DeWalt DCL079B 20V MAX* Cordless Tripod Light (Tool Only)
The DEWALT 20-Volt MAX Cordless Tripod Light illuminates your workspace in the toughest jobsite conditions. It's built for incredible durability in use, storage or transport. Eliminate the hazardous heat of halogen. Cutting edge LED technology provides extended runtime and natural white light. Variable brightness settings up to 3000 Lumens let you customize illumination for your work area. Compact design with carry handle provides easy portability and it sets up in seconds. Rotating, pivoting head directs light where you need it. This package includes the light only. Natural white LED provides accurate color visibility, long life span and stays cool to the touch 3 brightness settings to customize work space illumination Telescoping pole extends light head to 7 ft. to reduce shadows and glare Latch mechanism on handle to easily extend and collapse legs Tough shroud protects light head and withstands jobsite conditions Ideal for drywall and ceiling work Ideal for painting Includes light only. Battery & Charger not included.
The DEWALT 20-Volt MAX Cordless Tripod Light illuminates your workspace in the toughest jobsite conditions. It's built for incredible durability in use, storage or transport. Eliminate the hazardous heat of halogen. Cutting edge LED technology provides extended runtime and natural white light. Variable brightness settings up to 3000 Lumens let you customize illumination for your work area. Compact design with carry handle provides easy portability and it sets up in seconds. Rotating, pivoting head directs light where you need it. This package includes the light only. Natural white LED provides accurate color visibility, long life span and stays cool to the touch 3 brightness settings to customize work space illumination Telescoping pole extends light head to 7 ft. to reduce shadows and glare Latch mechanism on handle to easily extend and collapse legs Tough shroud protects light head and withstands jobsite conditions Ideal for drywall and ceiling work Ideal for painting Includes light only. Battery & Charger not included.
The DEWALT 20-Volt MAX Cordless Tripod Light illuminates your workspace in the toughest jobsite conditions. It's built for incredible durability in use, storage or transport. Eliminate the hazardous heat of halogen. Cutting edge LED technology provides extended runtime and natural white light. Variable brightness settings up to 3000 Lumens let you customize illumination for your work area. Compact design with carry handle provides easy portability and it sets up in seconds. Rotating, pivoting head directs light where you need it. This package includes the light only. Natural white LED provides accurate color visibility, long life span and stays cool to the touch 3 brightness settings to customize work space illumination Telescoping pole extends light head to 7 ft. to reduce shadows and glare Latch mechanism on handle to easily extend and collapse legs Tough shroud protects light head and withstands jobsite conditions Ideal for drywall and ceiling work Ideal for painting Includes light only. Battery & Charger not included.
The DEWALT 20-Volt MAX Cordless Tripod Light illuminates your workspace in the toughest jobsite conditions. It's built for incredible durability in use, storage or transport. Eliminate the hazardous heat of halogen. Cutting edge LED technology provides extended runtime and natural white light. Variable brightness settings up to 3000 Lumens let you customize illumination for your work area. Compact design with carry handle provides easy portability and it sets up in seconds. Rotating, pivoting head directs light where you need it. This package includes the light only. Natural white LED provides accurate color visibility, long life span and stays cool to the touch 3 brightness settings to customize work space illumination Telescoping pole extends light head to 7 ft. to reduce shadows and glare Latch mechanism on handle to easily extend and collapse legs Tough shroud protects light head and withstands jobsite conditions Ideal for drywall and ceiling work Ideal for painting Includes light only. Battery & Charger not included.
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DEWALT 20V MAX LED Work Light, 3000 Lumens of Brightness with 3 Modes, Tripod Base, Bare Tool Only (DCL079B)
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This telescoping tripod light is a great complement to the other smaller 20V Max lights in my broad portfolio of DeWalt cordless tools. Very easy to setup and then subsequently extend the two telescoping sections. Three bridghtness settings and off through the sequential switch. Very compact when folded back up for the class of lighting this provides, and relatively easy to transport. Build quality looks superb at first glance.The one option that would be nice to have been included would be a capability to run on AC power when available, albeit with the likely tradeoff to greater weight and cost for the added capability. As is, it's a good cost/performance balance and a fantastic addition to DeWalt's 20V lineup. GIven that I have over two dozen products in this ... MoreThis telescoping tripod light is a great complement to the other smaller 20V Max lights in my broad portfolio of DeWalt cordless tools. Very easy to setup and then subsequently extend the two telescoping sections. Three bridghtness settings and off through the sequential switch. Very compact when folded back up for the class of lighting this provides, and relatively easy to transport. Build quality looks superb at first glance.The one option that would be nice to have been included would be a capability to run on AC power when available, albeit with the likely tradeoff to greater weight and cost for the added capability. As is, it's a good cost/performance balance and a fantastic addition to DeWalt's 20V lineup. GIven that I have over two dozen products in this family, I always have spare 20V and FlexVolt batteries around, so not an issue for me to run on batteries alone.
