Festool duo work light

[cascamite]

Just had delivered the new Festool duo light , have posted a few pictures & will try & add a video but first impressions are very good , I didn't get the tripod , didn't fancy paying another £ 80.00 , had a look it will be easy to make a holder for it to go upside down tight to the ceiling , anyway it's very bright as you would expect just in time for the job going dark at 4 o'clock !![attachimg=1][attachthumb=2][attachthumb=3]

 

[DzordanoBruno]

Thank You. I would like to buy this light for Chrismas, with fancy tripod. I have question  for You. How look down site of this light? I mean, how mount  tripod to this light and how sturdy  it is?

Thank You wery much

 

[DzordanoBruno]

And this light is: ,,Made in Czech Republic? "

 

[PreferrablyWood]

Just ordered the duo as well. I'm going to be using for some outdoor gardening, christmas light setup and painting jobs in the next few weeks. I felt it was more useful than a Syslite Kal II because I can just set it up and have a general area lit instead of having to move a smaller light source around all the time. Here it's pretty dark by 4 pm and I've got a lot to do, so usually and working 2 or three hours into the darkness.. This light will extend my working time...

 

[Kev]

Strangely, this Festool falls into a "can't even think of a stupid reason I need it" category. (very rare)

That said, if it was something other than lighting I'd probably create a BS reason ... but lighting technology is escalating rapidly and Festool only "packages" in this space.

At least the Syslites leverage the batteries [wink]

 

[PreferrablyWood]

Strangely, this Festool falls into a "can't even think of a stupid reason I need it" category. (very rare)

That said, if it was something other than lighting I'd probably create a BS reason ... but lighting technology is escalating rapidly and Festool only "packages" in this space.

At least the Syslites leverage the batteries [wink]

Well I bought it so that puts me in bad light so to speak. I have a headlamp that costs 1/4 the price of the SYSLITE Duo, and seems to be quite cheap to produce, The DUO lights up a big space, means I can move around more safely especially when working on ladders etc. I'll be using it to do some late season outdoor work next week...In Scandinavia it's getting dark by 4 pm...

 

[bryan1982]

Why the hell does the sys light duo no run off batteries

i might have to look at the new makita cordless 18v led flood lights

https://www.google.com.au/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=makita+led+flood+light&tbm=shop

cheers

Bryan

 

[DzordanoBruno]

Strangely, this Festool falls into a "can't even think of a stupid reason I need it" category. (very rare)

That said, if it was something other than lighting I'd probably create a BS reason ... but lighting technology is escalating rapidly and Festool only "packages" in this space.

At least the Syslites leverage the batteries [wink]

Well I bought it so that puts me in bad light so to speak. I have a headlamp that costs 1/4 the price of the SYSLITE Duo, and seems to be quite cheap to produce, The DUO lights up a big space, means I can move around more safely especially when working on ladders etc. I'll be using it to do some late season outdoor work next week...In Scandinavia it's getting dark by 4 pm...

I would like to buy this light to my shop and my garden.  My shop is 4x4m big So, is this light ok for my shop? How much power have this light?

 

[neeleman]

Convert the 8,000 lumen of the DUO to regular light bulb: 8,000/~15=533 Watts.
And that's a lot.

But the DUO is probably not the right lamb for a shop.
It's very bright, has no switch or dimmer, you cannot look right in it and it's direction sensitive.
And the manual says it cannot be hung upside down from the wall or ceiling f.i!

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[DzordanoBruno]

I need light for hole room,  so I would like set this lamb in the corner with included  stand and leave  it there.
My shop is little  garden house, no electric  source,  just cable  from my house( Czech: prodlužovací kabel s rozdvojkou).

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[Craigscott0]

No the best pictures but they'll give you an idea of the capabilities. Must say apart from the domino, this is my fav

 

[Jak147]

I purchased this light the day it was released having already had a sneak peak and absolutely love it. The only downside is that I always seem to have a lot of company in my work space now.

We have a plasterer who is famous for his annual tool budget of £50. Seriously.
I did an emergency fix on his little step ladder with a rivet and duct tape to get us through the day... That was 18 months ago!!
He has a mini break down every time I pull out another new systainer. I dare not tell him how much I paid for a light
Long story short, he has one on order. That should say everything you need to know about the quality of this light.

 

[Craigscott0]

Yeah I dare not tell the wife either!!

 

[#Tee]

hmm whats the reasoning why it cannot be hung upside down??

 

[Craigscott0]

It gets really quite hot. There's more venting at the top and bottom. It can be place upright and upside down just not vertically as the rear is solid. (At least that's my reasoning)

 

[hemdale]

How hot can the light get after, say 4 hours ?

For the ones who purchased the Festool tripod, will it fit in the systainer ?

 

[neeleman]

The Duo gets hot after a few hours but you can still touch it with your hands or put it back in the systainer.
And the tri-pod it far to big to fit in the systainer.

 

[hemdale]

Ok thanks. Man, the tripod is massive !

 

[neeleman]

The only drawback I've come across that you cannot rotate or tilt the Duo when it's mounted on the tripod.
And I find the connection on the bottom of the light itself a bit weak. The plastic is to thin in my opinion.
When the light is on the tri-pod and will fall down I think the plastic will easily break.
Festool will hopefully replace it then, because it's only the removable bottom bracket.

Also the power cord is a little short. When the lamp is 2 meter high on the tripod you only have ±2,5 meters left to find the nearest power outlet. On building sides that's to short and you'll always need a power reel.

To remove the bottom bracket is also a little tricky. This should have been made better, maybe with a DUO II.

 

[hemdale]

[member=7673]neeleman[/member] : do you think that adaptor would work / fit in order to have a tilting capability ?

https://www.manfrotto.com/products/lighting/mounting-hardware/baby-female-swivelling-multi-adapter-free-to-rotate

Or one of these:

https://www.manfrotto.com/products/lighting/light-supports/pivoting-clamp-for-light-boom

https://www.manfrotto.com/products/lighting/light-supports/super-boom-pivot-clamp

But that would mean that the tip of the tripod should be cut to keep the locking mechanism...