Next best hand held swirl finder succeeding the discontinued Brinkmann dual xenon?

[DNG]

Is the swivel Tuff Max up to par?

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

What happened to the Brinkmann? I never heard anything.

[jpegs13]

LED is longer lasting and IMHO better than the original xenon bulb model

[swanicyouth]

Tuff Max don't do it!!!

While its great when it works, it's basically a very cheaply constructed product. Now, I'm going to admit I DROPPED mine once. But, that's all it took. One drop. The battery door broke and I've had it apart numerous times to fix poor connections at the battery case.

Currently, it's not working again. I'm too lazy to care. I bought a Coast 1000 lumen flashlight that is pretty high quality light so far. Works perfectly every time and the beam is adjustable.

[KS_Detailing]

Is the swivel Tuff Max up to par?

Eats batteries!

[swanicyouth]

Eats batteries!

Mine literally ate batteries (when it worked). I would add new batteries, and it would sit a few weeks dormant. Then I would go to use it and the batteries where dead. Plus the connectors in the battery case of mine always had corrosion on them.

Dunno. Just what happened with mine.

[creaky]

I am curious about this topic, particularly the xenon vs LED issue. In a previous post Mike stated that xenon was superior for finding swirls. However, many use LED and praise them. Further, the number of lumens, some have stated, should not exceed about 300 as the reflection off the paint should not be so bright as to contract the pupil and hinder one's ability to inspect the paint. Please chime in with experiences.

[swanicyouth]

I am curious about this topic, particularly the xenon vs LED issue. In a previous post Mike stated that xenon was superior for finding swirls. However, many use LED and praise them. Further, the number of lumens, some have stated, should not exceed about 300 as the reflection off the paint should not be so bright as to contract the pupil and hinder one's ability to inspect the paint. Please chime in with experiences.

The light I use, Coast 1000 lumen, you can adjust the beam and it adjusts the brightness. It's LED. I'll admit the TM is nice WHEN IT WORKS.

[af90]

Mine burns through batteries like crazy. And already on my 2nd one, first was replaced free after about 3 months.

[DNG]

What happened to the Brinkmann? I never heard anything.

The original Max Fire Dual Xenon was discontinued by Brinkmann