I bought two from BES and they are complete and udder sh!t.
LED work lights
I often use a 500W work light when wallpapering in bathrooms etc, these last few days I have been thinking about trying a LED work light to eliminate the heat.
Is anyone here using them? are they just as bright at the 500W halogens?
HD had one on display and it was constantly on, you could touch the lamp.
Is anyone here using them? are they just as bright at the 500W halogens?
HD had one on display and it was constantly on, you could touch the lamp.
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You'll be a while paying off one that bright.are they just as bright at the 500W halogens?
I have a couple of LED trouble lights, and they work okay for that. But I wouldn't try to use them the way you're talking about.
I have Syslites for confined work. Last weekend I picked up the one recommended in another thread here at Lowes. It worked well for general lighting. I may pick up a few more. I wish I could find a few more of the bazooka type lights HD used to sell.
Tom
Tom
Milwaukee has an M18 version coming out that looks real good.
I only use halogen sometimes. Most ot the time I have a tree of aluminum reflector clamp lights with CFLs. I ran into a problem with CFLs not showing up paint color coverage issues (looked completely covered under CFL, daylight showed it wasn't), so now I'm using 60W equivalent LED bulbs. I got a bunch on sale for $10 a piece. I checked the color spectrum of the LEDs (and CFLs, which are terrible) with a spectrometer, and they're pretty good.
Here is a link to a review of the Milwaukee.
http://m.toolskool.com/?url=http://...-2013/?awt_l=5nghQ&awt_m=3lqdYksnDqowfjz#2846
http://m.toolskool.com/?url=http://...-2013/?awt_l=5nghQ&awt_m=3lqdYksnDqowfjz#2846
I appreciate all the replies, the lights at HD just didn't look like they would get the job done.
get your self a wobble light if you want bright and low heat. problem is their customer service sucks balls if you have a problem.
The festool lights are about as good as your gonna get for a LED work light.
The festool lights are about as good as your gonna get for a LED work light.
There just isn't a good solution other than very expensive lights, or cheap halogen.
I too use a couple of LED task lights, but nothing that powerful. I prefer Halogen for painting.
i have a couple of those pot lights that i put a 300 watt equivalent cfl bulb in. its pretty bright and way less heat than those halogens. The bulb was about $15 and the light was $10. It works well for me and alot cheaper than good leds
Is that the light you use for your indoor garden?
have you considered the fluorescent work lights? Different bulb temp than halogens-I've been happy with not burning up.
for small tasks, the dewalt 12v max LED's are perfect. I have two :thumbsup:
for small tasks, the dewalt 12v max LED's are perfect. I have two :thumbsup:
Seems like the new Milwaukee LED lights would be a great solution.
The issue I have wIth cfl is it doesn't reflect light natural or incandescent light.i have a couple of those pot lights that i put a 300 watt equivalent cfl bulb in. its pretty bright and way less heat than those halogens. The bulb was about $15 and the light was $10. It works well for me and alot cheaper than good leds
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