Milwaukee M12 LED stick light review (2351-20)

I just did a review on the Milwaukee M12 LED stick light. Seems most people opt to get the swivel head flash light. But I think this stick light is Awesome, A little expensive but it is very durable and versatile. Anyhow below is a copy and Paste of my review.

As always you can see the full review with many pictures on my website (autofixpal) by Clicking HERE


Review
Ok what’s so complicated about making a good durable rechargeable LED work light? you would think it should be fairly simple, but yet so many get it wrong. Prior to me purchasing the Milwaukee M12 LED light stick I had purchased and used 2 EZ-Red Led lights (click link to see what i purchased) that worked GREAT for about 1 year exactly EACH! The output of the light was VERY good but the body was not durable enough for professional use as an automotive technician. Long story short I ended up warrantying both of those lights more than ounce. I still have one of them and it does not hold a charge (batteries are NOT easily replaceable), so it had been reduced to occasional home use. So why don’t I just buy a Snap-on ECFBP6G LED light and be done with it. 3 of my coworkers did purchase that Snap-on LED light and they are nice lights with a very cool magnetic base and flexible body to make positioning it fairly easy. The problem is that it only lasts for 3 hours, it takes 4 hours to charge and you can’t simply swap the batteries out. Another strike against that light is that is has a 1 year warranty and one of my co-workers lights broke while it was outside of that warranty and The SO dealer wouldn’t help him (he later purchased the m12 light in said review).. Not ideal for me.



How Bright: The Milwaukee M12 LED light stick is not perfect, the light is not as white as the EZ-Red lights I have used or the Snap-on light mentioned above. But I want to say that they are equally as bright and you will not have any problems seeing what you’re working on with the exception being that both the EZ-red and the M12 light seems a bit brighter than the Snap-on light.

Positioning: I don’t like the fact that it only has a hook as a standard mounting option, but I do like the fact that it has a screw hole on the back that fits your standard camera mount. This means that you can buy a magnetic pivoting and swiveling camera mount and attach your light to it as I did. Just look at the pictures below. Problem Solved.

How long does it last: The description says 4 hours+ and while I have not set my watch to it. I can tell you that I have left the light on and completely forgot about it on many occasions. Yes, it was still working when I returned and I am using the least expensive batteries I could find. So if you have the XC batteries i would guess this thing would last a VERY long time. Plus you can swap the batteries out and it only takes about 30 minutes to fully charge for the basic M12 battery. How long will it last? well you won’t have to worry about it and you wont have to charge it for 4 hours if it does die on you. Furthermore you can buy more batteries at a very reasonable price on AMAZON or eBay or any other store of your choosing. You don’t have to wait around.

Durability: This light is tough, very tough. I ounce got this light wedged under an engine (Toyota v6) because I forgot it was there while changing a power steering pump or something like that, I forget what the job was, but it didn’t crack (battery is not as durable. keep reading) and it still works flawlessly to this day. Now the battery on the other hand is not as durable as the light is, so try not to crush the battery. I have dropped this light many, many times and nothing has happened to the light itself, but the battery case that locks to the light is cracked and i did have to reattach the black plastic half of the battery to the red half of the battery with silicon (no more problems since!) on one of the 2 batteries that I have. So yes it can break but you wont have to replace the entire light if the batteries casing cracks, you can just live with it or buy a single battery. Still more durable than the EZ-red light that i previously owned.

Conclusion: The Milwaukee M12 2351-20 stick light is a great buy. Especially if you already own M12 batteries, It’s got plenty of light, plenty of endurance, and very durable. The ability to add the magnetic mount of your choosing makes it very versatile. In My opinion it’s one of the best work lights you can buy.

