Day-to-day working with the general use of hand and power tools is fine, for most of the time... except when it comes to getting into tight spaces, more often than not these are dark. If you work in the electrical industry, switching the power off also leads to many a dark loft space. The Stanley MaxLife 2 369 Tripod Flashlight could well be the answer to a lot of problems.This compact unit in its simplest form is a nice handheld flashlight. It works off either 3, 6 or 9 AA batteries, which fit into the three legs. Legs on a torch? I hear you say... well, this handy unit has tripod legs so that it can be stood on a surface and used hands-free. At the push of a button, the magnet catch releases the legs and the MaxLife 2 stands pretty stable. The legs can then be clasped back in with one hand and the magnet latches them into the main body.
The torch itself is a 1watt LED affair. It has two brightnesses (low and high) and a focus control. Sliding the control focuses the beam into a spotlight, or spreads the light into a wider area. The 1watt power may not sound much, but this is more than enough for the jobs I tested it with. Another nice feature is that the LED blinks when the battery is running low, so you never get caught short of power. When you stand the unit on its tripod, you can angle the torch head. It only has three positions, but these are more than adequate and at least allow some control.
The build quality feels pretty darn good and it is pretty robust too. The anodized aluminum construction should see it take a knock or two. In fact, in our tests we managed to knock it over a couple of times, and it survived without any problems at all. It is the usefulness of the MaxLife 2 that wins our vote though. The easy conversion from a handheld torch to a tripod mounted one is excellent. It makes the product very flexible in different work situations and worth every penny.
Product: Stanley MaxLife 2 369 Tripod Flashlight
Price: £24.99
Supplied by: Stanley UK
Contact: 0114 244 8883
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