Bill Bowman
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The store I stopped into today, was out of stock, however they gave me a rain check for when they come in again. I was able to score the under hood light for $29.
HF Braun Slim LED Worklight
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kctyphoon
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Harbor freight is not gaining a reputation for fast shipping in my book.. still waiting for mine..
SILVERPLATE
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Why?
54chevyls1
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After I read this thread this afternoon I printed the coupon and headed to my closest HF. I got the last light they had. After a few minutes of using it as a light saber and blinding my wife with it multiple times I have to say I'm impressed. Hopefully it will be better than the under the hood light I bought from HF a year or two ago. It quit working after about a year and I hardly even used it. The Braun light is a thumbs up so far.
Motown
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Sounds like the crew on Street Outlaws should get one of these for a starting light. They can then retire those crappy dinky flashlights they use, which barely show up on the TV screen.
dkmc
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Well, I headed there this afternoon, store was fairly busy.
Went right to the isle, and there was ONE left hanging there.
It's a pretty nice light. I wish the charging was automatic, so I could
just leave it plugged into my office computer all the time and it'd be
fully charged. Still very pleased with it for $19 tho!
Went right to the isle, and there was ONE left hanging there.
It's a pretty nice light. I wish the charging was automatic, so I could
just leave it plugged into my office computer all the time and it'd be
fully charged. Still very pleased with it for $19 tho!
Kaervak
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The first one I bought a few weeks back died about five minutes out of the package. I initially was going to tear it apart and fix it but it's sealed up pretty good. So much so that channel locks couldn't easily open it. It looked like the screw on part was glued on. They apparently really don't want people to see what's inside.
clutchee
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Wife picked me one up yesterday....
I used in in the shop bathroom when framing and then when I put up Old barn tin. Magnet is super strong and light is really bright.
For money it’s a win with the coupon.
I used in in the shop bathroom when framing and then when I put up Old barn tin. Magnet is super strong and light is really bright.
For money it’s a win with the coupon.
xin
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I have seen the light and not impressed. Just the sheer number of failures no thanks (then taking it back - my time cost more plus wasting hours of my day).
kctyphoon
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Something tells me a LARGE AMOUNT of these lights are going to wind up being sold at flea markets, swap meets, and listed on Amazon and eBay for $45 or so.. and that's why these stores are always empty..
fordgasm
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I ended up using the LED light for the first time tonight, damn headlight went out on my wifes SUV and decided to make a run to the store at night to pick up a new bulb because if I didn't the store would be closed on the 1st. Stuck the light to the underside of the hood and it worked great for the 45 seconds it took me to replace the bulb. Oddly enough I was on my way to Harbor Freight to buy a 2nd light since I liked it so much but got there at 5:20PM and they closed at 5:00, DOH! Its seriously one of the greatest things they sell.
kythri
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Ha I really thought you were going to say you magnetted it to the hood and used it as a headlight!
Fedwrench
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I'm not sure what sheer number of failures you're referencing but, since it's a fairly new product, there might be some in the future
The harbor freight light does lack a hook but, i can work around that. I usually don't buy much if anything from harbor freight but, i'm liking this light.
NAPA has launched some new Carlyle branded cordless/rechargeable lights that aren't as cheap as the Harbor Freight version but, might meet your needs better. The lights are in the new 1st quarter Real Deals Flyer.
Gearwrench also has a couple of new foldable wand lights out too.
Hope you find a light that meets your needs....
bczygan
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Got a second one yesterday.
Bill
Bill
Beater5liter
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Bought one yesterday, love it and thanks to OP and this thread for the heads up!
Snakebyt
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Jimithing616
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As earlier poster mentioned, they use 18650, which is used by almost every tactical flashlight in its native format (as a single or dual 18650) and every power tool and laptop battery back (assembled in series or parallel inside the battery pack and easily harvested)
So, batteries will likely never be a concern.
Snakebyt
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didnt realise they were 18650 batteries, i have several of those around , does anyone know how many MAH the stock battery is?
