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4.5
OK, first I want to begin by saying that this light is POWERFUL. Think of it like the portal to heaven opening up, and its blinding white light beams down into your home. When you run this thing on full power, you feel like you need to wear sunglasses its so bright!Taking this thing out of the box, I immediately noticed how big it is, its bigger then any of the smaller LED work lights that you can buy. From what I could tell, the paint job on all the metal parts seems to be brand new and shows no signs of use, I did buy a new product afterall! However, there are noticeable scratches on the backface where the product information is. Additionally, there were fingerprint smears on the front lens, which I had to clean before use. If this is indeed a new product, then there is some miner QC issues going on.Assembly is super simple. Only one fastener is required to assemble the base to the light, using the included knob bolt. This light can be tilted up or down, and can swivel 360 degrees. It uses a 3-prong electrical cord, so this won't work in a 2-prong outlet or extension cord without using an adapter first. Also, it uses a 3-way switch, the center position is off, one side is LOW power, and the other side is HIGH power.When you put the light in LOW mode, its not that impressive, probably around the 2500-lumen range. But when you put the light in HIGH mode, its 6000-lumen's in your face! You better grab your sunglasses cause you just might need them, don't burn your retinas looking directly at the light either! And I wouldn't stand directly in front of the light too long with bare skin exposed, you might end up getting a sun tan.I ran it on HIGH for about 10-minutes, and the most it got was warm in the heat sink, didn't even get hot. The cooler the LED's are able to run at, the longer they will last, so it does appear to have a quality heat sink, that is big enough to handle the load. This unit feels very durable to me, I think it will last a long time. And it doesn't really weigh a lot either, unlike halogen lights which can get very heavy.If you need a powerful light to illuminate a whole area, either for doing work, or for emergencies, this would be the perfect light. Its certainly not the cheapest of lights, but for the money, you really do get what you pay for. Having said that however, if you just need a little light for doing work inside your house, you can probably save some money and buy a smaller light for 20 bucks. But if you really need heaven's light knocking on your door, this light will certainly get the job done. Highly recommended 5 out of 5 stars!
