Craftsman 19.2 Volt Fluorescent Work Light

[Sgt. LED]

I saw one of these in a 4 pack of tools on TV the other day and I was wondering if anyone had one.

I saw them online quite cheap and I am tempted. Looks like a good work and poweroutage light but not sure on build quality or runtime with a price of around $16!

I did a search and CPF has nothing at all about it.

 

[supasizefries]

A friend of mine has one as part of a kit. We've used it to work on my car. It's gotten banged up while we've used it and it keeps on working. I don't have exact run time figures but it's lasted a night's worth working on a car.

 

[Sgt. LED]

Thanks for the abuse report. :thumbsup:

Any guesstimation on it's brightness?

 

[Mr. Tone]

An electrician I was working with had one of these lights. I had to use it to go into the crawlspace because he couldn't fit through the hole! Anyway, I was very impressed with the light. It is balanced well and puts out a nice, bright, and floody beam. Off of the top of my head I would guess it to be over 100 lumens, because it seemed brighter than my Zebralight H501w, which I used in the same crawlspace the next day. I could be wrong, but that is how I remember it. I hope this helps.

 

[Sgt. LED]

Yes it does! That's a good benchmark.

I'm getting one. lovecpf

 

[CELICA XX]

I have one that came with a huge tool set. I have had it for over 3 years now.

It doesn't get much use, and I never abuse it... but it still works great.

It will light up the entire interior of my Land Cruiser at night. I like it.

 

[divine]

I know a handyman that has a fluorescent work light, it seems to work reasonably well. This is one of those things that if it is too small (Zebralight sized) it will get lost.

 

[fast one]

I have one at the shop, its okay I don't really like it, it dosen't put much light out. Unless something is less then three feet away you can't see with it. For using them to work on the car I perfer the dewalt flashlight becuase it has some throw to it.
Build quality wise they will last for a couple of years using everyday. The last one we had at the shop the bulb burned out and it was cheaper to buy a new light.
For run time, it depends on how good of the shape the battery is in. On a side note you can't beat the craftsman drill it won't quit.

 

[mossyoak]

Im a Craftsman tool rep, i would say its output is in the 80-100 lumen area, pure flood, and that $16 dollar price isnt for a battery and charger,just the light itself, the battery will set you back $30 for ni-cd, $89 for li-po, and the charger will be $40-100 depending on standard ni-cd or a multi-chem.