Work light?

[rikrobson]

i have halogen worklights and replaced the 500W bulbd with LED units for £8 a pop. worked great ever since. so there is no need to cuck out old flood lamps.

 

[anjum]

Do we need to start a Lampaholics thread???
I'm always attracted to shiny things, maybe I was a moth in a previous life.

 

[Burdekin]

Do we need to start a Lampaholics thread???
I'm always attracted to shiny things, maybe I was a moth in a previous life.

And more important than ever now, get the glasses on and shine the light so I can see what I'm doing...

 

[rosinante]

My mum was right, I am going blind!
Need light ,glasses and teef now
Chris

 

[knighty]

I[ve got a few of those rechargable ones that look like yellow floodlights (linked above)

batteries last ages for me, nit sure if they all have them but mine have a 2 way switch, full power or half power (10w or 5w iirc) half power is more than enough for most stuff under a car or under a bonnet

 

[MoreWellie]

I've got one in the link below, had it about 4 weeks, great bit of kit. There's a cheaper one too with smaller lamp body but lower light output

http://www.screwfix.com/p/ae0183-rechargeable-led-work-light-10w-12-240v/1815d

had the same one here since christmas, really bright light and generally easy to site and aim when working under a car. Just don't look into it because it is bright!

Probably haven't used it for more than hour at a time so no idea on the full run period

There was a period of a couple of months when I didn't use it and it was flat when I tried it but it charged up fine and has been used quite a bit since

 

[ukracer]

@doubleboost has one of those led rechargables and it's in his videos when he was repairing the steam waggon

 

[wookie]

Do these LED lights flicker at all ?

I am very susceptible to flicker giving me a migraine, so far I've avoided getting any of these type of lights but they would be a big improvement over the lights I currently use.

 

[ford34/2]

Haven't noticed any flicker from the three we have, or put another way, not noticeable to me at all.
Stan

 

[Robotstar5]

Never noticed any flicker, just don't stare at them as they're very bright!

 

[wookie]

Never noticed any flicker, just don't stare at them as they're very bright!

Hmm, tempted, but I know some led lights flicker, ever seen the slow-mo shots on Topgear where the car's lights flash on and off ? that's because a lot of LED drivers use PWM which is basically switching them on and off very quickly.

I suppose the only way to find out is buy one and hope for the best.

 

[Robotstar5]

Hmm, tempted, but I know some led lights flicker, ever seen the slow-mo shots on Topgear where the car's lights flash on and off ? that's because a lot of LED drivers use PWM which is basically switching them on and off very quickly.

I did notice that but thought it was something to do with CANBUS switching

 

[Burdekin]

My 2 20w led lights turned up, very bright indeed. Good call guys.

 

[MrFluffy]

i have halogen worklights and replaced the 500W bulbd with LED units for £8 a pop. worked great ever since. so there is no need to cuck out old flood lamps.

What bulb units do you use to do this? got a link?

I just swapped the 500w halogen worklight which floodlights the interior of the barn for a 100w led unit, and I'm really impressed with it. The 500w incandescents dont last that long for me. But the led flood housing is completely different to heatsink the led unit with more finning etc.
I'd like to find a 8 quid replacement led module to use in other places without having the whole mess of having to change the entire unit and bracketry...

As for working on vehicles with a portable worklight, I have a old swivel chair base, with a concrete ring out of a parasol stand weighting it, welded to a scaffold tube with a old halogen uplighter arranged so it can be shone onto the work and I can wheel it round. It sounds wacky but its incredibly useful and its cost me nothing so far, although I was thinking of swapping it to led for less heat.

 

[rikrobson]

What bulb units do you use to do this? got a link?

I just swapped the 500w halogen worklight which floodlights the interior of the barn for a 100w led unit, and I'm really impressed with it. The 500w incandescents dont last that long for me. But the led flood housing is completely different to heatsink the led unit with more finning etc.
I'd like to find a 8 quid replacement led module to use in other places without having the whole mess of having to change the entire unit and bracketry...

As for working on vehicles with a portable worklight, I have a old swivel chair base, with a concrete ring out of a parasol stand weighting it, welded to a scaffold tube with a old halogen uplighter arranged so it can be shone onto the work and I can wheel it round. It sounds wacky but its incredibly useful and its cost me nothing so far, although I was thinking of swapping it to led for less heat.

£8 was a guess it looks like its £4, but I bought 2. that are off ebay 500W is the 118mm one iirc

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/R7S-78mm1...hash=item48883e696e:m:mnB0sJTiK350jgI79hISnbA

 

[balmerchris]

I use one of these. It works very well and has a a few magnets and hangers on it for fixing to bulkheads, etc. It's very bright too and it has a lithium ion battery inside to power it. Mine was black, not the turquoise coloured one but they are exactly the same. It has a torch beam or flood setting on and you just cycle the switch between off/torch/wide beam flood.

I have the same one as this and it is very good. I've dropped it multiple times and kicked it about and it's still going strong. I was working under the landy one day changing a slave cylinder and forgot about it, drove about for over a week before I realised it was still stuck to the chassis. Testament to the strength of the magnets. Mine was also black, not sure I'd want that purple one in the link.

 

[daleyd]

I got one of these from Screwfix a few weeks back as I was doing a job in an electrical panel in the pitch black. As it turned out the customer had some large portable LED 110V wired lights rigged up so I only ended up using it for additional lighting, but it gives a good spread of bright light and lasts a good few hours on a charge.

 

[wookie]

I was working under the landy one day changing a slave cylinder and forgot about it, drove about for over a week before I realised it was still stuck to the chassis. Testament to the strength of the magnets. Mine was also black, not sure I'd want that purple one in the link.

I've 3 black ones and I wish I'd got a brighter colour so they are easier to see, the black ones are far too easy to leave stuck under a vehicle especially if it goes flat on you and you get distracted. Is one staying stuck under a vehicle in use for 9 months a record ?

 

[balmerchris]

I've 3 black ones and I wish I'd got a brighter colour so they are easier to see, the black ones are far too easy to leave stuck under a vehicle especially if it goes flat on you and you get distracted. Is one staying stuck under a vehicle in use for 9 months a record ?

9 months! Gotta be a record.