be that super-tight to begin with, it's still been very impressive. Never had a cordless I felt REQURIED a torque stick on customers wheels before.

Still, the most impressive part of the set has been a total surprise. The light is ridiculous. It runs a full week on one 18V battery, and is holyshit bright. You literally couldn't even tell a Stinger flashlight was turned on when this thing is under the hood/dash with you. I couldn't live without it anymore. Did a 3RZ motor job in a Tacoma and I ran the light all day wihtout a break. Still lasted 3 more days before I had to charge it.

There are various LED/Flourescent/Incandescent drop lights and cordless work lights in use in our dealership. It's easily twice as bright as anything else my coworkers use. Except for the two that ran out and bought one after I let them borrow it, of course. ;)

Okay, yeah, the set of 3 would be expensive without any type of discount, but my Snappy driver and I get along pretty damn well.

I have this one:

Fiet Work light.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000LWIRHA/ref=asc_df_B000LWIRHA714009?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=dealt5265-20&linkCode=asn

Don't buy one.

I have broken the hook off the top. The handle from the light. And it won't hold a charge too long after just 1 year or not much use...

Get hours of light out of my black and decker one and just charge it over night

x2

I have yet to buy a cordless droplight, but burning out way too many bulb with the traditional incandescent light I went and bought this.

http://www.amazon.com/Woods-38046-YELLOW-JACKET-LIGHT/dp/B000HMBNKC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1234546836&sr=1-3

The light it put out was great, along witht he bendable hooks. But the light broke off from the handle the first day I had it. Its held together with electrical tape, but I wasnt happy with the new $25 light breaking so fast. Yellow Jacket light brings the suck.

My local Sears has a flyer in the paper. Their 35 LED unit is supposed to be on sale 50% off this Sunday 3/1 only. Makes it around $17. The same light is in the current Craftsman Club flyer for $25 on sale thru 3/8.

Bought 2 at ebay for $20 with charger and 12 volt hookup pretty good light use them all the time.

The cordless LED trouble light will be one of the greatest tools to come along in our lifetimes! No more cords and no more broken bulbs every time you bump it or drop it!

For the corded trouble lights that I still use they are getting the small CFL bulbs. Man I never would have dreamed how tough those things are and they sure dont get hot like the old bulbs. Not to mention much cheaper than a rough service bulb.

I just traded all my Matco cordless tools over to the new Snap-On stuff.

CT1140 3/8" 14.4V impact, CT4850HO 1/2" 18V impact, and the 18V versaVolt LED Light.

Okay, we've all head how badass their new 1/2" drive cordless impact is, and it's true. It's removed every crank bolt I've taken it to so far. Although Toyotas don't tend to be that super-tight to begin with, it's still been very impressive. Never had a cordless I felt REQURIED a torque stick on customers wheels before.

Still, the most impressive part of the set has been a total surprise. The light is ridiculous. It runs a full week on one 18V battery, and is holyshit bright. You literally couldn't even tell a Stinger flashlight was turned on when this thing is under the hood/dash with you. I couldn't live without it anymore. Did a 3RZ motor job in a Tacoma and I ran the light all day wihtout a break. Still lasted 3 more days before I had to charge it.

There are various LED/Flourescent/Incandescent drop lights and cordless work lights in use in our dealership. It's easily twice as bright as anything else my coworkers use. Except for the two that ran out and bought one after I let them borrow it, of course. ;)

Okay, yeah, the set of 3 would be expensive without any type of discount, but my Snappy driver and I get along pretty damn well.

I have the two snappy impacts and the LED light also. I wouldnt trade them for any other brand. I used the CT4850HO 1/2" to put the tires on my snowmobile trailer. It tore the first lug right out. I under estimated its power!:laughing:

Sears has a couple different craftsman ones that are $20 when on sale.
Not only are they good for working on your junk, but the are pretty good for the campsite as well. One even comes with a 12volt plug for the car.

I have that one, the wifey got it for me for x mas and man is it handy. I don't have a big yard or anything like most but it works great for my garage or when I'm trying to get the generator started.

Not exactly trouble lights, but cordless:

I've got the Milwaukee V28 standard light. It ain't bad. In fact stumbled upon some for $9.99 on Amazon awhile back, and at that price it's a steal.

In an effort to use an Amazon gift card last year, I bought the LED bulb for it. At $30 for just the damn bulb it's not something I'd normally buy, but it didn't feel like it was my money. The LED bulb doesn't work wonderfully w the stock V28 reflector, but it is a huge improvement. Definitely has a very spotlight feel, but still MUCH brighter overall. Reviews on Amazon state the same. I can only imagine what run time would be w the LED bulb and a fully charged V28 battery..........probably measured in days.

With the solid base of the V28 battery/boat anchor, I've used it on my mill table (no joke) to illuminate the shaded side of my work in a pinch. Actually works pretty damn well for that.

Most recently I got the M12 LED worklight. This thing is the cat's ass, very bright and strikes a nice balance between spot and flood - in fact, it's arguably both. Doubles as a great flashlight for taking the dogs out at night. If anything, it's almost TOO bright and throws TOO wide a beam for typical flashlight use.

The M12 LED is not replaceable or user-serviceable, but Milwaukee claims lifetime warranty on the bulb. Also has a magnetic back which is definitely handy. Downside: unless you get the XC batteries it's not as likely to stay upright (but does stand on the standard M12 batt ok), and retail hovers around $50. I got mine thru McFeeley's with 10% off promo and $1 shipping for $44.

I want one of these. Used a slightly less bright version on the trail at Clayton. It lit the woods up and looked light a lightsabre doing it.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=94708&group_ID=2441&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

I want one of these. Used a slightly less bright version on the trail at Clayton. It lit the woods up and looked light a lightsabre doing it.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=94708&group_ID=2441&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

Hmm, it's a BluePoint, can it be had from another source? You can sometimes find BP stuff from the actual manufacturer.

I'd LOVE a good underhood light like that for its intended use.

My local Sears has a flyer in the paper. Their 35 LED unit is supposed to be on sale 50% off this Sunday 3/1 only. Makes it around $17. The same light is in the current Craftsman Club flyer for $25 on sale thru 3/8.

We picked them up for my father and father in-law 2 years ago, work great. This black friday we finally picked one up, it was $17-18 bucks, has 110v and 12v charger, works great, will never go back to the old corded shop light.

We picked them up for my father and father in-law 2 years ago, work great. This black friday we finally picked one up, it was $17-18 bucks, has 110v and 12v charger, works great, will never go back to the old corded shop light.

The lens on my Bayco has become clouded in some way, maybe it's condensation....I don't recall. In any case the light quality doesn't seem to be what it used to be and I find myself returning to my old-school MAC corded flo trouble light. It's overall brighter and more consistent light quality.

I may have to watch again for ~$17 Sears deals and try one of those.

http://www.plumbersurplus.com/images/prod/5/DeWALT-DC527-rw-73853-19961.JPG

http://toolsandmore.us/ProductImages/dewalt/dewalt1225/DW919.jpg

http://flashlightnews.org/images2/DeWalt_dc020_worklight.jpg

I have a Craftsman LEDone and it was ok but the batteries don't hold a charge for long, also not very bright compared to the plug in one I have.

I do use the crap out out of the light that came with the 19.2v Cman set, seems to last forever.