bushmechanic
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This thing is outstanding, and I'll give it a 7/10.
It would be higher, but obvious missed opportunities are weighted in my personal evaluations.
I want to start off by mentioning the heat sinks. Milwaukee went to someone who knows their stuff when it comes to this light. There's tons of dissipation going on up there. Those LEDs, barring some mechanical failure, are going to last a very long time.
Moreover, once a battery is attached, all that metal up front gives it wonderful balance. Just walk around carrying it like a suitcase with the flood LEDs on, and you're happy.
It's incredibly comfortable to carry around. Since the day it showed up, I've used it in favor of all my other lights; and I do use lights frequently. The build quality is solid, the switches mushy, but appropriate for the product and durable.
I'd say it's priced about where it needs to be once you add the cost of a battery. This is every bit in league with other searchlights and work lights, and the damned thing is an exceptional work light.
The main beam has amazing throw, and it's impressive with the other LEDs on to fill out around you. You're not going to have to worry about performance, I'm sure; no matter what you're doing. They're also not a super-blinding color. So, outstanding here.
The secondary LEDs are... Incredibly surprising. You wouldn't think such a stylized reflector would do it, but damned if it isn't like a fog of daylight. It's so smooth and so even, it's a little strange, at first; like you just turned on a light in a room in overall fill. They're also more than powerful enough to illuminate a camp site or small work site.
When they say flood, they aren't fooling around. This has the juice of some of their big guns.
Here are the issues I've identified so far, and two are only missed opportunities.
1: They should have put a very low-output LED somewhere, such as might be found on a wallet multi-tool, for long-term emergency lighting. Similarly, it should be possible to at least select only two secondary LEDs instead of all four.
2: A little bit more attention should have been paid to the hinge, as there's a touch of play, and while solid, it doesn't feel as good as it could.
3: This light is versatile enough that adding a few bucks and including M12 compatibility would seem a no-brainer, for me.
I'd say they ought to take the first and third criticism and apply them to either the next variant, or to a separate product marketed for emergency/outdoor use.
It would be higher, but obvious missed opportunities are weighted in my personal evaluations.
I want to start off by mentioning the heat sinks. Milwaukee went to someone who knows their stuff when it comes to this light. There's tons of dissipation going on up there. Those LEDs, barring some mechanical failure, are going to last a very long time.
Moreover, once a battery is attached, all that metal up front gives it wonderful balance. Just walk around carrying it like a suitcase with the flood LEDs on, and you're happy.
It's incredibly comfortable to carry around. Since the day it showed up, I've used it in favor of all my other lights; and I do use lights frequently. The build quality is solid, the switches mushy, but appropriate for the product and durable.
I'd say it's priced about where it needs to be once you add the cost of a battery. This is every bit in league with other searchlights and work lights, and the damned thing is an exceptional work light.
The main beam has amazing throw, and it's impressive with the other LEDs on to fill out around you. You're not going to have to worry about performance, I'm sure; no matter what you're doing. They're also not a super-blinding color. So, outstanding here.
The secondary LEDs are... Incredibly surprising. You wouldn't think such a stylized reflector would do it, but damned if it isn't like a fog of daylight. It's so smooth and so even, it's a little strange, at first; like you just turned on a light in a room in overall fill. They're also more than powerful enough to illuminate a camp site or small work site.
When they say flood, they aren't fooling around. This has the juice of some of their big guns.
Here are the issues I've identified so far, and two are only missed opportunities.
1: They should have put a very low-output LED somewhere, such as might be found on a wallet multi-tool, for long-term emergency lighting. Similarly, it should be possible to at least select only two secondary LEDs instead of all four.
2: A little bit more attention should have been paid to the hinge, as there's a touch of play, and while solid, it doesn't feel as good as it could.
3: This light is versatile enough that adding a few bucks and including M12 compatibility would seem a no-brainer, for me.
I'd say they ought to take the first and third criticism and apply them to either the next variant, or to a separate product marketed for emergency/outdoor use.
