I ordered this light because I wanted a light to brighten up my garage for work. I mounted it to the ceiling support in the garage and it fills not only the area I wanted brighter, but the entire garage. I will break this review into four parts, comparing it to another work light I have. These comparisons and opinions will be brightness, construction, Quality vs. Price, and practicality.
-Brightness
Each light on this unit is 250 watts, roughly equivalent to 4 60W bulbs all focused in one direction. Put together, these two lights have more power than the total brightness in my office, which has 5 individual lights in it. It is double the power as my other work light, which is built basically the same way, but only one halogen bulb. I have included a couple pictures all shot at the same manual settings (800 ISO, F3.5, 1/40) to compare the light to an open garage. The photos conclude that, while not being nearly as bright as daylight, it makes the garage much more usable than the couple lights that are currently in use.
-Construction
A couple reviews on Amazon I skimmed through said the directions are awful. And they are correct. The build instructions had might as well not exist. However, if you are buying a work light, I hope you have some handyness in your body somewhere because this light is not hard to put together at all. Just grab any phillips head (or and flat head if you wanna do it in hard mode!) screw driver and connect the pieces where you think they go. Just be careful of those tiny lights. They are very fragile and the placements are very rough.
-Practicality
This is the section where this light fumbles a bit.
Is it a great and super bright light? Yes.
Can you take it anywhere and use it in almost any situation? No.
Why is that? The reason this light isn't great for a lot of situations is because,
1. It needs to be super close to its power source. The cable is tiny, so you're gonna need an extension cord to do anything that isn't on the floor next to the power outlet.
2. The flat base and large light means it can only be placed in certain areas and only in certain positions. Say you set it up on a table and need it to aim down at something on the ground. Well you'll need to find a new spot because it won't pivot downwards, or you can flip it upside down and have the dangerously hot metal directly on your table. I ran into this problem myself, as the subject I wanted lit up was below where I wanted the light. I ended up hanging it by the base upside-down on the support it was supposed to sit on top of. Again, if you're handy, this won't be a problem.
-Quality vs. Price
I will go ahead and say this is likely one of the best quality work lights you can find at this price. The paint is shoddy, the foil used to reflect the light is ready to fall out at the wrong touch, but both of these are very high quality. Just not the most well put together. However, at the low price of $35, I was actually expecting less. This thing exceeds my other work light in all fronts, and they were about the same price (other light cost $30).
The light is strong, it is durable, and it is the best worklight you'll be able to get for $35.
| Color | Red |
|---|---|
| Shape | Bulb |
| Finish Type | Red |
| Light Source Type | Halogen |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Brand | Woods |
| Item Weight | 5.3 Pounds |
| Style | Modern |
| Voltage | 250 Volts |
| Brightness | 8000 Lumen |
| Light Source Wattage | 250 Watts |
| Bulb Shape Size | T3 |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Manufacturer | Woods |
| Part Number | L5200 |
| Item Weight | 5.25 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 16 x 14 x 17.5 inches |
| Item model number | L5200 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Assembled Height | 17.5 inches |
| Assembled Length | 16 inches |
| Assembled Width | 14 inches |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Finish types | Red |
| Batteries Included? | No |
| Wattage | 500 watts |
| Wattage | 250 Watts |
| Incandescent equivalent | 500 Watts |
