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Title: Cheap aldi worklight
Post by: omegod on 03 December 2013, 21:10:06

Picked one of these rechargeable lights up for £9.99 at aldi this evening, bloody bright enough and cheap enough to be disposable but is guaranteed for 3 yrs. Link is amazon but same thing.

Title: Re: Cheap aldi worklight
Post by: Dan282 on 03 December 2013, 21:15:09

No linky. Fancy one of those ;D

Title: Re: Cheap aldi worklight
Post by: omegod on 03 December 2013, 21:32:30

Quote from: omegod on 03 December 2013, 21:10:06

Picked one of these rechargeable lights up for £9.99 at aldi this evening, bloody bright enough and cheap enough to be disposable but is guaranteed for 3 yrs. Link is amazon but same thing.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/60-LED-Inspection-Light-Rechargeable/dp/B001LPCLCI  :-[

Title: Re: Cheap aldi worklight
Post by: dad1uk on 03 December 2013, 22:10:11

We have two from Aldi and use them for camping.
No pun meant but they are brilliant!! :y :y

Title: Re: Cheap aldi worklight
Post by: aaronjb on 04 December 2013, 12:13:20

The only trouble with LED lights (I find) for working on cars is the narrow beam spread and the very narrow range of light frequencies emitted..

More often than not I end up getting the old bulb-on-a-wire out or the slightly newer 'neon tube in a tube' light.

Not that I have one of these lamps specifically..

Title: Re: Cheap aldi worklight
Post by: Andy B on 04 December 2013, 13:05:31

Quote from: dad1uk on 03 December 2013, 22:10:11

We have two from Aldi and use them for camping.
No pun meant but they are brilliant!! :y :y

As used at Newent IIRC  :y  :y

Title: Re: Cheap aldi worklight
Post by: Kevin Wood on 04 December 2013, 14:58:37

Quote from: aaronjb on 04 December 2013, 12:13:20

The only trouble with LED lights (I find) for working on cars is the narrow beam spread and the very narrow range of light frequencies emitted..

More often than not I end up getting the old bulb-on-a-wire out or the slightly newer 'neon tube in a tube' light.

Not that I have one of these lamps specifically..

Yep, I find that LED light is a bit of a strain on the eyes. Bulb-on-a-wire - inevitably each job gets through about 3 or 4 precious "proper" light bulbs that you can only buy under-the-counter these days due to their lack of shock resistance. The fluorescent tube lights fit the bill nicely and don't cost you a fortune, or burn the house down, when you leave them on in a remote corner of the loft for weeks. :-X

Title: Re: Cheap aldi worklight
Post by: aaronjb on 04 December 2013, 15:10:20

Yeah the bulbs in my lead lamp don't last long these days (even the 'shock resistant' ones) :(

Then again the bulbs in the pit don't last long either .. firing up a welder in the garage usually finishes at least one of them off ;D