How is the quality/strength of the light? And what kind of batteries does it take?
1651509
I use it to hand-paint small items and it works well. If you use it a lot, have a spare set of 3 batteries. SR43 is on the top of the battery. They are like watch batteries and it needs three. It takes a little getting used to the magnifier but doesn't take ling. I bought this and a standing magnifier. I like this one, especially since it clips to things for better angles. The light is bright enough for me to paint by.
1651510
Thank you for your question. The light strength is 6-7 Lumens and comes with three SG12 (386) button cell batteries (included).
940978
It take 3 AAA batteries and works very well. Not a bright light, but seems like a lot is a very dark spot. Also make a very good night light (for travel) just sitting on a counter or table.
1063708
I've experienced no problems whatsoever with this light. No light drop off after 5 mins.or battery drain with the light off. Batteries appear to last about 6-8 hours continuous use on high beam. My light begins to fade just as the batteries are nearly exhausted, as you would expect. The light beam while brilliant has a short range, no doubt the cars would see you, but a bike light may work better for you.
1766519
Just buy a good-sized V-mount brick, typically 14 volts or so. They are rather pricey, but they are nicely encased (unlike RC batteries), they are very high energy density, they typically have a little led charge meter, and they are quick to mount / unmount. To power a light of this size, you cannot use a little battery. But it sure is nice to be able to carry a light around with no cord. This light is soft enough, bright enough, and adjustable enough for many situations. I am a convert to this type of light in quick setup situations and run-and-gun. There are many suppliers of such bricks. Just shop around. You can judge by the amp hour rating how much battery you have. Just buy a good-sized V-mount brick, typically 14 volts or so. They are rather pricey, but they are nicely encased (unlike RC batteries), they are very high energy density, they typically have a little led charge meter, and they are quick to mount / unmount. To power a light of this size, you cannot use a little battery. But it sure is nice to be able to carry a light around with no cord. This light is soft enough, bright enough, and adjustable enough for many situations. I am a convert to this type of light in quick setup situations and run-and-gun. There are many suppliers of such bricks.... » Read More Just buy a good-sized V-mount brick, typically 14 volts or so. They are rather pricey, but they are nicely encased (unlike RC batteries), they are very high energy density, they typically have a little led charge meter, and they are quick to mount / unmount. To power a light of this size, you cannot use a little battery. But it sure is nice to be able to carry a light around with no cord. This light is soft enough, bright enough, and adjustable enough for many situations. I am a convert to this type of light in quick setup situations and run-and-gun. There are many suppliers of such bricks. Just shop around. You can judge by the amp hour rating how much battery you have. « Show Less
509191
The light is real bright for about 2 hours. But as the batteries wear down the light become dim. For a quick light lets say in a closet there great . It all depends on batteries for quality of light. But for the price there great
1309608
3 AAA per light. If you are going to have these on for long periods of time I highly recommend also purchasing the Amazon Basic AAA rechargeable batteries and a charger. The price for rechargables and a charger will more than pay for itself over the long haul. The batteries will run the LEDs for around 100 hours, but not a full brightness, as the power drains down over time so will the light output. For occasional on off use, such as turning one on as a hand held light, or for use in a cabinet or safe for a few minutes at at time, the batteries will last months (I have had mine in my safe for eight months and they are still going strong) One nice aspect of these type of puck lights are the ease at which you can access the internals - in my case I like to have one with magnetic tape on the back to attach to the outside of the safe to see the key pad, or combination lock. I do not want to ruin my night vision so I access the internals of one, and color over the LEDs with a red marker pen. This makes the light output red of course which is much better if you want to remain in a somewhat dark condition, or are going back outside into the dark where you want your night vision in tact. Magnetic tape strips, adhesive on one side to stick to the back of the light are easy to find, most likely if you do not want to buy some just use an old refrigerator magnet and stick it on to the back, with the magnetic side clean and facing out it will stick to a metal safe. The inside of one safe I have has three shelves, each metal, I keep one on the underside of each shelf and turn on as needed, with one left to be white light for use when I do not need to keep night vision. Sorry for the long run on, trying to put to much extra information into this.
2127663
At full power, the light is very bright and the aluminum gets hot to the touch. The full power mode will suck the batteries out fairly quickly. I never timed it but for quick acquisition it is very good & then transition into the medium lumen mode. Batteries will last a long time here.
1047557
The light uses AA Ni-Cad batteries that come with it. I recall 3 batteries. I originally charged mine before putting the light up and so far it is working well. Mine has been in use since December and I live on the Oregon Coast so we don't get sunshine every day.
743031
My experience is that the batteries last approx. 4-5 hours. I use mine for work and I love it. Problem is I found the exact light at a boot store a month after my purchase from Amazon for only $4.95!!!!!
1515704
I have the same light and purchased the batteries in the link below. They are decent (you get what you pay for) for what I'm trying to accomplish. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006OHO9I2/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1
973067
The Stanley spotlights are terrible for battery life. If u don't NEED A battery powered light, don't get it. Get one with a chord.
2230689
Use regular AAA batteries. These are not the greatest quality of lights, I have several that have not worked and several that have stopped working.
734061
Yeah, the Panasonic batteries are really the way to go for this light. They are unbelievably high quality batteries that keep their charge and are - above all - stable. Buy a crap light to use something like Ultra Fires or similar, useless batteries. You really should attempt to match quality for quality in this case. You'll be a lot happier anyway, so will your supercool Zebralight...
1704543
It takes two 18650 batteries but this light is awesome. Don't let your kids play with it - it is that bright.
1846521
The center of the beam is brighter and the outer portion is a bit dimmer than the center. It's pretty powerful at its highest setting though. You can see clearly and be able to identify things without a problem. For about $50 this little light is pretty amazing! And only runs on one double A battery which is great. It's the most common battery out there!
1096014
Just batteries - 3 aa's. But it lasts a very long time in the batteries. It really is a nice light
2181454
No batteries come with this light. Cr123 can be bought at a lot of stores. 18650 are rechargables, will need charger.