Obviously every person who had one fail reports it directly to his excel spreadsheet on Google docs.
I've read of one failure so far in the 5-6 threads about this light plus the thousands that have sold outside the view of this forum. If you read his posts regarding anything HF you can see his stance regardless how well the item is built
I'm using Pittsburgh ratchets and sockets to do a dual clutch on a cargo 7000 as we speak, I hope my knuckles don't get busted
2200 but likely less in reality .
I use samsung 30Q series in mine . 2 of them do me all day in the auto shop .
I posted this earlier in the thread but I tested mine and it came in better than labeled on my battery charger/discharger:
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The Braun light cuts out a little lower than 3.2V as well so it gets even a little bit more out of it.
I had one fail at the switch right out of the package. Still I thought it was such a great deal I swapped that one and bought another.
Bagherra
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Got this light yesterday and I love it!!!
Will get a 2nd one this week!!
Will get a 2nd one this week!!
Greeny
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I've had one for a bit over a week now. Great direction, the magnet in conjunction with the joint works great for getting light into tight spots, hands free, without blinding me. The battery is also still going strong on the package charge, although my use has been short and intermittent. Kids are home for the holidays and cars need to be checked out, and it's dark by the time I have time to look them over. I've probably ran the light for 90 minutes total over the past 10 days.
I'd get a 2nd one in a heartbeat. Thinking about getting a couple for gifts.
I'd get a 2nd one in a heartbeat. Thinking about getting a couple for gifts.
I'm running 2 of them daily and do about 6hrs on time a day roughly. over a months use and a few drops and still fine .
Really like them and the price, if one breaks, gets driven over or goes missing for 20bucks it no big deal, spend 50 to 60 bucks and it gets annoying lol .
second plus is I like the design, only thing change to improve function in use would be hanging hook (easily added yourself though) and variable dimming rather than just 2 output levels .
Enjoy using them and really like simple cell replacement so offboard charging possible .
I spent 60 bucks and got 2 light in daily use and one in spares cupboard, would only get 1 branded for that cost normally .
Really like them and the price, if one breaks, gets driven over or goes missing for 20bucks it no big deal, spend 50 to 60 bucks and it gets annoying lol .
second plus is I like the design, only thing change to improve function in use would be hanging hook (easily added yourself though) and variable dimming rather than just 2 output levels .
Enjoy using them and really like simple cell replacement so offboard charging possible .
I spent 60 bucks and got 2 light in daily use and one in spares cupboard, would only get 1 branded for that cost normally .
kctyphoon
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Question - can you test any 18650 battery cell with that? Would it work testing an aftermarket m12 battery "pack" ? I'm curious about getting the Powerextra m12 packs tested to see what they ACTUALLY come back as compared to their rating.
Yep you can test any 18650 cell with it or really any rechargeable cell. It has settings for different chemistries (NIMH, LiFE, LiIon, LIPo). You do have to keep in mind though that the capacity you get is going to depend on the cutout voltage you are willing to go down to. Some LiIon stuff cuts out at 3.2V, some at 3V, I believe you can technically go down to 2.5V before you start damaging the cell and the lower you go you'll eek out a bit more capacity. That reading I got should be about accurate for the use case of the Braun light as I took the discharged battery and put it in the Braun LED light and it ran for a few more minutes before it shut off, so it probably uses a cutoff voltage of 3.1 or 3V.
Chromdome35
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I picked up one, showed it to the wife and she said she wanted one for her craft room. So I went back and bought two more.
I have a good 18650 Charger and 8 high-quality batteries that I bought to use with my various flashlights. I won't rely on the in light charging circuit.
I have a good 18650 Charger and 8 high-quality batteries that I bought to use with my various flashlights. I won't rely on the in light charging circuit.
fordgasm
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just realized the head swivels 180*, lol.....guess I should read the package before I buy it, had no idea.....even sweeter now.
kctyphoon
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Do you have any m12 stuff? If I bought you a new m12 Powerextra battery would you wanna test it? Obviously you keep the battery...