Purchased the Mikita flashlight to take in the boot of the car as an emergency light to go with the Mikita tyre pressure pump, is compact and gives a bright light.

The light works great and is convenient... as long as you have a 12V battery and a 12V charger to operate it. The 12V light will not operate with the 18V or 40V battery.

I absolutely love these! Simple on and off button - not having to bush a button multiple times going through different functions.Great product.

Great little additional tool for the 10.8v range. Have used it many times since purchase. I have ...

Great little additional tool for the 10.8v range. Have used it many times since purchase. I have used it on a job for two hours and still had 4/4 on the battery indicator.

Great little light for building out closets or installing cabinets....

Great little light for building out closets or installing cabinets. Small and doesn’t take any space and barely uses the battery after hours of being on

Like the light. May as well get some use out of my extra 12v batteries. Comes in handy in the sho...

Like the light. May as well get some use out of my extra 12v batteries. Comes in handy in the shop and I can always steal the battery if I need it for a different tool. Would have been 5 stars if they had added any kind of hook so you could hang this thing.

Many of my Lithium Ion lights are too bright. I don't always need that kind of power. This light ...

Many of my Lithium Ion lights are too bright. I don't always need that kind of power. This light fits the bill especially when working inside electrical enclosures (industrial electrician). Also, this light is tough. It has survived several falls and still works.

Minimalist compact lighting at its most brilliant

As a compact light, I prefer this, the Makita ML-103, to the two-level (Hi/Lo) third-party copy. The Makita's beam is warmer (less blue) and the interface is simpler. I keep my ML-1-3 by my bed. When my alarm rings, it's 5:50 am---pitch-dark outside. So I reach over, grab my ML-103, prop it on my stomach, turn it on, and aim it at my face for 10 minutes to help me wake up! I still recommend getting the third-party version that doubles as a CXT battery charger, especially if you buy a 12VDC cord to turn it in a vehicle charger.

Small but bright and worth it. Very useful. I work in construction and it's a cheap, reliable, us...

Small but bright and worth it. Very useful. I work in construction and it's a cheap, reliable, useful alternative to using the flashlight on your phone lol

What a great product for the small 12 volt CXT battery by Makita. I took all pictures in my home....

What a great product for the small 12 volt CXT battery by Makita. I took all pictures in my home. I noticed that in complete darkness in interior spaces it gives great lighting as the light can bounce around an illuminate more. Where as in outdoors some of the light is lost because it has nothing to bounce back from as is with all lights, so it is spread out more and obviously less illumination. But still, out doors in complete darkness it is a lot better than a cell phone light.My guess is this can be around the house useful in an emergency or any typical use if need be.But I have a feeling that it can also be in your toolbag for the average tradesman.Although from my experience most professional tradesman are using the bigger 18v LXT batteries for their tools ... MoreWhat a great product for the small 12 volt CXT battery by Makita. I took all pictures in my home. I noticed that in complete darkness in interior spaces it gives great lighting as the light can bounce around an illuminate more. Where as in outdoors some of the light is lost because it has nothing to bounce back from as is with all lights, so it is spread out more and obviously less illumination. But still, out doors in complete darkness it is a lot better than a cell phone light.My guess is this can be around the house useful in an emergency or any typical use if need be.But I have a feeling that it can also be in your toolbag for the average tradesman.Although from my experience most professional tradesman are using the bigger 18v LXT batteries for their tools so I doubt this will be a choice for them.I bought this because I am a painter and sometimes need a light to look for small imperfections on wall surfaces .And this light does the trick exceptionally.It so happens that I have two batteries from a makita drill set that I do use on occasion for the lighter type drill work around home and job site. My only drill set to be exact. So what better way than to get more use out of my batteries. The build feels great and quality is exactly the same is material used on drills. Hard plastic with the soft feeling black rubber for grip. The only button, the power button feels snug with a firm press it turn on and off. There is also a small cut out so you can loop a lanyard or something you can tie on for hanging or storing away. Only thing can’t quite comment on is battery life. I only have the smallest 1.5ah battery but according to instructions it’s plenty of life for me. Plus I have two batteries so not worried about that at all.Definitely not a replacement for a wired work light or battery powered light like the ones using bigger batteries. It’s a great light for tradesman who wants something lighter than bigger battery lights out there to carry in their belt.But as mentioned earlier I doubt that the average tradesman will be carrying the 12v batteries. But if you happen to be a professional with some of these batteries around and don’t need 1000 lumen of light this is something to consider .