Raccoon
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I've found an LED work light that I might like, but there are three versions, and their specs are confusing. These are all by the same maker, btw.
First light is a 60 LED wand powered by 4 AA batteries. It boasts 1200 milicandels (mcd) of light.
Astro Pneumatic 6320 (cheaper here)
The second is a 30 LED wand powered by 12VDC. It boasts 550 lumens!?
Astro Pneumatic 6315
The third is a 30 LED wand powered by 4 NiMH cells (4.8VDC). It boasts the equiv of a 40 Watt lightbulb. This light also costs 3x more than the other 2.
Astro Pneumatic 6300
So, which light is brighter and better? Lumens, MCD, Watts... It's all so confusing. I found a Lumen / Milicandela converter that suggests the following:
1200 mcd = 15 lm
550 lm = 43755 mcd (!)
Certainly the second light isn't 37 times brighter?!
I'd really like the first light, because it has 60 LEDs and takes rechargable batteries. I'm confused by its description, and can't tell if it ALSO runs on a 12VDC power source aswell, which would be nice.
First light is a 60 LED wand powered by 4 AA batteries. It boasts 1200 milicandels (mcd) of light.
Astro Pneumatic 6320 (cheaper here)
The second is a 30 LED wand powered by 12VDC. It boasts 550 lumens!?
Astro Pneumatic 6315
The third is a 30 LED wand powered by 4 NiMH cells (4.8VDC). It boasts the equiv of a 40 Watt lightbulb. This light also costs 3x more than the other 2.
Astro Pneumatic 6300
So, which light is brighter and better? Lumens, MCD, Watts... It's all so confusing. I found a Lumen / Milicandela converter that suggests the following:
1200 mcd = 15 lm
550 lm = 43755 mcd (!)
Certainly the second light isn't 37 times brighter?!
I'd really like the first light, because it has 60 LEDs and takes rechargable batteries. I'm confused by its description, and can't tell if it ALSO runs on a 12VDC power source aswell, which would be nice.
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