Is there a summary of worklights thread? I have been reading/searching but not finding the information I need yet. (It may be in another forum.) And I'm still reading. Hopefully someone will have kindness...:mecry:
I work in the audio/video/control systems industry. Recently I was in a dim room trying to make connections for an extended period of time and realized that my Energizer Headlight 3LED was too weak. It works better in darker rooms but the low light accually was enough to lower its effectiveness.
I switched to a a typical mouthheld flashlight for that long was impractical (drool factor). The hotspot washed out the work making it harder to see with precision, others were too weak. Plus I discovered that I don't like holding a flashlight in my mouth because I know where it had been. Gross.
Plus the color-tint was screwing with blue-green distintion.
Others wouldn't stay put, they liked to roll/flop, bend where they did the least good.
In all the job took longer than it should have. Way longer.
So my quest is for a floody, brighter (selectable), hands free worklight with a tint that allows color distintion. (orange and brown look alike, as does green/blue in certain tints and the exact color the manufacturer uses). I sometimes work on very small connections up close so keep that in mind, and floody is best for this type of work.
I've looked at cliplights, LED glasses, hatlights, Energizer hard-case headlights, Swivel Lights, Flourescent Folding lantern, TerraLux WorkStar, Black&Decker, Stanley, Zebralights, various desk lamps, and cordless magnifying lamps. but looking online isn't knowing how useful it is offline.
Zebralights repersent the upper end of what I want to spend at this time.
And there may not be a single solution. But I'd like to know what works for others.
I work in the audio/video/control systems industry. Recently I was in a dim room trying to make connections for an extended period of time and realized that my Energizer Headlight 3LED was too weak. It works better in darker rooms but the low light accually was enough to lower its effectiveness.
I switched to a a typical mouthheld flashlight for that long was impractical (drool factor). The hotspot washed out the work making it harder to see with precision, others were too weak. Plus I discovered that I don't like holding a flashlight in my mouth because I know where it had been. Gross.
Plus the color-tint was screwing with blue-green distintion.
Others wouldn't stay put, they liked to roll/flop, bend where they did the least good.
In all the job took longer than it should have. Way longer.
So my quest is for a floody, brighter (selectable), hands free worklight with a tint that allows color distintion. (orange and brown look alike, as does green/blue in certain tints and the exact color the manufacturer uses). I sometimes work on very small connections up close so keep that in mind, and floody is best for this type of work.
I've looked at cliplights, LED glasses, hatlights, Energizer hard-case headlights, Swivel Lights, Flourescent Folding lantern, TerraLux WorkStar, Black&Decker, Stanley, Zebralights, various desk lamps, and cordless magnifying lamps. but looking online isn't knowing how useful it is offline.
Zebralights repersent the upper end of what I want to spend at this time.
And there may not be a single solution. But I'd like to know what works for others.