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First of all, carrying this thing is easy. Setting it up is even easier. More importantly, it WILL light up the whole world. Lastly: a 5 amp hour battery will last a few hours (not five) on the high setting, and the light will blink with a warning when the battery needs to be changed. That warning is very helpful. This light is just awesome. I can’t wait for a neighbor to ask if they can borrow a flashlight. It kinda looks like one when closed… A huge, awesome, DeWalt flashlight.
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I like the overall quality of construction. Even though it's made primarily of plastic, it feels solid and the locking components snap into place securely. I like the fact that it can accommodate a 2 AH battery all the way up through the large 20/60 Flexvolt batteries. The handle location is well balanced. My application is to be able to read the details on electrical control systems that are being renovated. Often the lighting in the space is marginal or even burned out. This unit has sufficient lumen output as well as height and flexibility so that the light head can be directed at the ceiling or reflected off the wall and provide relatively even, non shadowed illumination. In the event that the light is too bright, it has three adjustable lumen levels.
DEWALT 20V MAX LED Work Light, 3000 Lumens of Brightness with 3 Modes, Tripod Base, Bare Tool Only (DCL079B)
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This telescoping tripod light is a great complement to the other smaller 20V Max lights in my broad portfolio of DeWalt cordless tools. Very easy to setup and then subsequently extend the two telescoping sections. Three bridghtness settings and off through the sequential switch. Very compact when folded back up for the class of lighting this provides, and relatively easy to transport. Build quality looks superb at first glance.The one option that would be nice to have been included would be a capability to run on AC power when available, albeit with the likely tradeoff to greater weight and cost for the added capability. As is, it's a good cost/performance balance and a fantastic addition to DeWalt's 20V lineup. GIven that I have over two dozen products in this ... MoreThis telescoping tripod light is a great complement to the other smaller 20V Max lights in my broad portfolio of DeWalt cordless tools. Very easy to setup and then subsequently extend the two telescoping sections. Three bridghtness settings and off through the sequential switch. Very compact when folded back up for the class of lighting this provides, and relatively easy to transport. Build quality looks superb at first glance.The one option that would be nice to have been included would be a capability to run on AC power when available, albeit with the likely tradeoff to greater weight and cost for the added capability. As is, it's a good cost/performance balance and a fantastic addition to DeWalt's 20V lineup. GIven that I have over two dozen products in this family, I always have spare 20V and FlexVolt batteries around, so not an issue for me to run on batteries alone.
First of all, carrying this thing is easy. Setting it up is even easier. More importantly, it WILL light up the whole world. Lastly: a 5 amp hour battery will last a few hours (not five) on the high setting, and the light will blink with a warning when the battery needs to be changed. That warning is very helpful. This light is just awesome. I can’t wait for a neighbor to ask if they can borrow a flashlight. It kinda looks like one when closed… A huge, awesome, DeWalt flashlight.
I like the overall quality of construction. Even though it's made primarily of plastic, it feels solid and the locking components snap into place securely. I like the fact that it can accommodate a 2 AH battery all the way up through the large 20/60 Flexvolt batteries. The handle location is well balanced. My application is to be able to read the details on electrical control systems that are being renovated. Often the lighting in the space is marginal or even burned out. This unit has sufficient lumen output as well as height and flexibility so that the light head can be directed at the ceiling or reflected off the wall and provide relatively even, non shadowed illumination. In the event that the light is too bright, it has three adjustable lumen levels.
It's bright and quick to set up. It eats batterys. Milwaukee has it made with the ability to plug in as well as use batterys. I can overlook the excessive battery usage but when the light was just over a year old the pcb went bad and I would have to pay $40 shipping and authorize $110 in order to get it repaired under warranty. That's $150 for a light I bought for $170 on sale. Very disappointed with dewalt on that.
