NEIKO 40464A Cordless LED Work Light, Multipurpose Portable Light with 350 Lumens, 5 Hours of Run Time, and 4,000-mAh Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery

Update June 5th 2018, have used extensively since Jan 24 2017 and up'd from 4-5 stars, still holds charge for at least 4+ hours, probably longer, I use it extensively for auto repair, that led cover is constantly banging against engine components with no worry. I stand it on its base on my garage floor and have knocked it over countless times right on led cover, no issues. Last light you will ever own, Id never buy a "flashlight" again. I initially complained it didn't seem so bright on my engine in daytime, dumb complaint and removed it , this may be best auto light out there as Its thin and I can weave it into tight spots in engine bay.This really is an incredibly well made product, you don't see that very often today as nearly all mfg's are priced concerned much more than quality concerned, however this is an an example of " If you build it they will come".Brightness.Wow! My first test was up in my master bedroom at night. I stood near one corner point this away from me, Its 27x35 with 16 foot ceilings, this lit it up completely and lit up the 16x18 bathroom through its open door as well. I pointed it up to the ceiling and it light the room up well.Extensively used for auto work on 4 cars, It lights up the engine well and I dont have to worry about shattering glass going into my intake manifolds, certainly puts out alot of bright light unlike my 6 inch reflective enclosure and way hot bulb you cant take that under the car and hang it in tough places, like I could with this light. The led's are also high quality, you may find a brighter light but you won't get the time of operation due to cheap LED's sucking major power, these are not cheap led's, super bright and stays COOL.Manufacture Quality. Gets an A+ I'm a hardware engineer, this is high quality. The on/off rocker switch is at the bottom if you look at the picture show when its standing up on its own. A super high quality rocker switch that will easily last your life time, I know because I spec this same style in products I design. Rather than going "disco" and putting a USB style charge connector on it, it has a heavy duty barrel type interface made of hard steel with a nut securing it to the base. A USB interface would be a poor choice despite the marketing appeal of using "USB" but as far as life time and reliability and ability to carry a large charging current USB falls far short, a sturdy barrel type connector is entirely the proper choice here. The handle is covered with heavy duty "rubber" for lack of a proper name for the material, very thick, has ridges for grip and 2 - 6 point socket stylemolded ridges , one near the bottom by power interface and power switch and one near where the leds starts to keep it from rolling when you lace it down. The leds are to bright to look at and its great that half the led length tube is blocked out so light only goes one way otherwise you'd be blinded. It may have been better to make that inner surface silver reflective, but I doubt it matters much. I haven't dropped it yet but it seems the most critical component which is the clear cover over the leds seems pretty solid and not a very brittle like material which would easily fracture.Accessories.The top hook will swivel 360 degrees but you should grab it down where it actually connects to the top of the light, the 360 swivel is tight which is good so it doesn't move on you but if you try to rotate it 360 by holding onto the hook you will probably eventually warp or break the top hook. The top hook also can rotate and fold down along the body if you want it out of the way and that rotational directing is very easy. The hook itself has flex in it which is good, you don't want stiff plastic that will brittle fracture. The second hook clips on the handles any where you want it to and I found this great to hang the light horizontally as I had freedom to place that 2nd hook to exact position needed. The magnet is same type of clip where you like it, its very strong, no worry about it not holding to metal like many other cheap magnetic hold products I've seen. Only thing is you cant clip it such that you can make the light stand up, the magnet will always be 90 degrees to the light. The charger has red led when charging , green when done, you will see an label "LED1" on a horizontal led at bottom of led tube near the handle, this comes on when your charge gets low, some other reviewer said he wished it had a warning feature and this is it.Other Stuff:Some ask if it will get "dim" as battery discharges. No it won't, led's do not work that way, they are basically on or off when proper minimum voltage is present.Warning. Do not try to charge this with other barrel type chargers, this charger has a low voltage about 4.4 v and it needs to be what ever it says on the charger to avoid your battery blowing up.One question asked was " Can you replace the batteries". This is not made to easily replace the batteries that are used internally. But to me, it seems like the rubber handle that makes up the bottom half of this light was slid on to probably a plastic frame during manufacturing.MY guess is you can slide this off, of course that will be very hard. Best thing would be to heat it up slowly so it becomes more flexible then work it off, maybe spray some WD-40 down the slides as it becomes flexible. You can also just cut it and band-it back together. But I suspect it doesn't matter, this will probably last a long time and you will more than get you money's worth. Mad Scientist Engineer's like me do this type of thing.Definitely buy, don't try to save 10$ on a cheaper unit, this is the real deal.

As a full-time mechanic, I’ve relied on various lighting solutions over the years, and the Neiko 40447A has proven to be an invaluable addition to my toolkit. This underhood light offers a blend of brightness, durability, and convenience that enhances productivity during vehicle repairs.

I’ve been using neiko tools for years and have never had an issue. The time I did it was taken care of quickly and seamlessly.

I love this tool. I was skeptical about purchasing this to ol for my mechanic work because there was more high-end tools and the prices were very high but when I found this one it was at an affordable price and boy was I surprised how great this thing is. I've used it for my mechanics, my electrical work, plumbing repair, pretty much anywhere you need a light and dark spaces. It is more than I expected and the quality is awesome. I will be purchasing more in the future. I should have bought three but I can always get it when I'm ready. You'll love this too as I have. And being the fact that it's rechargeable couldn't be better.

I bought this light above all others because it ostensibly came with a household adapter for the charging cord. It doesn't. I understand lots of folks get their jollies with USB cables, but this light is for my garage and I want to charge it by plugging it into a wall outlet. Even this product's pictures show the household adapter, but no dice. Now I have to buy a separate adapter. Had I known this was the case, I would have selected a larger, more powerful light. I'm keeping it because I need it right now, but would not purchase again.

For those of you that have issues with the new version where the lights are fantastic at first then go dim after a few uses no matter the charge, I think I found a solution that has been working long term so far. I found swapping the battery ends fixes it.Pull off the two rubber end capsUnscrew the two endsRemove battery from one endSwitch it with the other endTurn on and enjoy something that worksSucks that this bar fell so far in quality but atleast this is a fix that seems to work. Good luck

Best light i ever had. Makes every job much easier to work on.

Bought this for work where i need a wide cast of UV light, and also at times a regular working light for dim rooms. The battery life is awesome, I use it every day for about 15 minutes at a time and I charge it maybe every other week. I have also had jobs where I needed standard working light for about 6 hours and it stayed on the entire time and still had some battery life left.The UV throw is wide and powerful. I refinish bathtubs and the primer I use has UV ink so you can see if you missed any spots and this light makes the entire bathtub light up completely. I do use it in the dark which helps the UV a lot but you can also use this in daylight up to about 2 feet away and still see UV dye shine.The magnets are strong enough that it holds it's own weight even vertically, but if you bump into it it will likely fall down. The hooks are also nice for me specifically, I can hook it onto the shower rod and light up the tub for hands free work.OVERALL amazing work light. Highly recommended