I have that same light and it is nice, but for the cost I don't think it quite performs. I've been using these little CAT COB lights made by EZ-Red and they're cheap enough you can have them magnetted to your box and in your car and in your pocket. The M12 doesn't throw much more light than these considering how much bigger it is. If Milwaukee comes out with a newer COB version I think it'll be a serious contender. I'd suspect that Milwaukee is probably more durable but the little light does have the advantage of being light and having less energy in an impact. Mine's fallen off my top box and went bouncing along the concrete with no effect a few times. I've been working on a shoot out video between the CAT light, an Astro, and that M12. I'm not done with it yet though so I can't say for sure about the brightness. Maybe I'll head out to the garage and work on that some now...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B012BR6D1E/?tag=atomicindus08-20

That swivel base is pretty cool though. I had not seen that before. I always just used the M12 with the hook.

Also your review brings up a possible opportunity for Milwaukee. I wonder if they could sell a line of like Tough Batteries or M12 Armor batteries or something that cost a little more to be more durable. You wouldn't need them for most standard M12 uses but things like this could obviously benefit.

firworks said:

I have that same light and it is nice, but for the cost I don't think it quite performs. I've been using these little CAT COB lights made by EZ-Red and they're cheap enough you can have them magnetted to your box and in your car and in your pocket. The M12 doesn't throw much more light than these considering how much bigger it is. If Milwaukee comes out with a newer COB version I think it'll be a serious contender. I'd suspect that Milwaukee is probably more durable but the little light does have the advantage of being light and having less energy in an impact. Mine's fallen off my top box and went bouncing along the concrete with no effect a few times. I've been working on a shoot out video between the CAT light, an Astro, and that M12. I'm not done with it yet though so I can't say for sure about the brightness. Maybe I'll head out to the garage and work on that some now...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B012BR6D1E/?tag=atomicindus08-20

That swivel base is pretty cool though. I had not seen that before. I always just used the M12 with the hook.

Also your review brings up a possible opportunity for Milwaukee. I wonder if they could sell a line of like Tough Batteries or M12 Armor batteries or something that cost a little more to be more durable. You wouldn't need them for most standard M12 uses but things like this could obviously benefit.

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I agree it is bulky and the battery needs to be more durable for some applications..

I have the cat led light.


Was a Xmas gift.. I keep one in the house.. It is pretty bright and not much to it so I would imagine it's pretty durable.

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firworks said:

I have that same light and it is nice, but for the cost I don't think it quite performs. I've been using these little CAT COB lights made by EZ-Red and they're cheap enough you can have them magnetted to your box and in your car and in your pocket. The M12 doesn't throw much more light than these considering how much bigger it is. If Milwaukee comes out with a newer COB version I think it'll be a serious contender. I'd suspect that Milwaukee is probably more durable but the little light does have the advantage of being light and having less energy in an impact. Mine's fallen off my top box and went bouncing along the concrete with no effect a few times. I've been working on a shoot out video between the CAT light, an Astro, and that M12. I'm not done with it yet though so I can't say for sure about the brightness. Maybe I'll head out to the garage and work on that some now...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B012BR6D1E/?tag=atomicindus08-20

That swivel base is pretty cool though. I had not seen that before. I always just used the M12 with the hook.

Also your review brings up a possible opportunity for Milwaukee. I wonder if they could sell a line of like Tough Batteries or M12 Armor batteries or something that cost a little more to be more durable. You wouldn't need them for most standard M12 uses but things like this could obviously benefit.

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Looking forward to your shootout!

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firworks said:

I wonder if they could sell a line of like Tough Batteries or M12 Armor batteries or something that cost a little more to be more durable. You wouldn't need them for most standard M12 uses but things like this could obviously benefit.

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Or some kind of rubber cover similar to what IR has for their batteries. Would be cheap add on insurance.

jerseykat1 said:

I agree it is bulky and the battery needs to be more durable for some applications..

I have the cat led light.


Was a Xmas gift.. I keep one in the house.. It is pretty bright and not much to it so I would imagine it's pretty durable.

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You don't have this CAT light. You have it's grandpa / brother actually. Those 6 LED ones are still handy and a fine little light, but there's a newer version that uses COB technology to have a big LED panel and they blow the equivalent to pants off that thing.

jerseykat1 said:

Looking forward to your shootout!

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Working on it now. This thread gave me the push to go out into the frigid shop and take some video. Got to try out my new lav mic from Christmas too. Now to do some editing.

fordnut85 said:

Or some kind of rubber cover similar to what IR has for their batteries. Would be cheap add on insurance.