I really liked this light so much that after I bought my first one, I went back a couple months later and bought a second one. Unfortunately, I now cannot recommend this light. The brightness and all the features of the light are awesome, but the big problem is with the hinge joints where the legs meet the sliding handle. I circled the problem area in the picture below. Only a couple months after I bought my second light, I pulled it out and discovered the black plastic hinge joint was broken. This was after I had only used it a couple times. Thankfully, I was still in my 90 days Home Depot return window, so I took it back. I also started seeing the other reviews online stating the same problem. Now, I am just waiting for the first one I bought to have same problem! ... MoreI really liked this light so much that after I bought my first one, I went back a couple months later and bought a second one. Unfortunately, I now cannot recommend this light. The brightness and all the features of the light are awesome, but the big problem is with the hinge joints where the legs meet the sliding handle. I circled the problem area in the picture below. Only a couple months after I bought my second light, I pulled it out and discovered the black plastic hinge joint was broken. This was after I had only used it a couple times. Thankfully, I was still in my 90 days Home Depot return window, so I took it back. I also started seeing the other reviews online stating the same problem. Now, I am just waiting for the first one I bought to have same problem! Dewalt, please let me know when you get a fix for this problem. I would love to get another one and perform the fix to my first light before it breaks as well! This is a great light, but the hinge cracking and breaking issue means it’s a no go. If the light breaks that easy and can’t stand up, it defeats the purpose of a “tripod” light.
I ran runtime tests on this tripod light (DCL079B) with 2 different 20V Max battery sizes (4Ah & Ah). Published runtimes only stated "lowest brightness" runtime of 11 hours on 4 or 5Ah battery. I did not pay this kind of money to run the light on a reduced performance setting of 5 year old technology, so here is my personal experience on Highest brightness. Both battery tests were conducted with a hand-held light meter, and brightness did not diminish at all the entire time, until automatically throttling back to lower setting at end of test.8Ah new 20V Max battery, after 1st full charge. Runtime was 3:45:47 before light flashed on and off twice, then reduced to a lower brightness. I think this new battery needed to be exercised into "full capacity" a few cycles, ... MoreI ran runtime tests on this tripod light (DCL079B) with 2 different 20V Max battery sizes (4Ah & Ah). Published runtimes only stated "lowest brightness" runtime of 11 hours on 4 or 5Ah battery. I did not pay this kind of money to run the light on a reduced performance setting of 5 year old technology, so here is my personal experience on Highest brightness. Both battery tests were conducted with a hand-held light meter, and brightness did not diminish at all the entire time, until automatically throttling back to lower setting at end of test.8Ah new 20V Max battery, after 1st full charge. Runtime was 3:45:47 before light flashed on and off twice, then reduced to a lower brightness. I think this new battery needed to be exercised into "full capacity" a few cycles, but these runtime results were after only it's 1st full charge.4Ah 9 month old 20V Max battery, charged a total of 6 times since new, and fully charged 6 hours before test. Runtime was 2:05:10 before automatically reducing to a lower brightness.Please be sure to store your lithium ion batteries at less than 100%, say 50%. This battery chemistry is unlike prior battery technologies. This will yield full capacities for more years.This is a great light, and I would definitely recommend. I gave 4 stars for durability, only because I read so many bad reviews on the plastic leg hinges. This may have been corrected since the reviews I read, as I have not experienced any trouble with them yet. The light head DOES pivot, unlike one review saying it doesn't. Is a little stiff, but there is a screw to loosen up a bit. Awesome light.
I have 2 of these lights and use them all the time. The setup is easy and the light is far sturdier than any other tripod light that i have ever used. It does not knock over easily, and i actually use it to hold my trailer door on occasion when the wind keeps shutting it on me. The height is very good for me even though i am tall - sure, i get it, ideally the light is directly over your head when working - but this isnt really realistic and you have to expect to move a work light around as needed to keep it out of your eyes. I like the one button set up versus some of the others that require knobs, multiple legs etc. It puts off a ton of light, and using them in a pair to prevent shadows is very ideal and easy to do.Despite the fact that i have invested heavily in ... MoreI have 2 of these lights and use them all the time. The setup is easy and the light is far sturdier than any other tripod light that i have ever used. It does not knock over easily, and i actually use it to hold my trailer door on occasion when the wind keeps shutting it on me. The height is very good for me even though i am tall - sure, i get it, ideally the light is directly over your head when working - but this isnt really realistic and you have to expect to move a work light around as needed to keep it out of your eyes. I like the one button set up versus some of the others that require knobs, multiple legs etc. It puts off a ton of light, and using them in a pair to prevent shadows is very ideal and easy to do.Despite the fact that i have invested heavily in these lights and have plenty of reasons for doing so, i still have a complaint and a really big and super annoying one. This light is very bright - it uses a lot of power and will drain batteries pretty quickly, to the point its annoying. I have about 40 batteries, but seriously do i want to be changing them all the time plus cycling them and wearing them out? i have more to do than that. I would say i only get about 2.5-3 hrs on a 6ah, and the 4ah just about wear down faster than the next one can charge. The technology existed years ago for this to be a corded/cordless tool with a power out - dewalt had this on their old DCL061 which i also own.Awesome design, worth the money, but im still annoyed i cant plug it in when i need to use it all day. Clearly if there is no 110v power i wouldnt complain about batteries, but trying to use this on a daily basis caused me to go buy a 100.00 corded work light which takes up more room in my trailer and gives less versatility (sigh...) Had the light came with a 110v plug and a outlet just like is on the dcl061 I would be able to daisy chain them adding versatility and freeing up that space again in my trailer.
