Anybody familiar with the Gyros MAGNALite series?

[concept0]

I'm planning to get one of these for my dad for X-mas:

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00979543000P?mv=vf&vName=Tools&sbf=Brand&sbv=Gyros

Anybody know anything about them?

It says 1100 lumens... that sounds pretty great for a worklight!

 

[rayman]

Looks like it has 36 5mm LED. Don't know how they can get 1100lumens out of 36 5mm LEDs.

rayman

 

[concept0]

Looks like it has 36 5mm LED. Don't know how they can get 1100lumens out of 36 5mm LEDs.

rayman

I don't know, but the numbers across their product lines seem pretty consistent. The 26 LED models (with Ni-Cd batteries) say that they have 800/840 lumens.

 

[concept0]

Looks like it has 36 5mm LED. Don't know how they can get 1100lumens out of 36 5mm LEDs.

rayman

Also, this is a brand new product... are there newer, brighter 5mm LEDs that might be able to do this?

 

[Crenshaw]

im not sure how over driven 5mms can go, but given a fenix E01 10lumens on the GS (AFAIK the brightest) thats 360lumens....

Crenshaw

 

[concept0]

Does this look like a better product?

http://www.panthervision.com/8-rechargeable-led-work-light-item.html

I was unsure of it because I couldn't find lumen ratings and because I don't know what kind of battery or LED it uses. I called PantherVision and they said that the LEDs put out 10,000 millicandelas each, but they were unsure about the battery or LED type.

I prefer the Gyros light because it is magnetic, has a Li-ion battery, and swivels. However, the quality/quantity of light is the most important thing to me...