Makita DML816 18V LXT® Lithium-Ion Cordless 18 L.E.D. Flashlight, Flashlight Only

It’s a great light I have 3 very versatile and bright

This is very good light. I have many cordless Makita tools so this made sense for me to buy. I tried other lights that were too bright for working on our cars but this one has 3-levels of brightness. The head rotates and tilts easily. I'm glad I bought it.

Well made, handy and flexible for an emergency or work light.

Works well

This light is well constructed and the battery life is excellent using Makita batteries. There are several light hanging options which is good as well.

Reviewing this light is rough because while it's not as good as it should be, it is the best of this style of work light that Makita has made to date.I had the first iteration of this light, along with Dewalt's 20v work light and Kobalt's 24v work light. I gave the Makita and Dewalt away and kept the Kobalt 24v. That was probably 4 years ago now. The Kobalt is still the best version of this light by a long margin. I think Ridgid might have just came out with a pretty comparable light, but I don't have those batteries, so I don't intend to test it out.See the photos comparing the Kobalt to the Makita.Pros:Light quality is soft and diffuse due to the layer of semi-transparent diffusion plastic. The light quality is quite nice, although it does not appear to be daylight balanced.The hook is endlessly more useful than the previous model. The hook is fiddly, but it works well. It mounts to the light between the handle and the light head, which allows the user to hang the light and then angle the head so that it still aims at your workpiece. The problem with the previous model is that the hook was attached to the light head, so when you hang the light, the weight of battery straightens the light out and negates any angle you may have set to the articulating head.Light intensity is very usable on high. Not has bright as the Kobalt, but more than bright enough. It also gets dimmer than the Kobalt, so that is nice when you want to preserve battery life and/or don't want to light up the whole world. For instance, when camping.Cons:The switch is an annoying spot. You use your thumb, instead of your trigger finger, like a drill or basically every battery tool ever made...The middle brightness setting is redundant and forces you to interact with the terrible switch more than is enjoyable.It's much larger and longer than necessary. See photos comparing the Makita and Kobalt. It's quite tall for no apparent reason.Build quality is significantly lower than it should be for the price, and for the Makita branding. My $60 Kobalt that I got on sale for $38 is significantly better built and feels more rugged. The Makita is constructed of mostly ABS plastic as far as I can tell. It is somewhat cheap and fragile feeling.In the end, it's not great. Not worth the price. But if you're on the Makita platform or have a truck tool set and a home tool set and want to keep only one brand of batteries in any one location... This is your best option if you like this style of work light.

It has 3 modes. Very nice and bright. Only the plastic hook is bad it comes out, I don't use it . It has matal hook which is great.The head turns different angels.Thanks Makita

Use daily,Long runtime and like the the multi position option of directing the light. Its my go to and easily swap any of my Makita batteries.