brickbat
Enlightened
OK, here goes another of those "what's the best light for..." questions.
Up until yesterday, I thought my PT Surge was a pretty decent light for use in my shop, where I use it to peer into the dark inards of engines, bandsaws, generators, under the tool cabinets, behind the benches, and just generally supplement the existing lighting in the shop. Then I dropped in from a 39" height bench onto the concrete floor. It wasn't on, but still suffered from the fall. I cringed as it fell. (The lamp pins got bent, and the battery contacts got bent so bad they didn't make contact)
So,here's my wish list:
cringe-free falls onto concrete
AA NiMH cell power
rechargable via a wall mount bracket
able to withstand 24/7 charging
the more rubber on the outside, the better
no 'aircraft' aluminum, thanks
bright - but doesn't need to be quite as bright as the Surge
under $100 - prefer under $50
Haven't spent too much time looking, but so far, the Stealthlite rechargable looks fairly close, but I don't really like their super-narrow beam and there's no rubber to break falls...
I don't really want to spend time making a custom or modded light - basically I'm looking for an OTS solution.
Any ideas?
Up until yesterday, I thought my PT Surge was a pretty decent light for use in my shop, where I use it to peer into the dark inards of engines, bandsaws, generators, under the tool cabinets, behind the benches, and just generally supplement the existing lighting in the shop. Then I dropped in from a 39" height bench onto the concrete floor. It wasn't on, but still suffered from the fall. I cringed as it fell. (The lamp pins got bent, and the battery contacts got bent so bad they didn't make contact)
So,here's my wish list:
cringe-free falls onto concrete
AA NiMH cell power
rechargable via a wall mount bracket
able to withstand 24/7 charging
the more rubber on the outside, the better
no 'aircraft' aluminum, thanks
bright - but doesn't need to be quite as bright as the Surge
under $100 - prefer under $50
Haven't spent too much time looking, but so far, the Stealthlite rechargable looks fairly close, but I don't really like their super-narrow beam and there's no rubber to break falls...
I don't really want to spend time making a custom or modded light - basically I'm looking for an OTS solution.
Any ideas?