Garage shop light

[gygeneral]

What is a good bright garage trouble shoot shoplight. How are those LED ones, are they bright? Any advise on what brand to look at would be great. Thanks.

 

[longlivepunk]

I like the LED bulbs, they're a little expensive, but they give good light, last forever, they're tough, and they don't heat up. I have something like this right now:

http://www.homedepot.ca/product/125w-led-a19-household/926038

 

[gygeneral]

Has anyone ever used lights from ATD . I was thinking something like this

http://atdtools.com/80163

 

[Warrenator]

My wife bought a cheap china LED trouble light for $10 at some random store, looks like this one, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Designer-Ed...3289557?pt=US_Flashlights&hash=item2ebc0a55d5

Plenty bright and works fine.

 

[kbs2244]

The biggest thing I look for in a trouble light is an all weather flexible cord.
I hate fighting a stiff cord.

I have an old fashioned incandescent bulb one that I used to put appliance bulbs in.
One Sunday night I broke a bulb and hade to replace it with one of those curly CFLs.
That was the best thing I ever did with it.
Bright and tough.
It has survived drops that would have killed any regular bulb.

 

[G_P]

LED's do heat up. I have 3 LED spots in my shop and after being on a few minues the heatsink on the back of them is too hot to touch.

But in a trouble light the impact resistance would make them ideal.

Sent via carrier pigeon.

 

[gygeneral]

I found another thread here on garage journal discussing LED vs Flurescent. Conclusion was LED gave out a focused beam of light and compact flurescent lighted a wider area. Most agreed for underdash lighting LED was perfect but underhood compact flurescent was prefered.

I guess its what you are looking for.

 

[bobemmerich]

I have several, but I usually grab this one because of the retractable cord...
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-inca...p-03473942000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1

Does the job, but I'm thinking of updating to an LED.

 

[coljar]

I ordered a Safe T Lite brand LED trouble light made by General Manufacturing and it's made in the USA. The price was good and, so far, I have no complaints.

 

[justanengineer]

Just my $0.02, but Id take multiple "ok" lights vs a single "bright" light any day to create less contrast and shadows when working. I just buy the old style drop lights w/the heavy plastic handle and steel guard that have been used forever, cheap, plentiful, and if you run over it you wont be upset. For working "in the field" tho I do have a rechargeable Cman LED drop light, but that rarely gets used in the garage.

 

[junkman104]

This is my go to light, has a magnetic base and very bright.



http://www.matcotools.com/catalog/product/MPVL8/21-LED-PIVOT-LIGHT/

 

[dbrow6272]

I use all kinds of lights. Depending on what I am doing. On my main trouble light I use 100 watt daylight bulbs. I use spots, halogens whatever does the trick for the job.

 

[tez929rr]

I bought one of those headband LED lights for a camping trip based on recommendations from my friends. I found it so useful I bought two more to put in the garages. I use them all the time now. Not as much light as a work light but it's always exactly where you need it and hands-free.

Like this:

 

[jimkaniki]

I got a cordless LED worklight from the Carquest store. Very handy, but not as bright as I would like. Where a lot of light in a cramped place is needed, the compact florescent work light works best, but for 90% of the jobs the cordless light is the one I grab.

 

[crazy5]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004IXSWTQ

Father in law gave me this for Christmas last year, and I hardly use my other lights anymore. It's small, bright, battery lasts all day, and the magnets are nice and strong. Batteries are NiMH, so no memory issues. It's a lot of functionality for that price point.

I picked up a similar craftsman led from Sears, and it sucked so bad I returned it the next day.

Also, if the clear plastic lens gets clouded from solvent or penetrating oil overspray, novus plastic polish (probably other ones too, but this is what I had) will make it look new again.

Also looks like they have a brighter upgraded model for the same price now:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004BDNKQ8/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[jwh]

Has anybody tried an LED bulb in a standard corded drop light?? I know they're pricey but last rough service bulbs I got from Home Depot were $4.97 a piece....

 

[gygeneral]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004IXSWTQ

Father in law gave me this for Christmas last year, and I hardly use my other lights anymore. It's small, bright, battery lasts all day, and the magnets are nice and strong. Batteries are NiMH, so no memory issues. It's a lot of functionality for that price point.

I picked up a similar craftsman led from Sears, and it sucked so bad I returned it the next day.

Also, if the clear plastic lens gets clouded from solvent or penetrating oil overspray, novus plastic polish (probably other ones too, but this is what I had) will make it look new again.


Also looks like they have a brighter upgraded model for the same price now:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004BDNKQ8/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Well I ended up buying the upgraded model of this light and I also bought a corded double flurescent light for general lighting for under my lift. I got both from Amazon for around the same price of the ATD one I was looking at.

 

[plow]

I remember when I was 17 or 18, I got in over my head on a repair of some sort and had to take the car to an older buddy that had his own shop. One of his grease monkeys (This cat was truly a greasy dude) was tasked with the fix. Came back 2/3 days later and found a burn in the carpet where he layed the drop light and grease on my cloth seats.


Glad to see those things are for the most part a thing of the past.

 

[911mike]

I changed all 3 of my retractables to LED's and I like them. My main reason to change was the heat the old style give off. No more burns and melted plastic with the LED. Even after there on for an hour you can still hold them in you hand without burning your skin.

 

[Cobra6]

Has anyone ever used lights from ATD . I was thinking something like this

http://atdtools.com/80163

I have not used that one - but a friend of mine has this -
http://atdtools.com/80351

it is good quality - I want one but have not had $100 to spend on one