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That is a really good idea and Milwaukee should totally do that.

One issue with the m12 is they forgot to account for the battery weight for the option of sliding the hook to the back to let the light hang.. On the m18 version they designed it the no matter if you used a 2.0 or 4.0 battery, you could balance the light on the rear hook so the light would face straight down.. Seems they forgot about the weight of the battery when figuring the hook positions for this m12.. (The light fixture is the same for the m12/m18 light). The optional m12 magnet is nice.. It has a nice rubber coating so it won't scratch anything, but I do like that camera base idea. (A lot)

If you wanna check out a great light for the money - look at the Capri tools lithium LED light.. For the money, you will be hard pressed to find anything better, and it also works while it's plugged into the charger - so you can use it as a corded light as well.

Ignore the prices here.. It's usually listed on eBay and Amazon for $40 - $60.. No idea where they got these prices from - Capri Tools 40464 60-LED SMD Cordless Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Work Light, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AYNQQNS/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Well, it didn't really end up as much of a shoot out. The Snap-On drop light was going to win no matter what. But... At least I had some fun with it. Maybe someday someone will find something useful in there.

Also the lav mic works pretty well, but it is a pain to sync audio in the editor instead of direct recording it into the camera. While the voice level is consistent unlike my previous videos, I still think it's too quiet. I'm just starting out with video though so I'm "learnding".

Bonus points if anyone can pick out what that sound effect near the end is from.

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firworks said:

Well, it didn't really end up as much of a shoot out. The Snap-On drop light was going to win no matter what. But... At least I had some fun with it. [emoji38] Maybe someday someone will find something useful in there.

Also the lav mic works pretty well, but it is a pain to sync audio in the editor instead of direct recording it into the camera. While the voice level is consistent unlike my previous videos, I still think it's too quiet. I'm just starting out with video though so I'm "learnding".

Bonus points if anyone can pick out what that sound effect near the end is from.

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Nice video dude..

IMO it still goes to m12 stick light. for professional every day use you want something rechargeable and mountable in any position..now you can't do this out the box with the m12 stick light but it does afford you the option. Now if ezred made a rechargeable version of that cob light. With a pivoting magnetic base or screw hole to add your own than I would say it's a winner for my needs especially since it's cheap.

But i have some trust issues with ezred lights after having gone through 4 of them and all of them ending up broken. I can't imagine those little lights breaking because they are so light but that was my theory on the xl3000 lights as they are very light and they fell apart over time.. But I am kind of the exception because my profession I am very hard on tools.

They are still really good bang for the buck.

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Try the M12 lantern - it is great.

I love the M12 light. Has worked out great for me. I tried an off name brand of that CAT light I picked up from Lowes. Great light, small package and light weight. But the battery compartment sucked! Light was always flickering and dimming until I twisted the cap. I was so frustrated, it was the reason I ordered the M12 stick light.
Where can one find the CAT brand, and are there issues with the battery cap/connection?

jerseykat1 said:

Nice video dude..

IMO it still goes to m12 stick light. for professional every day use you want something rechargeable and mountable in any position..now you can't do this out the box with the m12 stick light but it does afford you the option. Now if ezred made a rechargeable version of that cob light. With a pivoting magnetic base or screw hole to add your own than I would say it's a winner for my needs especially since it's cheap.

But i have some trust issues with ezred lights after having gone through 4 of them and all of them ending up broken. I can't imagine those little lights breaking because they are so light but that was my theory on the xl3000 lights as they are very light and they fell apart over time.. But I am kind of the exception because my profession I am very hard on tools.

They are still really good bang for the buck.

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Yeah the M12 Stick light definitely was the brightest of the battery powered lights. It is a really nice tool, but my issue with it is the price. I got mine new off eBay for 60$. New price for them is 79$. Those prices are with no battery. Also if you have multiple M12 tools that's a battery ******* for the whole time you are working. At one point I only had 2 M12 batteries and so my choice was to turn off my music (M12 Bluetooth) or turn off the light whenever I needed to use an M12 tool on a project. Now I've got 4 batteries so I'm OK but until you've got a whole flock of M12 batteries it can be a pain to tie up a whole M12 battery.

