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Do not buy this tool. We sold these as a special for Ace Hardware a few months ago. I work at a lumber yard/hardware store. First off, they are made in China. They don't even have a durable feel when you hold them. They also have almost no weight to them because everything is all plastic.
Perfect here with so many blackouts. I can also be reading when the lights go out for long periods of time. Now I can do things hands free.
However, the knob just falls out and its clearly not attached to the spring-loaded piece at the joint of the legs. There is a small knob that I assume (no instructions)is meant to be pulled, to allow the legs to fold in. Stanley customer service was not available. The concept would be great if it would only work. The legs don't close into the central rubber piece. Have to pry your finger into the tiny space and push the piece up manually. So I have to mail it back. Even still, the legs don't stay in the central piece so it never securely closes.
The head doesn't stay in the position I set it. I ended up holding a pocket flashlight between my teeth, so I could see what i was doing. Here's why - I had to change a flat tire in a dark parking lot. I had to tape a plastic cover over the on/off switch to keep it from turning itself on while rolling around in my car's trunk. I wouldn't go so far as to call it worthless, but I don't recommend it.
My body was always between the wheel and the tripod light. It is very prone to accidental activation. It uses way too many batteries for the amount of light it throws. If I'd had a headlamp, it would have been a breeze, instead of an ordeal. Instead of getting this tripod light, buy a Petzl headlamp.
This flashlights looks like a genious design idea. But that's about it. It really does what it is supposed to, and has very long battery life and a few different brightness levels.Here is what i don't like about it, the beautiful and smart design is not matched by the build quality, which is slightly below average. It uses a very large number of batteries, like 6 or 9, the legs are tubes inside which the batteries go.
I would probably not buy this again. Just strong enough that the whole thing stays together, but you could shake it and the legs would easily move away from the magnet and start "hanging". While camping I have used this light to illuminate our camp area enough that you can have a good idea of your surroundings, and no other flashlight can easily match the convenience of transforming like that. This leads to uneven battery wear. Most of the time I rather use a head-worn light which is the most convenient. I don't know where to start.
The legs are held together in "handheld mode" position by a medium to weak magnet. And the light is not that bright given the current standards of blindingly bright LED flashlights. During late night car repairs I have used it to supplement a head worn light. However, you will almost never run a light light this at any power setting other than the maximum, because it is not that bright.Bottom line: This flashlight is not the one I use the most. It can transform from a regular handheld to a "tripod mounted" light. Finally, in some of the less-than-full-brightness settings, it uses some of the batteries while leaving the others unused.
or maybe I would, I am, honestly, on the fence about this light. this is a bad design idea as it wastes batteries.
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