LED Worklight Rechargeable

[Vitesse]

As the title says I am looking for one that will last more than a couple of hours. I have one that I bought from Screwfix a couple of years ago but it's battery life is only a couple of hours. It's the yellow one that sits on two little horizontal feet about 6 inches long.

Always use it for doing board changes in dark areas under the stairs etc... or when the power is off and I am up in a loft.

It nearly always gives me a heart attack when I am working on a CU and I am suddenly plunged into darkness, initially thinking it's something I have done on the CU and forgetting I am relying on the worklight!

 

[Rpa07]

Best off looking at different reviews on Amazon for the different types available. I guess the more you spend initially the better and longer lasting.
Every tool in this trade is an investment and you don't make investments to lose out!

 

[Toneyz]

What battery tools do you have as it may be worth getting a work light in that range so if it goes flat you can swop batteries.

 

[Vitesse]

What battery tools do you have as it may be worth getting a work light in that range so if it goes flat you can swop batteries.

Good idea I didn't think of that. I am a Bosch Professional man, so I will have a Google around.

 

[Rpa07]

I am a Bosch professional man!

Like the idea of the swap out battery except - you'd have to have some premonition when in a loft to think of taking that spare battery with you BUT I like the idea. Now, which button do I press for Amazon!

 

[Vitesse]

Best off looking at different reviews on Amazon for the different types available. I guess the more you spend initially the better and longer lasting.
Every tool in this trade is an investment and you don't make investments to lose out!

Yeah I had a quick look earlier but you get your average DIY'er reviews, which in the real world when you are using them on a day to day basis are pretty irrelevant. Thought I would ask the fellow sparks for their experiences?

 

[Vitesse]

I am a Bosch professional man!

Like the idea of the swap out battery except - you'd have to have some premonition when in a loft to think of taking that spare battery with you BUT I like the idea. Now, which button do I press for Amazon!

I would probably have a head torch with me as well but we all know what's it like in the burning inferno of a loft with your head torch acting as a sweat band

 

[Rpa07]

I've been wearing a hard hat on site all day for 5 days a week and my leather sweat band now has a hint of cider vinegar (trouble is I like the smell but feign complaining about it - I was the kid in school that constantly smelt his watch strap!) anyhoooo! I was going to shelve out on an LED Lenser head torch 'cause I wanted one but ended up buying two Aldi camping head torches for £2.49 each including batteries. I'll have t'other one one day.

 

[sparkdog]

Met a very nasty hornet in a loft a while back. Good if you have another light so you can switch the head torch off so he doesn't dive bomb it.

 

[Vitesse]

I've been wearing a hard hat on site all day for 5 days a week and my leather sweat band now has a hint of cider vinegar (trouble is I like the smell but feign complaining about it - I was the kid in school that constantly smelt his watch strap!) anyhoooo! I was going to shelve out on an LED Lenser head torch 'cause I wanted one but ended up buying two Aldi camping head torches for £2.49 each including batteries. I'll have t'other one one day.

I bought the LED lenser and paid silly money for it after my old one I bought of eBay for a fiver gave up the ghost. It's another heart attack job, you are working away and all off a sudden it switches to some lower lumen mode and everything starts to go dim.

I found another one, same make as my original one, on EBay for £5.95 from China. Didn't realise at the time it didn't have batteries in it but as it was the same make the original batteries fitted. Had it for over a year and still waiting for it to burst into flames on my head! But if it does at least I will be able to see what I am doing still.

 

[Vitesse]

Oh and the one from China is so bright you could use it for landing lights on a runway!

 

[static zap]

..... so bright you could use it for landing lights on a runway!

The LEDs have got brighter and cheaper in the last few years !
( I have a small one that flashes super fast in dull mode !)

 

[Toneyz]

I am a Bosch professional man!

Like the idea of the swap out battery except - you'd have to have some premonition when in a loft to think of taking that spare battery with you BUT I like the idea. Now, which button do I press for Amazon!

You'll going to get that risk whatever you use standard batteries or any rechargeable battery ,the work light is not going to take a lot of current so even a 3Ah battery should last a good amount of time.

 

[rolyberkin]

What about getting a small silent generator, having no power is a pain in the butt! Enough to power lights and recharge or power some 240v tools. I think this is the way i will be going in the near future.

 

[Toneyz]

Yeah I had a quick look earlier but you get your average DIY'er reviews, which in the real world when you are using them on a day to day basis are pretty irrelevant. Thought I would ask the fellow sparks for their experiences?

I know that it will not be for every situation but as posted on here before and what we used to do is have a garage C.U. with rcbo's with a double socket on a wooden board 16mm tails into supply.

 

[123]

I am a Bosch professional man!

Like the idea of the swap out battery except - you'd have to have some premonition when in a loft to think of taking that spare battery with you BUT I like the idea. Now, which button do I press for Amazon!

I have Makita LED Torch. When Battery is close to dead it turns off, but turning it back on gives you a good 5-10 mins more time

 

[Toneyz]

I have Makita LED Torch. When Battery is close to dead it turns off, but turning it back on gives you a good 5-10 mins more time

what Ah is it and how long does it last fully charged?.

 

[gutterball]

I use the makitaDML184 gets about 5 hours on a 4ah battery.

 

[Andy78]

I love my LED Lenser headtorch. It gives me a flashy warning when the battery is on its way out, then I can dial it down to low so it uses about 10% of full power and gives you a few minutes to extract yourself from wherever you are.

I also have a Milwaukee LED standing torch that uses my tool batteries. I would say that a 3Ah will probably only use a quarter of a battery being left on all day so no chance of getting caught out.

 

[telectrix]

for head torch i have this: used 2 x 13850 rechargeables. lasts hours on full.

CREE XM-L XML T6 LED Rechargeable Head Torch Zoomable Headlamp Headlight 2x18650 - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CREE-XM-L-XML-T6-LED-Rechargeable-Head-Torch-Zoomable-Headlamp-Headlight-2x18650-/371281600392?epid=1087572974&hash=item56721b9f88:g:yywAAOSwtnpXoFOF

for more general illumination, this:

20 Watt Flood Light Portable Rechargeable Work Site Camping Light + Car Charger | eBay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20-Watt-Flood-Light-Portable-Rechargeable-Work-Site-Camping-Light-Car-Charger/322372518036?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D44761%26meid%3D959ff11ba3794aabbab13ded2836e1d5%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D390932531639

 

[123]

what Ah is it and how long does it last fully charged?.

Makita DML801
It uses any batteries from the power tools, 1.5Ah would last all day long

 

[WillWX]

I have the Makita LED torch, love it! So handy.

 

[Toneyz]

I am a Bosch professional man!

Like the idea of the swap out battery except - you'd have to have some premonition when in a loft to think of taking that spare battery with you BUT I like the idea. Now, which button do I press for Amazon!

You need to get in the habit of when a battery goes flat you put it on charge.