LED spotlight with rechargeable batteries?

[David9726]

Does anyone know of a super bright led spotlight/flashlight that has rechargeable batteries that are removable? There are a ton of them out there but am looking for suggestions the higher the Lumens the better!

I have a bunch of 20v dewalt batteries so i have been thinking about just buying a dewalt branded flash light but they only go up to 1,000 lumens.

 

[DFB]

Ryobi

 

[bpj71]

Honestly i have the 35R which has less lumens and yiu will be so surprised on how bright these lights are.

https://www.fenix-store.com/fenix-pd36r-rechargeable-1600-lumen-tactical-flashlight/

Highly recommend the brand

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[bpj71]

I also meant to say once you see how bright it actually is, younwont need a spot light.

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[Spacey_G]

Convoy L6 with 26650 li-ion batteries is a really good value. 4000+ lumens with plenty of runtime. It's not exactly a spotlight. The beam is pretty wide with bright spill, but it's just so bright overall that it lights things up for quite a ways.

Light:
https://www.banggood.com/Convoy-New...ED-Flashlight-High-Lumen-26650-p-1414040.html

Batteries (2X):
https://www.illumn.com/batteries-ch...200mah-protected-high-discharge-flat-top.html

Charger (any li-ion charger that takes 26650 cells will work):
https://www.illumn.com/batteries-ch...2-li-ion-lifepo4-3-6v-4-2v-4-35v-charger.html

 

[Farmall450]

Handheld? I've heard the DCL043 is pretty decent. 1k lumens as you mentioned, though.

If you really want bright, I love my tower. It's about 6k lumens, IIRC. DCL079R1

 

[kctyphoon]

That handheld DeWalt light is pretty good. I had one at work that i gave away.

You should consider exactly what you want to use this for. Hand held lights are great - until you want to put them down and use two hands. Also - do u really want a spot light (distance) or do want to be able to use this as a work light too (flood light)..

The Milwaukee search light version has a few advantages. It has both a spot and flood options that you can toggle between OR use together. You essentially get two lights in one. Better still is the base and head. The head swivels up and down, and you can lay the light down flat on it's bottom, or pointed up on its battery as a stand, and rotate the lights head wherever you need. It's extremely stable. Also has a screw slot to hang it on a wall for storage. The Milwaukee is a much more robust and useful light over the DeWalt version, but side by side the spot light itself is slightly brighter over the Milwaukee. Nothing life changing, but it's a little bit brighter.

IMO - the versatility and overall quality of the M18 Milwaukee far outweighs the Dewalt's slightly brighter spot beam. If you want something smaller, and handheld - then consider the Milwaukee m12 version. I have that one also. It's highly impressive. Never did a side by side with that one, but it's a dedicated spot light with adjustable brightness. Smaller in size than the DeWalt, but doesn't have a rotating head. Build quality still better than Dewalt's IMO.

Lastly - these aren't light cannons just to make peoples jaws drop by turning them on, but will be dead 3 months later when something overheats and burns up. All these 50,000 Hour LEDs in the advertising you see for lightbulbs is ********. Something in the electronics will always burn up. (How else do they make u buy more?). But these tool branded lights are TOOLS. they will work when you need them, they won't brake if you drop them, and they will last. People rely on these for jobsites, emergencies, and to make money. These companies deliver the ability to do that.

That DeWalt led light stand posted above is rated at 3000 lumens, not 6000. (Unless that's a new model)

 

[DFB]

The Ryobi handheld spotlight at 2500 blows by both the Dewalt 1000 and the Milwaukee 1250 its like double the output OP could get an adapter to use the Dewally batteries too

That M12 Milwaukee is nice little light I have one but still is only 750.

Cripes a M12 Rover is 1100

 

[David9726]

I wouldn't mind buying a different brand but i am invested in dewalt batteries. A adapter is a good idea who makes ryobi stuff? I know it's a homedepo brand but who makes it for them.

Thanks for the ideas.

 

[DFB]

Ryobi parent company is TTI is the same one that also holds Milwaukee and licenses the Ridgid brand also found at Home Depot

https://www.protoolreviews.com/news/power-tool-manufacturers-who-owns-them/43632/


This video is kind of lame but you can get a good idea just how much brigher the Ryobi is Jump to 5 min to see the light in action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=sz2JsXpLbE4&feature=emb_logo

 

[59 wagon man]

the one nice thing about the Ryobi is the ability to remove the battery and connect it to 110 with an extension cord

 

[k-dawg]

You didn't say what your intended use is, but for an actual spotlight you may want to look into something with an aspherical lens. The aspherical lens concentrates the light down in a narrow beam, and nearly eliminates spill that reflects off objects in the foreground and kills your vision.

