Firstly, it's tough. I'm sure it's withstood AT LEAST a dozen falls from 10 feet down to pavement. Probably closer to 2-3 dozen. Never did it flicker, never did it crack, never did it show signs of failure. The paint shows some scars, as anything metal would after falling 10 feet to asphault repeatedly, but that's no let down to me. Every time I've placed it somewhere unstable and watched it fall, my heart stopped for a second. Then I'd bend over and pick it up, light still shining bright. I enjoy an ear to ear grin while my coworkers make statements of envy. If you drop a halogen flood you better have a spare bulb. Not this. Not a single LED is out.
Second, it's bright! Working the night shift for years, you become a flashlight enthusiast. I've probably spent over a G collectively on high end lights, flashlight upgrades, work lights, spot lights, flood lights, you name it. Nothing I've owned lights up a 12 foot by 12 foot work area like this light. It's a clean, clear, white, cool light. It's very powerful and very even. Some halogen floods seem brighter, but they're hot, ineffecient, and they produce a yellowish light. The clean white nature of this light enhances my visibility more than a "brighter" halogen. It doesn't have the focused "hot spot" of typical flood lights, it's a nice even bright glow. Best, after hours of steady use I can pick it up and touch any spot on the light without coming close to worrying about burning myself. It's barely warm to the touch at the warmest spots.
Third, it's light weight. When going up in the bucket, less weight is better. This light weighs less than my 3 cell maglite, which is hard to imagine given the strength and durability of it.
Forth, NO CORD!! Furthermore, the battery in this thing rocks. I keep it plugged in charging (my truck has an inverter) while I travel from site to site. Each time I use it, I put it on the charger when I'm done. I get about 2 solid hours on high and 4 on low. Low puts out a ton of light and at times high will be TOO bright. Furthermore, it charges from dead in probably 2 hours or so. I've never timed it but it's quick. Also, if it goes dead during use, you can hook up the charger and use the light plugged in which isn't always the case with battery powered lighting products.
So tonight it finally met its match. I had it zip-tied to an aerial cable strand and was working under it. I was wrapping up and cut the zip tie when I didn't have a hand on it yet. I thought I had it balanced and would grab it with the same hand I cut the zip tie with, but I didn't. It fell about 25 or 30 feet to "it's death" and shut off. I decided to hop online and order another. The warranty says it doesn't cover commercial use and I knew I had gotten every single penny I spent out of this thing and was ready for a fresh unscarred light. The manufacturer deserved another purchase from me and I would've felt wrong trying to let them pay to fix it. I then proceeded to take it apart..
The lens is probably 45% of the weight. It's solid glass, at least 3/8" thick, if not 1/2". No wonder it never broke. It has 2 seals around the lens and one around the battery to keep moisture out and it does a great job. I've used it in light rain and wondered how it never failed. I've also spilled drinks on it and had it out in the snow. Anyway, I disconnected and reconnected the few connectors (maybe 5) then screwed it all back together. Flipped the switch, TA DAAA! Fixed. I love this thing.
If I had to list some CONS it's difficult. The 4 little rubber feet aren't glued on. I've lost all 4 of mine between falls at night. My next one will get a dab of superglue on each foot or maybe some JB weld across the top where the rubber meets the metal stand. Most people won't lose these. Most people won't drop their light as much as I do and they'll take the 2 seconds to pick up the rubber boot in the event it does fall off. I didn't really care. I really can't come up with anything LEGITIMATE negative about this light. If I heard it were going to be discontinued I'd buy 10, although I can't help but think 1 is all I'll ever need. Buy it. You won't regret it.
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Most importantly I wanted something for work that used the latest durable/indestructable highly efficient LED bulbs powered by the latest lithium type battery pack. The Designers Edge L1301 seemed to fill both of those criteria. I was impressed with brightness and lightness of this product. I was looking for something portable for work that could illuminate a large area. I found the Designers Edge L1301 to be the ideal solution. Small enough to take minimal space in the truck, but bright enough to illuminate a large work area. I even found it light enough to hold up in the air with one hand while working with the other. It was very helpful on a recent drywall project in finding those surface imperfections. Overall am very impressed with the longevity of the charge and would definately buy again. I sometimes wish it had a taller stand in some cases..... but then that would make it bigger to move around. I have even used it in photography for backlighting. I never would have dreamed I would use it for that.....Well done Designers Edge.Best Deals for Designers Edge L1301 180-LED Rechargeable Portable Super Bright LED
This is a decent work light as the output allows you to work 15 feet away and still see what you're doing. However, it is NOT 1600 lumens as advertised. It looks nowhere near 1600 lumens and is even advertised on the L1301 box as 438 lumens. I'm not sure where they pulled 1600 lumens from for this listing. Again, it is a pretty solid workshop light but you will be severely disappointed if you're expecting 1600 lumens of output.Honest reviews on Designers Edge L1301 180-LED Rechargeable Portable Super Bright LED
Just what I wanted, light is very bright, was brand new and works great! I would recommend this product to anyone.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Designers Edge L1301 180-LED Rechargeable Portable Super Bright LED
Worth the money but could have more battery capacity. Pretty bright and rechargeable is really nice. Would be nice if it had a magnet or something to keep the light where you want it.
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