Astro Pneumatic Tool 40SLMAX 450 Lumen Rechargeable LED Slim Light w/XL Battery

I've been using this light professionally (helicopter mechanic) for a couple weeks now.Likes:- It's bright, and throws a ton of useful light. The light pattern is a nice, wide, even flood, and not a roughly bar-shaped narrow beam.- The light's brightness is infinitely adjustable between OFF and max. I can dial the brightness back if I'm working in an area where glare is a problem, or I just need a little extra light. Or, I can crank it all the way up and banish the darkness of a typical helicopter hellhole.- It's lightweight and slim. I can hang this light off a small wiring harness (with the built-in metal hanging hook) with no fear that it's causing unwanted stress or strain on the harness. I can also slip it into small spaces and gently wedge it into place, to precisely illuminate my work area and keep my hands free.- The magnetic base is super strong. This feature isn't quite as useful for me, as helicopters don't have an abundance of ferrous metal parts in the areas I'd be using this light, but it has come in handy in a couple spots. This feature is much more useful for auto mechanics and other tradespeople who work around steel & iron, and homeowners. I'm probably going to bond a piece of sheet steel to a piece of Plexiglass/Lexan to make a stand that fits my needs a little better.- Micro USB charging. The charging port has a small rubber dust cover to keep the worst of the dirt out, but it's not liquid-proof.Dislikes:- The switch. It's a single rotary switch (potentiometer, if you want to get technical...), for ON-OFF and brightness. There's very little detent at the OFF position, and very little resistance between OFF and full brightness. I'd prefer a stronger detent going into and out of the OFF position, and a little more resistance to rotation.- The battery life. I'd love for it to last longer, but a larger battery would increase the size & weight of the light.

A lot of the LED lights suck in my opinion. They seem to cast a lot of shadows and spend more time shining in your eyes than lighting up the surfaces that you are trying to see. This one is different. The temperature of the light seems to light up everything instead of cast shadows. It is thin and fits in very tight spaces. The battery seems to be quality compared to my craftsman light that sucks. The light output adjustment is useful instead of a useless gimmick. Overly bright doesn't help and not bright enough is even worse. The output adjustment is whatever you need. The magnet is strong and holds the light at any angle and isn't falling all the time. I researched the knock off ones that are cheaper. There is an electronics guy on Youtube that takes them apart and compares the way they are built. After watching that I decided to buy the good one instead of the cheap one. There is a difference worth the extra money in my opinion, especially the stronger magnet. There is nothing more annoying to me than having my light fall in my face or falling and breaking. I hope it lasts, I've only had it a few weeks. I'll definitely update this review if it breaks. Fifty bucks is a lot of money for a light but I'm glad I bought it at this point.

This light is the same as the 40SL but instead of 2200mAh it has a 3350mAh battery. It's adjustable from very dim to looking into the sun bright.Read the reviews of the 40SL and you will see that this light is fantastic for auto repair along with many other uses. I bought it for auto and HVAC work but it's so bright and lasts so long and the magnet is so strong I'm sure it will be one of my most used tools.This new model isn't really being advertised much but I noticed that Eric O on the South Main Auto youtube channel used to use the 40SL but on a recent video was using this light with the blue friction tension ring. I had already loaded the 40SL into my cart but went on a hunt and found out that this new light with 50% more capacity in the same small footprint was available for a few dollars more.I don't use the hook on the top but it doesn't have much tension to keep it folded back, out of the way. It shouldn't be a big deal to tighten it up in some way or another so the few times you do need it, it's there but not always opening up and catching on things.I use portable lighting all the time so if there is a durability issue I'll report back.

I bought this light not expecting much, because I go through lights like crazy. This light exceeded my expectations. I have an automotive shop, so the light gets used daily. I've dropped this light several times from about 6 feet onto concrete and it still continues to work. Very powerful magnet. The dial knob is very easy to turn, so if you bump it, it will turn the light up or down. As far as the battery, I turn it off if I leave the car for any reason, so it lasts pretty much all day for me. It does take a while to charge back up, it's not a fast charger at all. I'm very pleased with the light.

Had this in my Compare List forever after seeing the YT mechanics using similar ones.A 50 buck Christmas gift card made it happen. Love it. I'll use it around the house andon the electronics bench also. It's not the perfect work light if you don't have some steelto anchor it to. It did stand up well enough to be of great help replacing a light switchin a dark room. It offers good wide angle coverage.

If you like Star Wars, YOU'LL LOVE THIS SABER OF LIGHT!! haha I use the heck out of it at work in the shop. I'm a full time mechanic and have always found Astro Pneumatic to be of top notch quality. The slim profile of this light fits just about anywhere on a vehicle and the thing is super bright. The battery life is good but I kinda wish we could remove the battery if we wanted to.. Id say my only complaint is the protective felt sticker on the magnet wears off rediculously fast. Like, it lasted 4 days for me.... For a $60 light its worth every single penny. It's good quality and will last for a ling time. I have a few of their other lights and they've been abused but still shine perfectly fine, without a single issue. Buy it!

I like that it can rotate and also hang lasts about 4.5 hours of contast use.

La intensidad de iluminación es bastante buena, la regulación de intensidad es ayuda mucho.Algo que me sorprendió mucho es el magneto que es bastante fuerte, depende en lo que estés trabajando la puedes pegar en cualquier superficie metálica.Yo la uso para cuándo hago reparaciones en mi carro, pague $850 por ella y creí que me precipité al comprarla, pero después que me sacara de varios aprietos, sé que fue una buena compra.

Good magnet good battery tough enough with all but throwing it at a wall.Charge port cover is annoying. And switch is too easy to move when grabbing it causing me to turn it down involuntarily. But still is the light I get first.

Great light. Love the form factor and magnet. Perfect for the DIY home mechanic.

Expensive but great work light.