I think at like a 50$ price point it'd be a bit more palatable.

Still, both types of lights have their place. The M12 Stick definitely throws more light, and would be better for hanging over a bay for a long period working. For looking around inside panels and around obstructions I think the CAT light is better because it still throws a lot of light and is tiny. Much easier to fit in and around things. Also the magnet makes it so you can stick it almost anywhere in an engine bay (Though on modern cars the places are somewhat more limited) and get light where you need it. Kinda like the M12 Stick Light with that added swiveling magnet.

I too would be interested to see how one of the CAT COBs held up in your work because that M12 does look like it's seen some heavy use.

ScottsGT said:

I love the M12 light. Has worked out great for me. I tried an off name brand of that CAT light I picked up from Lowes. Great light, small package and light weight. But the battery compartment sucked! Light was always flickering and dimming until I twisted the cap. I was so frustrated, it was the reason I ordered the M12 stick light.
Where can one find the CAT brand, and are there issues with the battery cap/connection?

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Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B012BR6D1E/?tag=atomicindus08-20

There was even an Amazon coupon running for a while for another 10% off on these.

I haven't had any issue with the battery cap. It's held on pretty securely. I've dropped the one I carry every day in my pocket several times and the battery cap has never come off. That said maybe you got a bad one? That other CAT light might have had a manufacturing issue with the battery contacts or something. I've got 4 of them myself, and I gave one to my whole family for Christmas and haven't heard anything yet.

I have 2 M12 stick lights and its a great light, I considered getting the M18 stick light instead of a second one but thought it would not be as versatile with a bulky M18 battery vs the slim M12 1.5/2.0 I use on them. Plus the M18 is only 300 lumen vs the M12 version 220 lumen.

Have looked at the lanterns, might get one eventually, but need more of a focused light. I also have the M18 Flood V1 which is great.

As an alternative to the cat one being discussed is this set I ran across. Though the stick is only 80 lumen and pocket 50 lumen.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HWFNS2I/?tag=atomicindus08-20

For lights now a days I either want something that uses a M12/M18 battery or is plug in. I already spend so much money and time on rechargeable AA/AAA/etc batteries for the kids kajillion toys.

It sure is pricey I agree with you on that. But in reality the cat light is just fine for non professional use. Even good for lite professional use.. It's a great value..

50 bucks is a more reasonable price point on the stick light.. Maybe one day.

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dacan23 said:

I have 2 M12 stick lights and its a great light, I considered getting the M18 stick light instead of a second one but thought it would not be as versatile with a bulky M18 battery vs the slim M12 1.5/2.0 I use on them. Plus the M18 is only 300 lumen vs the M12 version 220 lumen.

Have looked at the lanterns, might get one eventually, but need more of a focused light. I also have the M18 Flood V1 which is great.

As an alternative to the cat one being discussed is this set I ran across. Though the stick is only 80 lumen and pocket 50 lumen.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HWFNS2I/?tag=atomicindus08-20

For lights now a days I either want something that uses a M12/M18 battery or is plug in. I already spend so much money and time on rechargeable AA/AAA/etc batteries for the kids kajillion toys.

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I male a point to not buy my son any toys unless it's rechargeable.. My wife doesn't listen.. So she buys the batteries or the non rechargeable stuff. I try to hide his non rechargeable toys from him lol.. But he always finds them.

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firworks said:

I have that same light and it is nice, but for the cost I don't think it quite performs. I've been using these little CAT COB lights made by EZ-Red and they're cheap enough you can have them magnetted to your box and in your car and in your pocket. The M12 doesn't throw much more light than these considering how much bigger it is. If Milwaukee comes out with a newer COB version I think it'll be a serious contender. I'd suspect that Milwaukee is probably more durable but the little light does have the advantage of being light and having less energy in an impact. Mine's fallen off my top box and went bouncing along the concrete with no effect a few times. I've been working on a shoot out video between the CAT light, an Astro, and that M12. I'm not done with it yet though so I can't say for sure about the brightness. Maybe I'll head out to the garage and work on that some now...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B012BR6D1E/?tag=atomicindus08-20

That swivel base is pretty cool though. I had not seen that before. I always just used the M12 with the hook.

