Projects Drop light Possession....... GGRRRRRRRR!!!!!

1946caddy · Feb 23, 2019

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ricko1966 · Feb 23, 2019

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Put one of the screw in LED bulbs in the old style drop light. They don't die everytime you bump them, there not glass so they don't make a mess to clean up, run much cooler and the light is not bad on the higher wattage ones. The hook I can't help there.
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Been doing the same thing but using compact flouresant bulbs for years now.

1oldtimer · Feb 24, 2019

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Hello,

Great information of value. I had one of those spot lights from West Marine. They were so bright that one could not flash them at people, unless those people were in the dark ocean/lake water at night. The portable light usage was part of a safety package for use in emergencies. Ours seemed to lay around more than being used. So, recharging was a constant. But a couple of times at home, those neighborhood coyotes and “yippy” babies in the packs, just ran away from the intense beam of light.

These old yellow metal encased lights had its value back in those dark backyard tuning days. Before we converted the Rumpus Room into a overhead garage door workplace, it was the dark backyard location for most changes being done to the 51 Olds and 58 Impala. Even the 40 Ford Sedan Delivery needed a light source or two for the odd things necessary. But, even then, if you were changing spark plugs, you had to move the light over to the other side for a clear bright light. At the time, they were good, but bothersome at the same time.

The days of hot, burning drop lights has come and gone. I tried to keep the old yellow drop light for years, and at the time, there was no alternative other than a Coleman Gas Camping Lantern. So that wire frame light was around…until it burned me once too often. As long as it stayed away from me and gave some light as I was crawling around on the cold concrete floor, it was the only option back then. Our old two car garage was still dark, so out came that yellow monster to bite again.

But, as the burns kept coming during usage in the later years, the temperament was rising, so alternatives had to be selected. Taping any flashlight to an adjoining metal bracket did the job, but moving around the car(s) needed adjustments all of the time. I even tried the Hot Rod Magazine ad for lights on a eye glass frame. The glasses kept falling off and even with a line to hold it in place, it was bothersome for me.

One solution was the standard handy camping store with a lot of variations on external lighting solutions. It is still that way, today. I tried it a couple of times, but that band around my head, just made things feel funny. For me, it was better used in our darkened living room "light wars."
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Jnaki

But, I have to admit, I am guilty of keeping around, a huge version of the old wire enclosed drop light from our time in 1958-60. It was in the heyday of halogen lights as a solution to dark workplaces in the house or garage. It made the inside of an enclosed winter garage warm and very bright. This one light was enough to light up the whole wheel opening for working, but had to be kept some distance away from flammable liquids. The heat from the bright light was intense.
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If this yellow halogen light stayed on long enough, that clip on handle would be warm and the yellow rubber end cover would be melted. so angling the light source away from anything that would be affected, but still giving off plenty of light for "under the car" working areas.

That unit is many years old and has been gathering dust during this time period. But, there are so many magnetic back, stick on, LED lights that give no burns that they can be placed in just about any environment or situation. The light is very bright. The new modern solution…LED.

Our garage has lights, but they do not light up to make it like daylight. So, up close work on cars, models, wood projects will necessitate breaking out the LED lights for safety. The workbench has LED lights on a downward angle. For cold nights and days, I have a portable parabolic heater (Costco) that keeps me warm when necessary. Direct lights and heat, what more could one ask for in a working garage?
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Jnaki,

Those 4' LED shop lights at Costco are SUPER bright, cheap and easy to put up (you can daisy chain them). I did my garage when they first had them (no daisy chaining at that time), then took out my mom's 2 8' tube lights and used 4 4' LED shop lights.

B.A.KING · Feb 24, 2019

1946caddy said: ↑

You couldn't talk the cute dentist to come home with you and look under your hood?
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Maybe, But then the light hit my face....... wasn't gonna happen lol

lewk · Feb 25, 2019

Headlamp for the win. No burns, no dead bulbs, no light in the eyes blindness, no garage fires.There is light wherever you look and you can't shine it in your eyes unless you really fuck up. The only real problem I have is that the headlight freaks my dog out. She snarls and runs away when I've got it on. She's kinda dumb.

stubbsrodandcustom · Feb 26, 2019

I will say this, years of drop lights, flourscent tube lights, and other crap... I did some work for a buddy, he sent me this as a gift... best damn thing in my shop now. Magnet base, adjustable angle, thing will light up a room. 1500 lumens.... better than the headlamp thing also for my big head.

the oil soup · Feb 28, 2019

Growing up in SoCal my friends and I called them "trouble lights", never heard the term drop light.

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