I have a Derelight NM800-4S that uses a single 18650 rechargeable. I've had it since 2016, so there may be better options out there now. It's tiny and can illuminate objects a loooong way away.

 

[velocipede]

the one nice thing about the Ryobi is the ability to remove the battery and connect it to 110 with an extension cord

This!! My pet peeve....why not make every battery powered tool with a 110 plug in option. It would be great to be able to slip in a corded transformer when you don't need the portability of batteries. I would buy one in a flash.

 

[M6erfan]

the one nice thing about the Ryobi is the ability to remove the battery and connect it to 110 with an extension cord

Yeah, that's a great feature.

 

[sqznby]

Does anyone know of a super bright led spotlight/flashlight that has rechargeable batteries that are removable? There are a ton of them out there but am looking for suggestions the higher the Lumens the better!

I have a bunch of 20v dewalt batteries so i have been thinking about just buying a dewalt branded flash light but they only go up to 1,000 lumens.

Funny, I was just looking myself for a bright light.
Does physical size matter? I'm looking for something on the smaller side.

Honestly i have the 35R which has less lumens and yiu will be so surprised on how bright these lights are.

https://www.fenix-store.com/fenix-pd36r-rechargeable-1600-lumen-tactical-flashlight/

Highly recommend the brand

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They make some nice lights. All different sizes to.

 

[ItsNemo]

Honestly i have the 35R which has less lumens and yiu will be so surprised on how bright these lights are.

https://www.fenix-store.com/fenix-pd36r-rechargeable-1600-lumen-tactical-flashlight/

Highly recommend the brand

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I have a PD36R...it is impressive and WAY more output than any of the tool brands accessory lights. That said, running full on turbo, the light gets hot and doesn't stay at full output for long (has auto step-down) but for simply looking for something at distance at night, it's great.

 

[hotrod1968]

Does anyone know of a super bright led spotlight/flashlight that has rechargeable batteries that are removable? There are a ton of them out there but am looking for suggestions the higher the Lumens the better!

I have a bunch of 20v dewalt batteries so i have been thinking about just buying a dewalt branded flash light but they only go up to 1,000 lumens.

Coast lights, they have the features you want. Incredibly bright and removable chargeable batteries. Led. I have two. ( coast lights portland)

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[speed bump]

I just bought a DeWalt DCL043 after using one at work. Really the only bad thing I can say about it is I find the red spot useless and I wish it had two brightness settings. Otherwise It is super bright and has easily survived everything our production group has thrown at them which is saying a lot.

Personally unless I had Milwaukee batteries and didn't use them much I would not buy the Milwaukee spotlights. 3 of our 6 lights at work the on/off button (2 M12 and 1 M18) works about once every hundredth time you try to use them. They are nice lights when they work though.

 

[David9726]

Ryobi parent company is TTI is the same one that also holds Milwaukee and licenses the Ridgid brand also found at Home Depot

https://www.protoolreviews.com/news/power-tool-manufacturers-who-owns-them/43632/


This video is kind of lame but you can get a good idea just how much brigher the Ryobi is Jump to 5 min to see the light in action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=sz2JsXpLbE4&feature=emb_logo

Good video showing the two.

I want it for when i take my dog out at night there is a lot of skunks around last thing i need is for her to get sprayed.

Trouble is sometimes she will stay close other times 800 yards away. I like that the dewalt has a swivel head could come in handy for working on a car or power outage.

All i have now is the old mag lights they are not led or very bright nor rechargeable. I keep one in each car. I know you can change them over to led but they are not very bright.

 

[Farmall450]

That handheld DeWalt light is pretty good. I had one at work that i gave away.

You should consider exactly what you want to use this for. Hand held lights are great - until you want to put them down and use two hands. Also - do u really want a spot light (distance) or do want to be able to use this as a work light too (flood light)..

The Milwaukee search light version has a few advantages. It has both a spot and flood options that you can toggle between OR use together. You essentially get two lights in one. Better still is the base and head. The head swivels up and down, and you can lay the light down flat on it's bottom, or pointed up on its battery as a stand, and rotate the lights head wherever you need. It's extremely stable. Also has a screw slot to hang it on a wall for storage. The Milwaukee is a much more robust and useful light over the DeWalt version, but side by side the spot light itself is slightly brighter over the Milwaukee. Nothing life changing, but it's a little bit brighter.

That DeWalt led light stand posted above is rated at 3000 lumens, not 6000. (Unless that's a new model)

You're right on the 3k lumens. I'm not sure what you're talking about my the M18's advantage being you can put it down (on the battery)...the DeWalt is exactly the same, except also with a nice hook. I'm not sure how often you'll find a scenario where it was to be laid down long ways, although you could certainly lay either on their back.

Plus, at the end of the day nothing has more of an advantage the the 20v tools -- because the OP has batteries and chargers already, and one big battery costs far more than the (handheld) tools we are discussing here.