Also your review brings up a possible opportunity for Milwaukee. I wonder if they could sell a line of like Tough Batteries or M12 Armor batteries or something that cost a little more to be more durable. You wouldn't need them for most standard M12 uses but things like this could obviously benefit.

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Would you mind if I share your video on my website?

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jerseykat1 said:

Would you mind if I share your video on my website?

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Go right ahead. I'll add a link to your review to the video description too if that's alright.

firworks said:

Go right ahead. I'll add a link to your review to the video description too if that's alright.

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That's awesome.. Thanks.. You can add a link, that would be great.

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jerseykat1 said:

That's awesome.. Thanks.. You can add a link, that would be great.

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Bidirectional links are go. I would suggest though on your page that you send people to the M12 LED light instead of the incandescent. It's here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002EEP4V0/?tag=atomicindus08-20

It doesn't cost much more and that incandescent is pretty sad.

Also I tried this:


It didn't really work but was kind of cool for a few seconds until it flipped over.

firworks said:

Bidirectional links are go. I would suggest though on your page that you send people to the M12 LED light instead of the incandescent. It's here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002EEP4V0/?tag=atomicindus08-20

It doesn't cost much more and that incandescent is pretty sad.

Also I tried this:

It didn't really work but was kind of cool for a few seconds until it flipped over.

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Awesome. I'll put links for both lights.

I guess the stand is not heavy enough. That's a cool Idea though.

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Awesome light I use mine constantly. I agree it was a little pricey but I already had a bunch of M12 batteries. My only complaint is it doesn't take much to knock it over when it is standing upright. Great light with replaceable 'glass'.


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I just uploaded an update to the previous light shootout. It's been bothering me why the CAT COB light looked so dim on the video when I use it all the time and it seems so bright to me. I figured it out, the batteries were almost dead in the video...


I'm chalking that one up to being surrounded by Lithium stuff now that just dies when it runs out of battery rather than slowly dimming / weakening.

Thus, I redid the shoot out portion of that video with new batteries and now it is more along what I was expecting.

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Since I always end up doing car work at like 8:30PM after work and it's dark out and I have to work in the driveway, I'm really getting good use out of these cheap COB lights. I can stick several of them all over in a wheel well and have great light filling the whole area instead of having to move a light around to target each thing I'm trying to see.

About a decade ago, the Snap-On man waltzed into the workshop with these new slick torches that ran on new technologies with new lithium batteries that never needed changing. Everyone in the workshop bought them. The light was so white and so bright for such a small torch, they were very expensive.

Eventually these torches ran out of power from their 'special batteries' (CR123 X 2) and no one could be bothered with these batteries. Many torches including mine just sat in the toolbox, powerless. The Snap-On man now sold Led Lenser torches. These were unbelievably bright and most of all, they were rechargeable. Everyone bought them, they were slightly more expensive than the older Snap-On torches, but far superior in every way. When we lost them in customer cars (the most common way tools grow legs) we bought another.

Then came the Blue Point rechargeable worklight, they were alright. By then LED lights had taken off and I was happy with my own multiple LED worklight and never thought to buy one.

Until on the latest Snap-On, I noticed that these Blue Points upgraded to SMD lights. I recognised these from headlight assemblies in the latest headlight technology, I bought one.

My colleagues got jealous as my newer one was brighter with a better spread, an eveness to the light... and one very important difference to me.

The light had a slightly yellow tint. My eyes seemed forever grateful for this tint. In the years that have passed with the emergence of LED technology, the lights have become ghastly, sterile and unnatural.

My eyes were grateful for the natural tint of the new Blue Point SMD LED. Like a candle flame, the suns rays, I realised at that moment that this was more important than anything else in a worklight, especially as a professional who spent hours under artificial lighting.

