Portable work light

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I spent about an hour going over the available rechargeable, magnetic work lights because I am tired of trying use a regular shop light under the car. The power cord is in the way, dropping it pops the bulb and they don't like welding flakes flying at them (blows the bulb). I wanted a square one that can rotate cause the long ones don't see to be as flexable and are just gangly. I finally decided I would try this one:


I liked this one for a few reasons. It has the least amount of crappy reviews (maybe because not enough people have purchased it), the price was not crazy high (like DeWalt) and it should be bright enough compared to the ones I reviewed. It also has a hanging hook and adjustable lumens, which I really liked. Comparable ones that had high reviews were twice the price for a friken work light made of platic. Harbor Fright was a joke and Walgreens and Lowes had nothing but crap too (for my taste).

I will give the light a try and see if it really holds up to the claims or not. More to come!
 
I actually just purchased more of these today. I had previously bought them under the TorchStar name, but this OEM Tools part is the same thing. I've beaten the heck out of these and they still work. The last one I had I think I left on a car before a test drive and never saw it again. I wish the battery life was longer, but as long as I don't just leave it on while I do something else it is usually adequate for the jobs I do. The magnets are very strong and I like that it has the two different lights (flashlight and the wider main light).

I detest Amazon like the plague, but they are already made in China anyway and they had a good deal on them. They are normally around $60-$70 each.
 
This was my favorite work light. Great quality/battery life/brightness. I originally bought it because ErictheCarGuy on YouTube recommended them. It had a small strong magnetic base and was really easy to mount wherever needed.


I unfortunately lost it a year or two ago. Guess I left it under a car at some point and it ended up on the side of the road. :poop:

Using one of these now and I like it, but it's not as nice as the Astro was.
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1000 Lumen Dual-Sided Rechargeable Slim Bar Light with UV Inspection

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Rodeo Joe said:
While your at it, throw one of these in too.

Joe
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LOL! Wife already got one for me for Christmas a few years back. Best thing ever for doing crap in the dark. Under the car though, my head moves around too much to not act like a cat and start chasing the light.

Plus, my head lamp has a RED light too! WTF for, I have no idea.
 
Well Kevin and Kenz.... I kept seeing the car guys on YouTube using the square ones. I had the flashlight size ones before and they were a pain in the arse to use under the car to get them to point where i wanted them to go. Or, they just crapped out and did not withstand the beating I gave them.

But really..... thanks for all the input, much apprecated. I hope others find this post helpful from all of us when looking into getting shop light.

I have regular shop light that I can never get it to shine the way I want. I have a 4ft LED shop light for over the hood that is just awesome (has magnets, hooks and everything a growing boy needs to work on cars). But I needed something that was rotatable, magnetic and worked under the car.
 
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