DIY LED Work Light (much better than halogen!)

**DazzleFX** · 09-09-2014, 10:45 PM

Love mine too but have the same problem of falling angle due to the weight of the bulbs. Went with utilitech 22w 1000lumens from lowes. Much thanks to Zach though for the idea and design!

**zmcgovern45** · 09-10-2014, 11:34 AM

Check out the boom assembly that Claude mentioned for a better option to view horizontal panels.

**HD.Detailing** · 09-13-2014, 06:59 AM

Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy

How is the tripod on that Powersmith unit? Usually the tripods are junk on the halogens, and that looks like a converted halogen.

Awesome, the entire unit kicks ass.

Sent from my Alien ship

**KneeDragr** · 09-15-2014, 08:04 AM

I got the 50% reduced power version of this setup ( just 1 of the pricey LEDs ) and it works great. It spots swirls better than the sun, no kidding. I can see some faint hairline swirls here and there on the hood I just buffed but in direct sun and other lights Ive used they are not visible.

**Dr_Pain** · 09-15-2014, 10:46 AM

This light set up is ABSOLUTELY the best investment I made. I have the floor version and a boom setup and dual LEDs on both and man does it work out great! I will say this however, sometimes it does "blind" you a little and although it does show more than everything else, I still use my halogen setup to do a final inspection. Varying the distance of the LED does help a little but I haven't found it to be an absolute halogen killer. One instance where I will use both LEDs and Halogen at the same time is when I coat. For some reason the halogens tend to show high spots a little better.

**Dr_Pain** · 09-15-2014, 10:49 AM

As far as the weight is concerned (and the infamous tilt), I will have a quick fix for that in the next couple of weeks. I am planning on going medieval on it. I never have to tilt the smaller stand because I have the boom for the vertical so I will just glue and screw them. Two part epoxy and stainless screws here I come!!

**JMPC** · 09-17-2014, 08:27 AM

anyone have a link for a good boom stand? love this light idea, just worried about stand being strong and heavy enough.

**Dr_Pain** · 09-17-2014, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by JMPC

anyone have a link for a good boom stand? love this light idea, just worried about stand being strong and heavy enough.

Click HERE and check out Post #119 Just click on the $75 Shipped hyperlink!!

**julius071** · 09-17-2014, 09:14 AM

Since I don't have a garage and always wash and spray diluted Gtechniq C2v3 on the car in the late afternoon, what lights (prefer LED) would you guys recommend?

**zmcgovern45** · 09-17-2014, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by julius071

Since I don't have a garage and always wash and spray diluted Gtechniq C2v3 on the car in the late afternoon, what lights (prefer LED) would you guys recommend?

So you're looking for more of a general work light, not a light for spotting defects?

If so, just get some cheap halogens. They will light up your area.