Milwaukee LED drop-in

[PhotonWrangler]

I just stumbled across this LED drop-in via Gizmodo. I can't quite figure out what the LED is from the photo. I think it's a 3 watt Cree-ish looking diode. Anybody have one?

Note the claim that you get 8x runtime on a fully charged batter.

 

[Gunner12]

The first thing that came to my mind was a Luxeon Rebel.

I don't own any Milwaukee tools, but if I do get one, I'll remember that it can run on batter as well as batteries

 

[kramer5150]

I had a Milwaukee cordless drill at my last job. It was alright, got the job done.

 

[defloyd77]

The first thing that came to my mind was a Luxeon Rebel.

I don't own any Milwaukee tools, but if I do get one, I'll remember that it can run on batter as well as batteries

I think it's a Rebel, I think I can see the TFFC waffle, but if it isn't a TFFC waffle, well I'm sure it can make some with that batter.

 

[sledhead]

Very nice find- It may be wishful thinking on my part but.... It looks to have a trapezoidal shape, could it be a SST50? That would bake the batter better!

 

[Gunner12]

Looks too small to be a SST-50.

Also it won't cost $30 if it was and heatsinking would be a huge problem. Heatsinking is probably a problem with the current LED that they have.

 

[JakeGMCHD]

Looks like a nice upgrade to my M18 light.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

Hmm, I think I do see the Luxeon Rebel's waffle pattern in there. This and the high dome seems to suggest that it's a Rebel. I'm finding precious little technical information about it on the 'net so far, and the reviews that I've read pretty much quote Milwaukee's website (3x runtime, 50k hours, unbreakable).

I wonder if that red plastic body affects the color temperature of the light. If anything it will probably help. :thinking:

 

[clintb]

Schweet! I received the Milwaukee M18 combo kit last year at Christmas from my wife. The incan bulb lasted all of 1 minute and I haven't bothered to replace it. This will be great for runtime, placement, and times a regular flashlight might be inconvenient.

 

[gswitter]

Wonder what the minimum input voltage is? (I know it says it works in all 9.6V-18V lights, but I imagine it will run fine on considerably less than 9.6V.)

I'd be curious to try it in a Mag 2C with a pair of 18650s.

 

[Theatre Booth Guy]

That looks like a nice solution for anyone with an incan work light. I picked up one of the Milwaukee M12 LED worklights - while the beam isn't very smooth due to the faceted reflector, the aluminum head does act as a heatsink for the LED.

 

[clintb]

From the specs, it may be a Rebel. Scroll down to the spes area at the bottom of the article and check "LED: 50,000 Hr Rebel".

http://www.milwaukeetool.com/NewsAndMedia/PressReleases/Details.aspx?PublicationId=1048

 

[chewy78]

That would be a nice upgrade to my dewalt 12v or milwaukee 9.6v work light.