500w Halogen Work Lights

[femurphy77]

I own several and they've served me well thru the years but since my supply of "Made in the USA" replacement bulbs have dried up I've only been able to find the "Made in China" crap. The ceramic insulators are garbage which is contributing to the electrical contact points overheating which causes them to fail which leads to replacing the original "Made in the USA" sockets with "Made in China" crap.

I've looked at some LED conversion lamps but have serious misgivings about them, anybody tried them yet? What kind of life are you getting from them? How do they fit? At $30 and up depending on where you get them I'm not too keen on them when I can buy a whole new work light for about 75% more dependent on size.

MAN I LOATHE seeing Made in China on so much of our stuff and we're accepting of it because it's cheap. I'm sure that the CCP military arm is appreciative of our flavor for cheap products though.

 

[radar8756]

according to Google 500 watts = 8500 lumens

Rural King has a Stanley 5000 lumen for $50 (on sale)

 

[natdscott]

Watts are not a measure of light anymore than lumens are a measure of electricity.

 

[chezuki]

Menards Masterforce LED. It was about $100.

Bright enough to hang siding after dark. It also has lower non-blinding settings, which some do not. 20,000 Lumen is nice when you need it, but that’s rare.


Masterforce® 20000 Lumen Dual-Head LED Tripod Work Light at Menards
https://www.menards.com/main/p-3149259783598084.htm

 

[femurphy77]

Watts are not a measure of light anymore than lumens are a measure of electricity.

Um yeah, I know. Thanks for your input though.

 

[natdscott]

Um yeah, I know. Thanks for your input though.

I wasn’t replying to you.

 

[Butch627]

I just bought some replacement bulbs before Christmas for the tube shape halogen worklights and will be trying them out in next week. I am pretty sure that the ones I got are 300w replacements. I bought them on Amazon, there several different brands but ill bet they all come off the same line in China. They were very cheap.

 

[Gunmetalgray]

Halogen tripod lights were great back in the day. But it became one of those things that I was happy to get, but, was even happier to get rid of it. Constantly buying / replacing bulbs, burned flesh more than once on incidental contact, tipped easily (top heavy), bla bla. I've not missed it a split-second since getting a LED. Couple years old now, used regularly, so far so good. And nice being able to work close to it and not get branded. From Menards/China tho.

 

[wcd]

We have had a Honeywell Led work light for about three years now. Its on around the perimeter of our kidding barn. it is out in the elements. So far we have been happy with it, would be happier with it if it was made in the US versus assembled in the US.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Its on around the perimeter of our kidding barn.

Do you have a "being serious" barn too?

 

[radar8756]

Watts are not a measure of light anymore than lumens are a measure of electricity.

I know there is no direct conversion

It was based on the light produced (in Lumens) of a 500 watt Incandescent bulb --- so you would have a target Brightness to look for in LED fixtures which would draw considerably less amps / less heat

REF: CNET LED vs Incandescent

 

[Cameramonkey]

Do you have a "being serious" barn too?

Oh, ewe!

 

[natdscott]

I know there is no direct conversion

It was based on the light produced (in Lumens) of a 500 watt Incandescent bulb --- so you would have a target Brightness to look for in LED fixtures which would draw considerably less amps / less heat

REF: CNET LED vs Incandescent

Makes good sense. Thank you for the clarification!

We have both in operation, but the LED are a strong, strong favorite.