As the photos show below, the light illuminates a pretty large area. It does telescope up 7' and the directional head allows the light to be easily aimed. The way the unit folds up for transportation it is relatively easy to carry up a ladder--even two story buildings. We are a commercial roofing company that offers 24/7 repairs. This light is indispensable. With two of these lights, one on each side of our roof repair area, a huge area is illuminated well enough to do detailed repair jobs.Another feature I love is the warning it gives prior to needing a new battery. It intermittently flashes for about 15 minutes before a battery is drained.The only thing it lacks is the ability to plug in a power cord. That would make it much more convenient than changing out ... MoreAs the photos show below, the light illuminates a pretty large area. It does telescope up 7' and the directional head allows the light to be easily aimed. The way the unit folds up for transportation it is relatively easy to carry up a ladder--even two story buildings. We are a commercial roofing company that offers 24/7 repairs. This light is indispensable. With two of these lights, one on each side of our roof repair area, a huge area is illuminated well enough to do detailed repair jobs.Another feature I love is the warning it gives prior to needing a new battery. It intermittently flashes for about 15 minutes before a battery is drained.The only thing it lacks is the ability to plug in a power cord. That would make it much more convenient than changing out batteries.I HIGHLY recommend this light.P.S. We also have a DeWalt DCL070 light that looks like a fire hydrant. I really dislike this light because it is so heavy we can not carry it up a ladder for roof repairs. Also, the DCL070 does not telescope up like the DCL079B.
Having embarked on a long term home remodeling project last year, I have done many tasks where additional light was needed. I made do with small lights, but knew I needed something bigger for many of the projects I'll be doing in the future. I looked at several tripod lights at stores, but was not impressed by what I saw. Either too light or not well built, I just didn't feel they would hold up to regular use. I finally took a look at what DeWalt had to offer and found the DeWalt DCL079B 20V Max Cordless Tripod Light listed online. I watched some videos of someone using the light, and read several positive reviews, so I ordered one from Amazon. I am very glad I purchased this light and wish I had done so a year ago! I've been using it almost daily to greatly ... MoreHaving embarked on a long term home remodeling project last year, I have done many tasks where additional light was needed. I made do with small lights, but knew I needed something bigger for many of the projects I'll be doing in the future. I looked at several tripod lights at stores, but was not impressed by what I saw. Either too light or not well built, I just didn't feel they would hold up to regular use. I finally took a look at what DeWalt had to offer and found the DeWalt DCL079B 20V Max Cordless Tripod Light listed online. I watched some videos of someone using the light, and read several positive reviews, so I ordered one from Amazon. I am very glad I purchased this light and wish I had done so a year ago! I've been using it almost daily to greatly brighten the areas I am working around and absolutely love it! This is NOT a flimsy tripod light by any means, as it weighs 16 pounds and is very sturdy when setup. It is very easy to setup or break down and telescopes between 39" and a maximum height of 84". The light head can be tilted or spun around as needed, and the LED light has three settings up to 3000 lumens. I really like that this light operates with my DeWalt 20V Max batteries, as I don't have to worry about any extensions cords and that makes setup that much faster. This is a great quality light and I definitely recommend it!
This work light provides excellent lighting for finishing jobs that run well into the night. It also serves as an excellent broad light source if we lose power for extended periods. I have used this on a few masonry projects after dark and could see almost as well as day time. It is light weight and transportable. On most applications the lower setting is sufficient; and with a 60V battery this will go a long, long time. I have no complaints re strength of the fold out legs although some have. As with anything, I would suggest it be carried, opened and closed with care to avoid parts from breaking. It is well made, but not designed to be thrown around and have things thrown on it, etc... Great lighting solution.
