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I wanted to upgrade the drill and to find good use for what I already had. I had 2 extra batteries and a charger. This flashlight fit my needs to a "T". If you have the right batteries and a charger, this is a great flashlight. Someone stole my drill that used the same battery.
We both really missed it so I found this one and I researched for the best price. My husband loves this flashlight. Highly recommend it, just don't leave next to heat source for very long. This was a bargain. We already had one and the battery and charger. I had to buy him a new one because I left the old one too close to our fireplace.
It looked like a cub scout flashlight or something, but when we started using it, we realized what a great light it was, so I got another one. It uses Makita batteries which last a long time and it comes with an extra bulb in the head of the flashlight.I got my first one as a part of a kit and did not use it. This will probably be the last flashlight you will ever need to buy. This flashlight is very bright, very dependable and very economical. It throws a beam farther than any flashlight I have ever owned.
Even better that it works with same battery pack as the drill (same generation/model series). Flash light works great.
Even after an hour the battery still had 10.1 volts. The Makita flashlight puts out plenty of light, and I have full confidence that it's not going to let me down. I don't know just how long the light will operate on a fully charged battery, but I had mine on for just over an hour without the light dimming at all.
It won't put out the light that a fancy new spotlight will, but my fancy new spotlight will not stay on for over 12 minutes. For me it was a good purchase. And it will be quite dim by the end of that 12 minutes.
If you are looking for a recharable flashlight that will actually last a long time without getting dim, and you have tools that use the 9.6 stick-style Makita batteries, then this one is a good choice. For me it will be much cheaper in the long run than buying 6 volt batteries that just don't last that long in a flashlight.
I took the battery out and tested the volts just to see what it read. I believe it would have easily gone another hour.I bought it because I had the battery and wanted a flashlight that would last long enough for me to set up my generator in the night when the electricity goes off from an ice storm or other outages.
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