 

[Citation]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OU67Z80/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I have the older version of this. Narrow, bright spot. Wide, low power spill. Long range for sure.

As asked by others, what's the need? It can change the answer.

 

[kctyphoon]

You're right on the 3k lumens. I'm not sure what you're talking about my the M18's advantage being you can put it down (on the battery)...the DeWalt is exactly the same, except also with a nice hook. I'm not sure how often you'll find a scenario where it was to be laid down long ways, although you could certainly lay either on their back.

Plus, at the end of the day nothing has more of an advantage the the 20v tools -- because the OP has batteries and chargers already, and one big battery costs far more than the (handheld) tools we are discussing here.

The dewalt is less stable, sometimes far less stable depending what battery you pair with it. Like i said the Milwaukee can lay on its bottom or the battery. Yes, the dewalt light’s head rotates, but it only rotates up. The Milwaukee will turn up and down, giving you the ability to place it up higher (say a countertop or fridge)or in an engine bay, and point it down. Yes the dewalt has a loop, not a hook, (i know what you meant though) but for secure storage the keyhole on the milwaukee is better IMO. More importantly, the milwaukee is also a flood light. The dewalt isnt. Thats a huge difference if this is to be used as a worklight in any scenario I said the dewalt was a good light, but side by side if you hold them, the milwaukee feels much better even if you exclude its advantages. The dewalt is very light and clunky feeling, while the milwaukee feels much more substantial.. thats not brand loyalty, thats my honest opinion after owning both.

If his main priority was staying with dewalt - he wouldnt have made this post.

For the record - Ridgid also make a version ‘like’ Ryobi too. (A common theme). 2500 lumens i think, dual powered with a rotating head also.

 

[tomwil]

For the record - Ridgid also make a version ‘like’ Ryobi too. (A common theme). 2500 lumens i think, dual powered with a rotating head also.

The Ridgid is nice, but Ryobi has more LEDs, and is on sale for $40.

 

[k-dawg]

I want it for when i take my dog out at night there is a lot of skunks around last thing i need is for her to get sprayed.

Trouble is sometimes she will stay close other times 800 yards away. I like that the dewalt has a swivel head could come in handy for working on a car or power outage.

All i have now is the old mag lights they are not led or very bright nor rechargeable. I keep one in each car. I know you can change them over to led but they are not very bright.

Look at the Malkoff drop-ins for the Maglites. https://malkoffdevices.com/collections/maglite-drop-ins-and-accessories

I've heard that the recent Maglite LEDs are much improved over the older ones and offer great value, but I haven't tried them.

There are other LED replacements for the Maglite, but the Malkoff stuff is built for durability and the published numbers are real. They turn the Mag into a dang torch. I use rechargeable NiMH batteries in mine.

 

[kctyphoon]

It doesnt matter how many LEDs it has if the output is the same. If they are both 2500 lumens, then it's using slightly less powerful LEDs as compared to the Ridgid to compensate. The Ridgid is smaller, and has a head that rotates while the Ryobi does not.

Also not being talked about is how tight the actual beam is. Lumen rating is mostly marketing anyway, the LUX (if I'm using the right term) is what really matters. 2500 lumens projected in a wider beam would appear alot less bright than 2500 lumens in a tighter beam. (That COULD be another difference between the Ryobi and Ridgid, but I'm not spending time trying to figure that out)

If the OP wants to buy the Ryobi that's fine, (I'm sure it works great) but those brands are usually tiered slightly different to offer more features as you go up in price & brand. I'm simply stating a fact that by design, the Ridgid model would be considered an "upgrade" to the Ryobi (smaller w/.adjustable head and same output using less LED's) - also offering a lifetime warranty on the tool and battery IF that matters to anyone.

It's just an additional model that can be considered. Where is the Ryobi listed for $40? It's listed being a special buy (tool only) for $55 at HD.

For most people that buy these, these lights are just something cool to play with. If the OP already has DeWalt stuff he should just buy the DeWalt light and move on, but he asked for options..

 

[Citation]

Good video showing the two.

I want it for when i take my dog out at night there is a lot of skunks around last thing i need is for her to get sprayed.

Trouble is sometimes she will stay close other times 800 yards away. I like that the dewalt has a swivel head could come in handy for working on a car or power outage.

All i have now is the old mag lights they are not led or very bright nor rechargeable. I keep one in each car. I know you can change them over to led but they are not very bright.

If you don't mind using rechargable batteries the newer ML300 and ML50 maglites have some serious reach. The light output looks just ok on paper (around 500) but the beam is tight and reaches much further than many compact lights with 2x the lumens. You can also buy a rechargable version of these lights. They use nimh batteries vs the newer Li-ion but again very few lights can match the reach.

