Customer Reviews

DEWALT DW908 18-Volt NiCd Pivoting Head Cordless Flashlight

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1 star:		(1)

 

 

I have used this flashlight for about one year and it has become alost the only flashlight I use. In Cabinets it illuminates the entire space, no fumbling to re-aim or balance or juggle. In crawl spaces you can set it up and work in a wide area without having to fool with the light, like a portable flood light. This and my LED headlight are all I need anymore. Great tool, and no worries about having fresh batteries!

I sure do like this light. Light is bright, and lasts a pretty good long time. The only thing that I didn't like about it is that if you set it down on the battery, and raise the lamp up and point it down, it becomes unbalanced. but...that doesn't hinder my using it...love the light.

I was very excited to get this light...initially, I liked it. Out of the packaging, I hooked it up to the 18V battery and it worked, emitting a fairly bright beam. The sales ad says that it comes with an "extra" bulb, which was not included. I emailed Amazon regarding the issue and they sent a 2nd light to my address, instead of sending a bulb or two (?). It is worth mentioning the the re-ship did not have the extra bulb either. I had pretty much decided to just purchase the other light as well, thinking I could use one and leave one in the work truck as a spare. Then, I was using one of the lights, hit it pretty hard with a board I was using in an attic, and it fizzled. I went and got the other light, used it the rest of the morning, then went to use it in the afternoon and it was burnt out too - with little to no abuse (that I can remember). I sent both of the lights back - they aren't as durable as they should be. Instead, I ordered two of the flexible-head lights (Dewalt 18V). A few of my friends have these and have had no issues. I will leave a review for those as well when I have had time to put them to the test. All in all, this is a bright light, but if you put your equipment to the test day-in and day-out, it might not be the quality you are looking for.

Nice rechargeable flashlight. extra bulb inside light. Long lasting powerful light. Pivoting head ,let you put the light were you want it for hands free operation

Essentially this adds up to having a $60-ish workhorse powerhouse of a battery on the base, with a rather cheap flashlight attachment that is worth maybe $5. I've had this light hanging around for a couple of years from a combo set. It actually works well enough, though I don't often need a worklight. We recently had a 4 day power outage and this was great while it lasted both as a very bright flashlight, and to point at the ceiling to give some nice general non-glare room illumination.

It only lasts about two hours on a charge is the problem. If anything screams out for an LED bulb, this is it, but at this point DeWalt doesn't even offer that as a separate bulb. They do sell a 12V LED worklight which sounds just awesome, but I don't have the 12V system, I have the 18V. With an LED this would never burn out the bulb. This one will last maybe 10-15 hours which is not what you want in an emergency light with no spare. Also if you drop this light the bulb filament will probably break, LED's are much more robust. Moreover, with the same brightness it would go probably 8-12 hours on a charge or more. That would be pretty much my essential emergency light. I would buy two or three.

Though the gooseneck probably looks like the better design. What really kills this is that the head ought to swivel so it could point downwards while standing upright on the battery base. You could work at a table or workbench with the light pointed at your work. But this only swivels from straight up to horizontal, which is really not all that useful.

In short, wait for them to offer the gooseneck with an LED, and get two, it will be super.

Purchased this light as an extra to work where there was dim lighting. Used this item several times since purchased,

Used this for a week along with the DEWALT Fluorescent Area Light for lighting in the evenings at my cabin. (I can charge batteries at a neighbor's.) It performed well: bright and easily carried with the battery attached. Seems stable on the battery, doesn't knock over easily. I didn't have much cause to use the pivoting head but I can imagine uses where that would be handy. Battery life is decent, but for the price it would be nice if it was LED so you didn't have to worry about bulbs and the battery life would be longer.

This is a wonderful bright flashlight that works with the batteries we already had for other 18 volt dewalt products. I highly recommend this light. We had a 9 volt flashlight we used for 15 years before the battery finally gave out so we replaced it with the 18 volt...more power...more light!

I am a plumber and I use all 18 voly DeWalt cordless tools, i.e drill, sawzall, circular saw, and this light. It's pivoting head is great for setting on a shelf or in the corner under a counter or vanity, cause when youre laying on you back working on a sink, you cant have the light always at a spot where it points directly up.

I am a fan of these 18v lights in general. This particular light, the head doesn't move directly up and down. The head rotates left and right at a 45 degree angle. Useable but just a tad awkward. But if you only have Dewalt batteries on the job, this light is a must. It seems fairly durable. I have already accidently dropped it from chest height on concrete with no injuries to light or bulb. Lucky? Overall I am pleased with this light.