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Grit my teeth and finally bought (on credit) this pricy little bastard. $1200.
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Makes this mess more enjoyable to use, replacing a big "soap on a rope" corded thing.
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I didn't even know Dewalt made this until I was about to buy a Harbor Froeght version. Super bright and it folds up, clips are spring loaded to fit different width hoods

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Boom said:
I didn't even know Dewalt made this until I was about to buy a Harbor Froeght version. Super bright and it folds up, clips are spring loaded to fit different width hoods
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I get so tired of buying new types of lighting only to find something better a few weeks later! I am still trying to find a really good spot type LED. The small magnetic ones you can sit next to an area where working. Either they aren't bright enough or the battery life is less than useable has been my experience. Any good suggestions?
 
Horseplay said:
I get so tired of buying new types of lighting only to find something better a few weeks later! I am still trying to find a really good spot type LED. The small magnetic ones you can sit next to an area where working. Either they aren't bright enough or the battery life is less than useable has been my experience. Any good suggestions?
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I have a no-name Chinese one that has lasted me a long time and been through some abuse (look at the burns and pitting around the LEDs. The base is magnetic and the LED is on a gooseneck for precision lighting right where I need it. It takes three AAA batteries, and the battery life is so-so, but I keep some rechargeable AAA on the charger so I can hot swap them when it starts to get dim. A pilot friend brought it back from China for me, but I'll bet they're on Amazon, etc. It really helped when I was welding on a car frame, up on a lift, from underneath. Illuminated exactly what I needed to see.

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I found one on Amazon that looks like a good replacement with a zoomable spot beam, under $20: LED Lamp
 
Horseplay said:
I get so tired of buying new types of lighting only to find something better a few weeks later! I am still trying to find a really good spot type LED. The small magnetic ones you can sit next to an area where working. Either they aren't bright enough or the battery life is less than useable has been my experience. Any good suggestions?
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My hands down favorite of the last 10 years has been this little Saber 200. It isn't the brightest or longest lasting but I keep going back to it. The killer is it's magnet. It will hold it on a brake line, the tip of a bolt, almost anything. And you can aim it from there easily. https://www.bestbuyautoequipment.com/atd-80340b-saber-rchgbl-led-pocket-light-p/atd-80340b-02.htm
Downside is it's a little pricy for a pocket light. Also it's rechargeable so no batteries to hot swap. I feature I would not put up with with any other light. I have scads of rechargeable batteries at the ready for all kinds of stuff. But I'm on my third one anyway. First is stuck under a car somewhere. Second got crushed by hydraulics. Current one got mashed by a jack and no longer pivots after I glued it back together so I'm mulling buying #4.
I saw on HotRod.com a guy said Harbor Freight had one very close to it but at like half the price. I went to look but unfortunately HF found out people liked them and quit carrying them. At least that's what grocery stores seem to do about our favorite foods pretty regularly.
 
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