When will someone reinvent the trouble light? Or should I say create a troubleFREE light.....
All my life I have battled these damn things. They are all poorly made. They are always facing the wrong way, either blinding the user or pointing away from the work. They are nearly impossible to keep pointing the right way, their hooks are poor and they eat lightbulbs like crazy. OK, I know someone will tell me to get those heavy-use bulbs, but I have tried them, and while they are more durable, they still break when the f**king trouble light falls, (and they always do). Plus, those heavy-use bulbs are nearly $3 each, and for that price I can buy a dozen regular bulbs, and just keep replacing them every few work hours because there is no way to keep them from eating bulbs. Trouble lights are aptly named because they are nothing but trouble.
This is the 21st century. Isn't it time someone comes up with a better light? One that stays put, stays the direction the user turns it, has a hook that locks in place, has some shock proof cushion for the bulb, and more. I am not complaining about the quality of the lights, because I have gotten the cheap ones that fail soon, and the costly ones that are durable. It's the DESIGN that flops every time. They are just not made to be user friendly and they are a pain in the butt no matter how much they cost.
Someone, somewhere, someday, a newly designed trouble(free) light needs to be created. We can send men to the moon and have all this technology, yet no one can make a portable light that does not fight the user and eat bulbs. Maybe it's time.....
Mark