 

[kctyphoon]

Not for nothing - but you can walk into any costco on earth and leave with a 1500 lumen Duracell flashlight with an adjustable zoom lens for like $20...

I dunno if you need this thing for any real purpose, or if its just something to play with..

 

[tomwil]

It doesnt matter how many LEDs it has if the output is the same. If they are both 2500 lumens, then it's using slightly less powerful LEDs as compared to the Ridgid to compensate. The Ridgid is smaller, and has a head that rotates while the Ryobi does not.

I've had both the Ridgid and Ryobi, and although the Ridgid was nicer with the swivel head and adjustable brightness, it just did not have the same spotlight ability as the Ryobi. Those extra LEDs do shine!

Linked is a YouTube video, clearly showing the differences between the Ridgid and Ryobi (and Dewalt). The Ryobi wins in form over Ridgid's features, which is the number one reason for buying a spotlight, brightness and performance.

 

[kctyphoon]

Good video... honestly IMO i think in the video the Ridgid created the best realistic light. It had a nice evenly dispersed beam instead of having a hard spot with a halo of light around it. Seeing them in person might change my mind... Not sure if different sized batteries would effect the max output in theses like they do with tools.. its not the extra leds of the ryobi, it’s the way their reflectors are aimed / focused that’s doing that. Thats the big difference between the Ryobi and Ridgid it seems. The ryobi is more focused to ONE spot, while the Ridgid really isn’t overlapping much.

The issue with the “hard spots” come into play if you try to look at something that’s closer up against a night sky with nothing behind it. The smaller that hard spot is up close, the smaller of a window you’ll have lit up. With nothing behind it (if you point them up) everything not hitting your object just keeps going and gets completely wasted and lost in the sky. Also why I say the Milwaukee is the Best Buy simply due to its versatility. It has 3 different beam options.

If I already had batteries I’d just stay within my platform. Wish he had the m12 in there too. If somebody showed me the ryobi being sold for $40 like mentioned, I might think about buying it since I have batteries for it. I like toys...

Good demo of Lux vs Lumen and why the lower rated milwaukee he says travels the furthest.

 

[Indexmill]

If you like big, then buy the tool brand lights.

If you want small, industructable, plenty of lumens and removable/rechargeable batteries, then Fenix or Nitecore. Then harvest 18650 Li-ion batteries from laptop battery packs for nothing. There is really no debate.

 

[Shadowdog500]

I have the Dewalt DCL043 and really like it.

 

[tomwil]

If somebody showed me the ryobi being sold for $40 like mentioned, I might think about buying it since I have batteries for it. I like toys...

It involves a method used on Slickdeals, cancelling the battery kit.

The Ryobi buy-battery-kit-get-free-tool promotion is at https://www.homedepot.com/b/Feature...ies-Ryobi-Free-Tool-Promotion/N-5yc1vZ2fkoo9f

• Add the battery kit to cart, choosing ship to home
• Add the free tool to cart, choosing pick up in store that has stock
• Complete the purchase
• Right after (before 45 minutes expires), go to your orders page, and select the order you just placed
• Cancel the battery kit, leaving only the free tool

In this case, the Ryobi P717 spotlight comes to $40.16.

Note that this is a cancellation, not an actual return.

 

[DFB]

Good video... honestly IMO i think in the video the Ridgid created the best realistic light. It had a nice evenly dispersed beam instead of having a hard spot with a halo of light around it. Seeing them in person might change my mind... Not sure if different sized batteries would effect the max output in theses like they do with tools.. its not the extra leds of the ryobi, it’s the way their reflectors are aimed / focused that’s doing that. Thats the big difference between the Ryobi and Ridgid it seems. The ryobi is more focused to ONE spot, while the Ridgid really isn’t overlapping much.

The issue with the “hard spots” come into play if you try to look at something that’s closer up against a night sky with nothing behind it. The smaller that hard spot is up close, the smaller of a window you’ll have lit up. With nothing behind it (if you point them up) everything not hitting your object just keeps going and gets completely wasted and lost in the sky. Also why I say the Milwaukee is the Best Buy simply due to its versatility. It has 3 different beam options.

If I already had batteries I’d just stay within my platform. Wish he had the m12 in there too. If somebody showed me the ryobi being sold for $40 like mentioned, I might think about buying it since I have batteries for it. I like toys...

Good demo of Lux vs Lumen and why the lower rated milwaukee he says travels the furthest.

I really have to get that new larger M18 Milwaukee spot/flood light myself and since I'm already vested in Milwaukee its not a hard decision. It has been on sale for $79 recently about $20 less than normal list
(And if I could get a "free" battery deal with I'd be golden )

After watching that video made me think that Milwaukee should include and amber lens for that crazy strobe mode. Could like make it more useful from safety warning perspective

 

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