Nearly all LEDs have a moon beam white tint multiplied by the thousands in intensity, distorting our colour perception.

When I read of Milwaukee's natural colour LEDs... I bought into it. This light has an even more natural light than my long gone Blue Point, which I sold along with all my professional tools to make ends meet after suffering a career ending back injury.

This is the best work light, I have ever owned. Battery packs for never ending run time, ruggedness, not too bright that the light reflected from the work surface doesn't distract....and finally, no more ghastly, unnatural, deathly white lighting.

spanimal said:

About a decade ago, the Snap-On man waltzed into the workshop with these new slick torches that ran on new technologies with new lithium batteries that never needed changing. Everyone in the workshop bought them. The light was so white and so bright for such a small torch, they were very expensive.

Eventually these torches ran out of power from their 'special batteries' (CR123 X 2) and no one could be bothered with these batteries. Many torches including mine just sat in the toolbox, powerless. The Snap-On man now sold Led Lenser torches. These were unbelievably bright and most of all, they were rechargeable. Everyone bought them, they were slightly more expensive than the older Snap-On torches, but far superior in every way. When we lost them in customer cars (the most common way tools grow legs) we bought another.

Then came the Blue Point rechargeable worklight, they were alright. By then LED lights had taken off and I was happy with my own multiple LED worklight and never thought to buy one.

Until on the latest Snap-On, I noticed that these Blue Points upgraded to SMD lights. I recognised these from headlight assemblies in the latest headlight technology, I bought one.

My colleagues got jealous as my newer one was brighter with a better spread, an eveness to the light... and one very important difference to me.

The light had a slightly yellow tint. My eyes seemed forever grateful for this tint. In the years that have passed with the emergence of LED technology, the lights have become ghastly, sterile and unnatural.

My eyes were grateful for the natural tint of the new Blue Point SMD LED. Like a candle flame, the suns rays, I realised at that moment that this was more important than anything else in a worklight, especially as a professional who spent hours under artificial lighting.

Nearly all LEDs have a moon beam white tint multiplied by the thousands in intensity, distorting our colour perception.

When I read of Milwaukee's natural colour LEDs... I bought into it. This light has an even more natural light than my long gone Blue Point, which I sold along with all my professional tools to make ends meet after suffering a career ending back injury.

This is the best work light, I have ever owned. Battery packs for never ending run time, ruggedness, not too bright that the light reflected from the work surface doesn't distract....and finally, no more ghastly, unnatural, deathly white lighting.

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its a great light. i use it everyday and it's very tough. My co-worker has the same light. he dropped it in a pail of old coolant and it still works. i think he just got lucky, but hey..

firworks said:

I just uploaded an update to the previous light shootout. It's been bothering me why the CAT COB light looked so dim on the video when I use it all the time and it seems so bright to me. I figured it out, the batteries were almost dead in the video...


I'm chalking that one up to being surrounded by Lithium stuff now that just dies when it runs out of battery rather than slowly dimming / weakening.

Thus, I redid the shoot out portion of that video with new batteries and now it is more along what I was expecting.

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Since I always end up doing car work at like 8:30PM after work and it's dark out and I have to work in the driveway, I'm really getting good use out of these cheap COB lights. I can stick several of them all over in a wheel well and have great light filling the whole area instead of having to move a light around to target each thing I'm trying to see.

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that cat cob light is really bright. Thats a really good bang for the buck light. awesome review!

jerseykat1 said:

that cat cob light is really bright. Thats a really good bang for the buck light. awesome review!

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Yeah they are tough to beat! I just picked up the Nebo Big Larry to see how it compares and while it's a bit brighter it feels really cheap (Even having a metal body!) in comparison. I'd like to do a video on it since I see people talk about the Nebo Big Larry a lot but I feel like my channel is becoming Firworks lighting reviews! Not only that I'm gunning for that new M18 dual power drop light if it comes back in stock at HD. I think part of it is it's easy to do lighting videos when it's 11F out and 39F in the garage. I can't do anything too exciting when it's so cold.