What's up with this light?

[zendriver]

This looked like a nice light so I hurriedly traded another auction goer for a small roll of wire.

It is a great quality light , but it does not have an on/off switch, at least not one I can find.

The brand is McGill

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[Speedy Petey]

That is a McGill drop light. Top quality piece.

Should have a cord and plug attached.

 

[cowboy73]

Some of the older ones didn't have on/off switches. Safety was common sense back in the day.

 

[zendriver]

That is a McGill drop light. Top quality piece.

Should have a cord and plug attached.

It does have a reallyNice cord and plug attached. It looks to be in almost new condition.

I'm just trying to understand why they never put a switch on it.


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[danfromsyr]

switch can fail,
wasn't intended to be left plugged in, intended to be 'put away'
you can always hack the nice cord and add a switch.
or unplug it when done and put it away someplace.

 

[nadogail]

Without a switch to break, it should still be working when your grandkids need to borrow Grandpa's old light.

 

[simpler=better]

Swap out that fragile bulb for a $4 plastic philips slimline bulb. You won't look back

 

[rlitman]

Swap out that fragile bulb for a $4 plastic philips slimline bulb. You won't look back

My current favorite drop light bulb is a 100W equivalent LED non-dimmable bulb with a plastic shell that runs $8 at HD.

 

[KenC]

switch can fail,
wasn't intended to be left plugged in, intended to be 'put away'
you can always hack the nice cord and add a switch.
or unplug it when done and put it away someplace.

Or, add a switched recpt near where you use a drop light when working on your car!