Fluorescent trouble light
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Fluorescent trouble light
I was working on my truck and I received blisters on my arms from bumping into my bulb type trouble light. Do the fluorescent trouble lights get hot enough to burn you? I am thinking of trying one, but don't know if they are cooler. Also, do the 13 watt bulbs put out enough light, or do you need the 26 watt? Do they withstand rough handling?
Larry
Larry
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Firstly, congratulations for spelling fluorescent right! I'm an electrician, and most of my guys couldn't do that!! Fluorescents stay very cool to the touch, but I would opt for the 26W lamp. You're using it to work on your truck - you want to see in all the nooks & crannies. The work lights tend to hold up okay. They cushon the assemly fairly well.
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There are two different types bright white or warm white get the bright white. I have a 13 bright its fine for me. I have a dual warm one thats nothing compared to the single bright...
Dick
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My 13 watt works fine, they are great lights, they do get warm, but I have never been burned by one in the 15 years I've been using them. A word of advice, spend the money and buy a GOOD one, not the $10 special. Greg
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Mine is a 13W unit with a half reflector inside the plastic outer tube which is an important part. It had a 6' cord that I replaced with a 25' cord. I used the 6' cord to fix a drill motor. Mine also has a lens in the end that makes a semi-flashlight type of beam that helps shine light down inside somewhere. It is not very good for more than a foot or two. The unit gets warm but it will not burn you. It has stood up to years of abuse and I have only had to change the bulb once. The only complaints I have about mine is it is very easy to turn off when I grab it. The switch is too convenient to operate. The "strobe effect" when the light starts bothers my eyes. The dual wire hanging hooks caught on everything so I cut one off.
I still have two of the incandescent bulb units that get used occasionally for auxiliary light.
I still have two of the incandescent bulb units that get used occasionally for auxiliary light.
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I have a retracting model mounted to the ceiling between the garage bays. It's 2-lamp 26W model. I've been banging it about for a couple of years now and it's held up fine. It still has the original bulbs. It's gets warm, but never too hot to touch.
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If you can get your hands on one Get a Bounce light. I purchased mine from a local tool dealer. Its been dropped from under a vehicle on a rack multiple times and doesn't even break bulbs..in fact the only time Ive broken a bulb was when I ran it over. And the light itself still worked fine once I put a new bulb in.
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I've got the old style Snap-On (Blue Point model # ECU-25) fluorescent trouble light that takes a 18 inch 15 watt fluorescent tube. I've run over it many times and it didn't break. It's not as bright and the newer ones; but it works good. Had it since about the early 80s.
