A 2000 Lumen 6000k LED inspection light for $30!

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Well, almost.

I had this DeWalt "work light" that I had used maybe twice in the last 5 years. It was part of my cordless combo pack:


Under $30 and a little bit of time and it became this:


It was really quite easy. I bought a $15.00 LED spot beam off road light off Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007ZGBLNW/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1422464176&sr=1&keywords=round+led+light

and since my DeWalt was the unusual 36v setup, I had to buy a step down DC-DC converter too:
http://www.amazon.com/DROK-Adjustab...464270&sr=1-2&keywords=dc+step+down+converter

Note that the converter would not be required for any of the common 18v or even 24v lights.

After opening up the unit (a T15 security bit is needed), unplug a couple connectors from the DeWalt's switch board to the flexible neck and remove the neck. A 1.25" fender washer almost perfectly fits in the existing case (I had to grind it down on my drill press to 1.125"). When combined with the mounting hardware supplied with the light and a couple extra nuts, it mounts perfectly to the case. You can also see where I slipped in the step down converter:



Here it is all finished:






I'll post some pics of it in action on paint corrections soon, but let's just say it throws some serious light! Here's the only shot I have for now:

 
nice dude! yeah shame it was 36V because those are compatible with up to 30 volts.

i work with an automotive lighting manufacturer that offers several similar lights in their value work lamp line and people don't realize how awesome they are, esp. for the money.

people spends TONS of money on LED light bars (not the cheapo junk obv). many people don't realize they'd get much better light with a strategic combo of a few of these cheap long range and close range LED worklamps. they are die cast aluminum, have stainless hardware and are waterproof enough to not have to ever worry.
 
builthatch said:
nice dude! yeah shame it was 36V because those are compatible with up to 30 volts.

i work with an automotive lighting manufacturer that offers several similar lights in their value work lamp line and people don't realize how awesome they are, esp. for the money.

people spends TONS of money on LED light bars (not the cheapo junk obv). many people don't realize they'd get much better light with a strategic combo of a few of these cheap long range and close range LED worklamps. they are die cast aluminum, have stainless hardware and are waterproof enough to not have to ever worry.
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Thanks!

I was looking at one manufacturer whose light was rated to 36v, but after considering the batteries peak at around 38v, I decided against it. This light isn't rated quite as high an output as the other one, but it was half the cost even when including the converter.
 
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