Craftsman Work Light with 60 LED Lights

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fuzzybabybunny

fuzzybabybunny

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I find that with LEDs, it's not the number of LEDs that's important, but the power of each LED that matters. I've used a number of headlamps for camping. By far my best and brightest headlamp is a single 1watt LED that is both brighter and more efficient than the cheaper "OMG eleventybillion LED" headlamps I've used. So don't go solely by quantity, but by power output.
 
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biggestmuff

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OP, is that a wall wart or is it an inline transformer. Looks like a pretty good deal on a light.

Originally posted by: SagaLore
That would have been a great question to ask before buying it. :confused:
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This is ATOT. People purchase a product, use it, make an informed decisions then return the product.

EDIT: NM, I see the poor reviews, now.
 
Miramonti

Miramonti

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Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
I find that with LEDs, it's not the number of LEDs that's important, but the power of each LED that matters. I've used a number of headlamps for camping. By far my best and brightest headlamp is a single 1watt LED that is both brighter and more efficient than the cheaper "OMG eleventybillion LED" headlamps I've used. So don't go solely by quantity, but by power output.
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Yep. Nothing's comparable to the 1w headlights, particularly when you buy them on sale at meritline for 2/$6. :)
 
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LordMorpheus

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I received one of these as a gift and it's worked pretty well.

Very bright, much brighter than a normal flashlight. The magnetic base is too weak to stick to anything but good steel (sticks to the body panels of my car well enough, but it's tought to find a place to stick it under the hood).

It also only really illuminates whatever you're pointing it at. It sounds like the arc is bigger than the sears light, but it's not as good as a normal lightbulb in a shop light. Battery life is really good, and there are two power levels (one only does about half the LEDS).

The best part is that when you pick it up it's natural to hit the switch with your thumb and shine it right in your eyes - it's really bright when you do that, and it's hilarious to watch friends that are over pick it up to play with and do that to themselves.

edit: maybe I'm a bad person.
 
dullard

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Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
I find that with LEDs, it's not the number of LEDs that's important, but the power of each LED that matters. I've used a number of headlamps for camping. By far my best and brightest headlamp is a single 1watt LED that is both brighter and more efficient than the cheaper "OMG eleventybillion LED" headlamps I've used. So don't go solely by quantity, but by power output.
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Correct. And 5W LEDs are fun to play with. The max I've used is 24 on a project, but only 3 can turn on at once.
 
dud

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OP, why did you post this here, in Off Topic? Does this look like the Hot Deals forum?

BTW that's not a good deal ...
 
olds

olds

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I don't think it will stack up at all. Looks like it will roll.
 
Synomenon

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Went shopping for a work light a couple of months ago. The Sears near me let my try the Craftsman LED ones before buying. They were shit compared to the ones that use fluorescent bulbs.
 
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0roo0roo

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yea for most applications using cheesy 5mm cheap led clusters is a second rate solution, but i guess at that price it and for that purpose its competing with cfl or incandescent work lights..which tend to break when dropped. so i guess the advantage is toughness, assuming the chinese soldering doesn't crack when you look at it wrong.

1-3watt leds still slow to get into the market, and still overpriced when they do, rather sad. if you shop for emitters and such alone online its clearly not that big an expense to use something better.
 
BabaBooey

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Well it was a hard find but it looks like you just bought a piece of crap...enjoy ..


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Overall Rating: 2 out of 5 2 5
Poor Lighting vs Drop Light, May 27, 2009
By Anonymous Reviewer from Fremont, California

"18 gauge 15 ft cord with a bulky 12v dc 400ma transformer.Narrow light spot area. Lighting is much poor than a 25w drop light. The switch is hard to on/off.
It can work in small space like between the fire wall and the engine but drop light can't.
Will look for another alternation."

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Overall Rating: 1 out of 5 1 5
Junk light, April 2, 2009
By Hokietwo from Virginia

"It's junk!!!! You have to light a match to see if it's working. I would return it except it would cost more than tossing on the dump."

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Overall Rating: 3 out of 5 3 5
Rugged but has inefficient transformer, March 5, 2009
By HailStone from Sunnyvale, CA

"So far it's held up to abuse much better than so-called "Rough Duty" incandescent drop lights. 3x20 LED series/parallel design should degrade gracefully even with a few future LED failures.

Spot light is brighter than a 160 watt fluorescent fixture at the same distance, but only within the LEDs' narrow 15 degree beam width. Cord is heavy duty but not very flexible when cold.

Transformer draws 9.1 watts when on and 3.7 watts when switched "off". This "vampower" would cost $7 per year here in CA if left plugged in when off. It also wastes about half the power drawn when on -- definitely not an energy star like most other LED lights."

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Overall Rating: 2 out of 5 2 5
No go in my garage, January 16, 2009
By NoDuck from Winston Salem, NC

"I was excited to receive this light as a gift only to be disappointed when I went to use it. The power switch is ridiculously hard to operate. The light pattern is not very bright and it is hard to turn the light just right to illuminate the work area."

 
0roo0roo

0roo0roo

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yea well if you expect much light output from 60 cheapies i guess you had it comin lol, led clusters are mostly a gimmick...but its sad that brand names are putting out such things as "tools"

 
tyler811

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Ya know the family went camping last on St Georges Island last fall. (Wonderful Place falling asleep to the waves of the gulf. Rising at dawn to do some surf fishing) Anywho at night we would walk along the beach and look for crabs and shells. We had one regular flashlight and one LED flashlight. I actually prefer the regular flash light because it seemed it cut thru the water better then the LED. It was more white then the LED. The LED was more of a blueish (sic)? color.

 
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Originally posted by: LordMorpheus
Originally posted by: geno
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
for $18 shipped, what would u guys suggest thats better?
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I'd spend the extra $5 and get something that actually works
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Also, aint nothing wrong with the original.
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Horse hockey... the first time you drop that incandecent light it breaks and it get's hotter then hell after 5 minutes of use. I have the flourescent and no major heat buildup and if you drop it still works.
 
Gothgar

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Originally posted by: tyler811
Originally posted by: LordMorpheus
Originally posted by: geno
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
for $18 shipped, what would u guys suggest thats better?
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I'd spend the extra $5 and get something that actually works
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Also, aint nothing wrong with the original.
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Horse hockey... the first time you drop that incandecent light it breaks and it get's hotter then hell after 5 minutes of use. I have the flourescent and no major heat buildup and if you drop it still works.
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yeah, those standard 100watt bulbs get hot as hell
 
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