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What kind of lights are you guys running for night work?Miller Pro 300 SS w/ cat Miller Bobcat 250Miller Diversion 165 Miller 211Miller Xtreme 375Miller 12vsMiller Dynasty 200 DX Miller Passport Plus w/ Spool GunMiller 30a spoolmaticLincoln AC225 Buzz Box VictorMathey Dearman - H&M
Reply:Originally Posted by grindelWhat kind of lights are you guys running for night work?
Reply:start with one of these:http://www.walmart.com/ip/Energizer-...ndingMethod=rrBest $20 I ever spent.  Did a job where the foreman had one.  Thought he was a goof walking around at dusk/nightfall with it on...Till I was trying to cleanup my piece of the job at 10pm.  You'll never trip and fall in a rut and finding that crescent wrench you dropped off the deck of your truck will be childs play.Back to your original question:I have a few offroad flood lights( 12V) on my truck.  They're about $20 each from Tractor supply.  They're fine as long as the welder is running.  A good mechanic's trouble light is always nice to have around.  I have some halogen floods on tripods that have come in handy occasionally too; but they crank out a lot of heat and are almost too bright if you happen to look right at them.I'm thinking that the next go around I'll buy some LED work lights(120V) and maybe some LED back up lights(12V)  The white LED reverse lights through out quite a bit of light and aren't too expensive.  I'm thinking they might work for a while with the truck/welder engine off too.Benson's Mobile Welding - Dayton, OH metro area - AWS Certified Welding Inspector
Reply:Originally Posted by cd19What voltage you want?
Reply:Originally Posted by A_DAB_will_dostart with one of these:http://www.walmart.com/ip/Energizer-...ndingMethod=rrBest $20 I ever spent.  Did a job where the foreman had one.  Thought he was a goof walking around at dusk/nightfall with it on...Till I was trying to cleanup my piece of the job at 10pm.  You'll never trip and fall in a rut and finding that crescent wrench you dropped off the deck of your truck will be childs play.Back to your original question:I have a few offroad flood lights( 12V) on my truck.  They're about $20 each from Tractor supply.  They're fine as long as the welder is running.  A good mechanic's trouble light is always nice to have around.  I have some halogen floods on tripods that have come in handy occasionally too; but they crank out a lot of heat and are almost too bright if you happen to look right at them.I'm thinking that the next go around I'll buy some LED work lights(120V) and maybe some LED back up lights(12V)  The white LED reverse lights through out quite a bit of light and aren't too expensive.  I'm thinking they might work for a while with the truck/welder engine off too.
Reply:If it's supposed to be mounted to a car/truck I would look at cheap halogen floodlights for tractors etc, and cheap 12V HID conversion kits for car headlights to put in them. Sure, cheap stuff is low quality, but you can probably make four such lights for the same price as a single high quality one. When one breaks, it won't be a big deal, if they get stolen you'll be happy it wasn't expensive... You will still get equal to about 150W of halogen light but only use around 42W for each light (for a so called "35W" HID kit, that is). But it all comes down to how you will be using it. For something that gets used maybe 30 minutes a day running it of a good size car battery should be no problem at all, especially if you have a long drive home so the battery gets completely recharged every day, if you plan to be running a bunch of lights for hours and hours you will need a generator or something like that.
Reply:I have some 20w halogen off road lights that I use. I'd love to get HID's, and if money wasn't an issue, that would be the way I'd go. My 10W HID dive light cranks out more light than my 50W halogen can by far. The bigger HID's are even better..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:All makes sense.  I have been doing more night jobs and a few out in the elements I think I need to run them of my welder.  4/5 hours would be pushing truck batteries.Miller Pro 300 SS w/ cat Miller Bobcat 250Miller Diversion 165 Miller 211Miller Xtreme 375Miller 12vsMiller Dynasty 200 DX Miller Passport Plus w/ Spool GunMiller 30a spoolmaticLincoln AC225 Buzz Box VictorMathey Dearman - H&M
Reply:larsenlights .com    I have some of his SF-18 HID's on tractors and they are an awesome deal.  They really blow halogens out of the water.  LED floodlights would be an idea too.The reason I ask voltage is some guys use 120 volt spotlights plugged into their welder.
Reply:On my welding trailer, I took one of those 500w halogen work lights and a 12 foot heavy duty paint extension pole, made a new bracket to mount the light to the pole, and welded a 2 foot piece of pipe to the frame for the pole to stand in.  Cost like 30 bucks, and that big halogen light will cover a whole lot of area.  Plugs into the welder generator.120v lights are easy enough to run off your truck with an inverter, which aren't terribly expensive anymore, plus it's really nice to have 120v power available without starting up your welderYou didn't build that.'85 Miller AEAD-200LE
Reply:When I have to get out and work at night its normally like the scene in this pic and this is how we light it up.Sorry, you didnt specify what the work lights were attached to.Making as much progress as a one legged duck in the middle of a pond, just going in circles.
Reply:Originally Posted by cd19larsenlights .com    I have some of his SF-18 HID's on tractors and they are an awesome deal.  They really blow halogens out of the water.  LED floodlights would be an idea too.The reason I ask voltage is some guys use 120 volt spotlights plugged into their welder.
