Q&A for the SysLite LED Worklamp

[zapdafish]

I'd like to check out the specs like lumens and battery life etc. Does it have to use battery power only or will it also work plugged in if there is an outlet handy.

I noticed that some sites have pre orders available for June 1st now and I happen to be in the market for something like this  but I haven't been able to find much info on them.

thanks

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Here's the product page for it:

http://www.festoolusa.com/products/cordless-drills/syslite-led-worklamp-kal-100-498568.html

If it doesn't answer you questions, please let me know and I will answer them and update the site for everyone's benefit.

I do not have the lumens numbers. Battery life is 1.5 hours on high, 4 hours on medium on the internal battery. It has an AC adapter and auto adapter. It can also run off of our flat pack batteries that are standard on all drills since 2005 with the exception of the CXS.

Shane

 

[zapdafish]

Awesome thanks.

With summer coming up I definitely want something that doesn't generate more heat when its on. I guess "Unbelievably Bright" will do for not having lumens available  [big grin]

 

[Steve R]

Here's the product page for it:

http://www.festoolusa.com/products/cordless-drills/syslite-led-worklamp-kal-100-498568.html

If it doesn't answer you questions, please let me know and I will answer them and update the site for everyone's benefit.

I do not have the lumens numbers. Battery life is 1.5 hours on high, 4 hours on medium on the internal battery. It has an AC adapter and auto adapter. It can also run off of our flat pack batteries that are standard on all drills since 2005 with the exception of the CXS.

Shane

It would be nice if there was a spec sheet that covered"
size,
weight
length of AC cord and is it Grounded?
length of Auto cord.
lumens On high
lumens on low
I didn't know there was a medium setting?
charge time with AC not running
Will the unit charge when run on AC
charge time with auto cord not running
Will the unit charge when run on auto cord
Run times on both low and high with the extra battery
Will the light and AC cord charge the unit and the extra battery or would you need a separate charger (I don't have any Festool drills with the battery this light takes.)
Charge time for big batteries.

What I found on the GB site was of help
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Cheers,
Steve

 

[BCConstruction]

I would also like more details about this light as I want to put a order in for one and there's not a lot of info to be found with detailed specs.

What led brand does it use
What lumens is it on all it's setting and also runtime on each of these settings
Color temp of LEDs
Run time with combined battery and internal battery
Run time with different battery's

I'm taking a guess to it being around 1500 lumens based on 6x3watt cree LEDs but it could be more or less but an exact figure would be nice

 

[Kev]

I would also like more details about this light as I want to put a order in for one and there's not a lot of info to be found with detailed specs.

What led brand does it use
What lumens is it on all it's setting and also runtime on each of these settings
Color temp of LEDs
Run time with combined battery and internal battery
Run time with different battery's

I'm taking a guess to it being around 1500 lumens based on 6x3watt cree LEDs but it could be more or less but an exact figure would be nice

I had all these questions and more. I dropped into my dealer and took it out to his back room with the lights off ... played with it for 10 minutes, then flashed the plastic.

... and I'll buy another shortly.

In Oz it's the equivalent over $US312 and we don't get 30 days to make up our minds if we like it!

I'm very aware of the various lighting technologies and am probably an extremist  - having spent thousands on exotic MTB and road bike lighting, iI'e dont a lot of technical research, so when I say everything about the Syslite just works - doing it all very well ... I feel I know what I'm saying.

If your critical factor is lumens and battery life - consider two 12x3W light bars and a car battery ... bang for buck - you couldn't do better!

Found this though if you're up for a bit of translation http://www.ftfi.fr/bois/articles/SYSLITE.pdf

 

[Frank-Jan]

...
Will the unit charge when run on AC

Yes

...Run times on both low and high with the extra battery

I think this will depend on which battery you use ( 10.8, 14.4, 18 V; 1.3, 1.5, 2.6, 3.0 Ah)
what I do know is that is uses the external battery first, (if an external battery is installed,it only uses that battery), so if the battery runs out, you can slide it off and use the internal battery.

...Will the light and AC cord charge the unit and the extra battery or would you need a separate charger

It isn`t possible to connect the AC adapter when an external battery is installed, so you will also need a charger for an additional battery.

 

[Steve R]

...
Will the unit charge when run on AC

Yes

...Run times on both low and high with the extra battery

I think this will depend on which battery you use ( 10.8, 14.4, 18 V; 1.3, 1.5, 2.6, 3.0 Ah)
what I do know is that is uses the external battery first, (if an external battery is installed,it only uses that battery), so if the battery runs out, you can slide it off and use the internal battery.

...Will the light and AC cord charge the unit and the extra battery or would you need a separate charger

It isn`t possible to connect the AC adapter when an external battery is installed, so you will also need a charger for an additional battery.

