DIY LED Work Light (much better than halogen!)

[hernandez.art13]

Since I am doing more mobile work now since I've moved. I wanted something where I could store the lights and put them and take them off when I head off. So I went to Home Depot and bought a Husky Bag, I can now put all my other stuff in there too. So I like it and since I couldn't go too big since I fit it all in my car. I went with this one.











I'll get some pictures on how the lights show paint defects, but I imagine they'll be a nice addition to my arsenal.

The lights are
Polaroid Lighting PLPAR38W-150.2200.30.2D 150-watt Equivilent 2200-Lumen PAR38 Dimmable LED Light Bulb, Daylight

[hernandez.art13]

I didn't have to do any washer modifications to the flash light stand for the bulbs to screw on btw.

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Thanks everyone for the help (those are cellphone pictures btw)

[hernandez.art13]

Also, the Polaroid box says the lights have a 15 year replacement warranty.

[RWalleyTX]

Just saw this thread ...now I need to spend more money! 😩lol

[zmcgovern45]

Just saw this thread ...now I need to spend more money! lol

Isn't that the point of this entire forum

[Woob]

What's the largest anyone has run for bulb width/sizing? Just want to make sure neither Par38 bulb hits each other.

[builthatch]

What's the largest anyone has run for bulb width/sizing? Just want to make sure neither Par38 bulb hits each other.

even if they do, you can do what i did with the rubber washers and space it out. that also helps things be more secure anyway as it allows more bite between the rotating parts once tightened down.

[Quiksilver5882]

I just ordered the Polaroid bulbs for my set-up. Very excited for spring!! It shall be a nice compliment to my current set-up:

PowerSmith PWL2140T Two-Head 40-watt 3000 Lumen LED Work Light with Tripod - - Amazon.com

[BlueBeast14GT]

The lights are
Polaroid Lighting PLPAR38W-150.2200.30.2D 150-watt Equivilent 2200-Lumen PAR38 Dimmable LED Light Bulb, Daylight

So these are single diode, right? By that, I mean there is just one light and not a bunch of lights clustered. tnecniv provided a picture of each here. It looks like they're single diode from the picture, but I just wanna be sure.

Thank you for posting the pictures by the way. Those things were suggested months ago in a different temp, but it looks like you're the first to try them.

Also, do the bulbs touch?

anyway, here are some pics of the rubber washers i used and then installed. the ID is a little bigger than the rod, but that was the best option that i could find as the one with the rod size ID was not nearly as large overall and that imo would hinder the tightening benefit of this mod.

Where did you get the rubber washers, and what size did you use?

[af90]

Has anyone used a bending arm for this light? There are times where checking reflections on horizontal panels seems it would help out tremendously. I'm not a huge fan of headlamps so I think this could be a good alternative if it was stable.