Reply:Originally Posted by bhardy501When I have to get out and work at night its normally like the scene in this pic and this is how we light it up.Sorry, you didnt specify what the work lights were attached to.
Reply:Try this little guy out. I carry one on each of my trucks.http://www.truckntow.com/p-11027-mag...g-25-cord.aspx
Reply:something like this will help a lot  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10WLED-pro...item3cc3757847
Reply:Something like this --http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200309783_200309783?cm_mmc=Google-pla-_-Lighting-_-Free-Standing%20Work%20Lights-_-160947&ci_sku=160947&ci_gpa=pla&ci_kw={keyword}and a plentiful supply of bulbs.Lincoln SA200's... at least 15 - 20. They come and go. Growing partial to the "Short Hoods" in my old age. Last count on Short Hoods was 13 in possession.
Reply:Originally Posted by bhardy501When I have to get out and work at night its normally like the scene in this pic and this is how we light it up.Sorry, you didnt specify what the work lights were attached to.
Reply:Key words; truck mounted; and work light.....hmmm.When it absolutely, positively has to be destroyed overnight, ordinarily I'ld say call the Marines. But in this case, just call one; R. Lee Ermey. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swZUC1PZKJI[/ame]City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:Hell, you can run one of those carbon arc searchlights off your welder... using the welding leads at full output.You didn't build that.'85 Miller AEAD-200LE
Reply:Originally Posted by anickodeHell, you can run one of those carbon arc searchlights off your welder... using the welding leads at full output.
Reply:I am not a firetruck, I run a double halogen "painters" light off the machine for night jobs. Everything else I have a cordless LED drop light, mini mag on my belt, and a head lamp.Disclaimer; "I am just an a$$hole welder, don't take it personally ."
Reply:forget any traditional lighting,     Go LED's all the way.   A good LED 12V led work light will blow you away with how bright it is with an amazingly low amp draw.   you could leave them on for 12 hours and not worry about draining your battery.Vantage 500's LN-25's, VI-400's, cobramatics, Miller migs, synch 350 LX, Powcon inverters, XMT's, 250 Ton Acurrpress 12' brake, 1/4" 10' Atlantic shear,Koikie plasma table W/ esab plasmas. marvel & hyd-mech saws, pirrana & metal muncher punches.
Reply:Most common type of lights that they use is LED because it is more efficient to use rather than a traditional lighting. It can last for more than  12 hours without worrying free with the battery. It is highly cost expensive but you can guarantee it effectively." target="_blank"> Stand Alone LED Solar Lighting Adelaide
Reply:Check out sound off brand led lights .I have been wanting to replace my halogens with them when i got some some extra $$$.
Reply:I am not a paid welder, but I am a mech, I have had my fair share of time with no light, to a flashlight, to a battery powered drop light, to 12V truck lights, to 120v lights.I say it depends on what your doing.  I light halogen and LED.  If your trying to see (in my case) into an engine bay in day light an LED flashlight kinda sucks, a Halogen however works fine.However to light up an area an LED works better, same idea battery, 12V, 120V.Me personally I would recommend 12V LED, and maybe one cheap halogen with an extra light.  Even going with a halogen light, and putting an LED in it.I would also go atleast one 12V, and one 120V.  Quick and short, use a 12V, longer term go 120V and start the gen.  You don't have to worry about killing the truck battery, and it will last longer over the years not using the truck battery.All in all, I think I would say 2 of each.  12V, 120V.  One halogen, one LED.  Granted this is bare minimun.  But it depens on what you want the light for also.I do not hire out as a welder, but answer calls as a Handy Man.  I have a 200W, ($20 at K-Mart) inverter in my van running off the truck battery. I  have a couple of mechanics drop lights with PL-13 fluorescents.  I light the cargo body of my van with fluorescent fixtures desidned for installation under kitchen cabinets ($10 at Big Lots).  I have outlets to plug in small tools and recharge cordless tools. I put the electricals in 12 years ago.Lesson Learned, next time buy a bigger inverter.I offer three choices: Good, Fast, & Cheap. You may pick two.Hobart AC/DC StikMate LXHarbor Freight AD HoodHarbor Freight Industrial Chop SawDeVilbis 20 Gallon, 5 HP Compressor
Reply:there are plenty of high dollar LED lights now even some medium grade halogen options but on this truck I have 2 of these per "side" of the truck and there is plenty of light to work in pitch darkness. http://www.translectricinc.com/catal...artno=71898-50I used the floodlamps off the front of a 236 CAT skidsteer on my other truck and while these lights are the same wattage they put out more usable light up close where you need it.Millermatic 251Century 180 migSpectrum 625 Syncrowave 250DX
Reply:We use the headlamps in winter on our dogsled as they work great reflecting off from the snow! I had for a while a magnetic 25 LED light that lit up a small work area, till someone borrowed it. In the early days, I used inverter AC for a while till I got caught in a pouring rain storm one night.But I did mount two 300 watt halogens on collapsable (painter) poles on my welding trailer that are 120 volt. I also have a small 300 watt on a collapsable tripod.
Reply:Originally Posted by grindelWhat kind of lights are you guys running for night work?