Thanks for the info.

I do the the logic that it uses the external first so you can go to even a smaller light and have a full charge.

Brings me back to wanting two in systainer with to external batteries and a charger.

Cheers,
Steve

 

[oldie]

Kev: slightly off topic I know.
O/k - have read Syslite good for BBQ.  ;D
So, how about your thoughts (review) of Syslite used for one of your off-road (night time) bikes rides.  [unsure]
P'raps with info as to where / how to mount etc ??
Would the wide spread of light be useful close up??
Or - complete waste of time?
Just curious, Richard.

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

These times are based on using the HIGH (brightest) setting.

The 14.4v, 2.6Ah allowed the SysLite to operate on its high setting for 4 hours. The 14.4v, 3.0Ah lasted 4½ hours.

I have a 10.8v, 1.5Ah on there now and will post the time when it dies.

Remember, this includes the 1½ hour capacity of the internal battery. I later found that this was just the external battery run time. The SysLite will shut off when the external battery is depleted. If you remove the external battery and power the SysLite back on, it will continue to run off the internal battery for another 1½ hours.

I don't have the exact color temp for the LEDs but the original model had a warm tone and the LEDs were changed to have a cooler tone to offer a more accurate color of the surfaces being illuminated. As I stated, I don't have any info on lumens and don't even know if that's a standard unit of measure in Europe. What I can say is that we have several other worklamps that we've compared it to head-to-head and it was noticeably brighter than all of them, with much broader light dispersion and a truer color tone.

Shane

 

[dbworkshop]

Hey Shane, while your at it, how about throwing the 18v on there too. Thanks

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Hey Shane, while your at it, how about throwing the 18v on there too. Thanks

Yeah, I'll test an 18v as well. Sorry, I should have said that.

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Ok, so 1½ hours off of the 12v, 1.5Ah battery plus another 1½ from the internal battery for a total of 3 hours of capacity.

I'm no electrical engineer, but I believe that the 18v will produce the same results as the 14.4v and the same with the 12v. It's the Ah capacity of the battery, not the voltage, that will determine run time. But I'll throw an 18v on and check it to make sure.

 

[tbellemare]

18 volts for 3 amp-hours is 1.5 times 12 volts for 3 amp-hours. It's watt-hours that matter for energy consumption / duration of usage.

Tom

 

[Ken Nagrod]

Shane,

Since you're testing out batteries, how about the times for all of the NiMH and NiCd batteries as well?  [tongue]

Thanks!  Your bestest pal,

Ken

 

[builderbob]

Shane,

Since you're testing out batteries, how about the times for all of the NiMH and NiCd batteries as well?  [tongue]

Thanks!  Your bestest pal,

Ken

Ken, send me a syslite and your NiMh & Nicad batteries and I'll be happy to test it for you!  I will promptly return your batteries...

Bob

 

[Ken Nagrod]

Ken, send me a syslite and your NiMh & Nicad batteries and I'll be happy to test it for you!  I will promptly return your batteries...

Bob

Sent parcel pigeon.  Thanks.

 

[Scott B.]

The 1.5 hr on high rating has shown to be conservative, in my experience.

I find it very convenient to plug it while in use whenever possible.

Its one of those things that may not strike you as "I definitely NEED that", but it is amazing the number of places it comes into play on the job, and in real life.

 

[Kev]

Kev: slightly off topic I know.
O/k - have read Syslite good for BBQ.   ;D
So, how about your thoughts (review) of Syslite used for one of your off-road (night time) bikes rides.  [unsure]
P'raps with info as to where / how to mount etc ??
Would the wide spread of light be useful close up??
Or - complete waste of time?
Just curious, Richard.

I personally wouldn't go with the Syslite for MTB - the spread is too wide and general, and the unit is way too bulky for my zipping through single track at 30~40km/h. I like to have a medium spread and a pencil beam on the bar and a medium spread on my helmet - that way you can se what's going on when you get crossed up, but the light tend to remain focused on your target direction - with less distractions and shadows.

To me - the cool think about night riding is the tunnel of light in the dark experience itself.

If you really wanted to, you could pick up a bar clamp camera mount adaptor (I use a contour HD for video - but that doesn't use a standard camera mount, I've seen other guys with normal camera mounts). Anyway - if you were just cruising, you could use the Syslite on the bike. With the fied the Syslite casts, I'd imagine you'd be doing 15~20km comfortably with wat you could see unless you really know the terrain.

 

[tbellemare]

To me - the cool think about night riding is the tunnel of light in the dark experience itself.

That's the same thing I've always thought about night skiing. It's an eerie, other worldly sort of experience with only the piste lit and the forest dark.

Tom