DEWALT 20V MAX* LED Work Light / Flashlight (DCL040)

This spot light is incredible. Much better than the rechargeable spot lights from Walmart. If your already in the DeWalt 20vdc lineup and need a spot light it’s a no brainer. If you are just looking for a spot light and don’t already have DeWalt 20vdc tools I’d probably look elsewhere as the cost of batteries and charges for DeWalt stuff needs to be accounted for as this is a Bare Tool.

Ive worked in many careers including as a home inspector before the great housing crash. I used maglite brand which have been the standard in flash lights for the past twenty five or so years. The flash lights worked fairly well but replacing four d-cell batteries Several times a week was expensive and wasteful. I switched to streamlite rechargeable flash lights which Were great quality but were also very expensive. The light lasted about four hours before I would have to plug in and recharge it. I needed about 6 to 8 hours of flash light use per day and having to wait for my streamlite to recharge was a bit annoying. I wish I had this light then! What a difference it would have made in my day to day operations. I have found that the light does tend to tip over if stood on end and positioned on an 45 degree angle. To remedy this I switched to 20volt 6ah xr batteries which are heavier and have a larger base. They even last a lot longer (over 8 hours) than the smaller batteries. If you truly need a great spot light for work or home, this may be the last one you will ever have to buy.

Ive got less than one full charge of battery time on it so far. This thing is bright. I usually set it back three or four feet from the problem at hand. It puts enough light out that reflections and scattering wipe out most shadows. Great for plumbing and electrical work. The only nits are that you need to put a carabiner or something similar on the loop to hook it to a pipe. And yes the battery pack is a little bit loose. Not enough that it seems to make any difference. And it would be handy if you could step down to two or one LED instead of all three. Presumably the battery life would double or triple, and even one LED would be enough for many jobs. If you already have one or two 20V battery packs it makes the cost a lot more bearable

This flashlight it’s just perfect

First one lasted 10 years on farm .I used every day.

Great Amazon Prime Price at $69 versus $99-$109 at big name stores. Also, this model is still DCL043 HOWEVER it is the Type 2 version. They removed the 1 Red LED setting. Now the light utilizes all 4 LEDs for High and Low settings. The older Type 1 version uses 3 White LEDs for High setting and 1 Red LED for a better night vision setting. Both versions are great and work great with DeWalt XR batteries and FlexVolt batteries. User preference is what matters here and I was unaware of the change at the time of purchase. I recommend both versions either way.

It works, its really bright. I have a 4amh battery on it and for light nightly use letting dogs out its still has 2/3 lights on battery after 3 weeks. Not sure why someone gives it 1 star for not focusable. Its bright. Done!

Got this because it was compatible with the batteries I already had and it’s easier than keeping D’s on hand. Wife loves it for walking the dog at night.

Bought this as a gift for my brother-in-law. He already had one from a set he bought and wanted a second one. He was really happy with it. I also have one myself from a set I bought and use it practically everyday when I go outside after dark.

Works well for the size.