January 6th, 2010 | 
Author: Makita BML184 18 Volt LXT Lithium Ion Cordless Fluorescent Incandescent Flashlight
This rechargeable 18 volt flashlight provides bright area lighting. Does include hang strap with swivel hook. Does NOT include battery. Customers also search for: Discount 18 Volt Lithium Ion Fluorescent / Incandescent Flashlight, Buy 18 Volt Lithium Ion Fluorescent / Incandescent Flashlight, Wholesale 18 Volt Lithium Ion Fluorescent / Incandescent Flashlight, 088381070386, ToolWeb, Heavy-Duty
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Great
Please ignore the negative reviews. This light is great. I have used it extensively and never had any issues with its construction or quality. I have several portable lights, but this is the light I go to beacuse it works great, in either regular or flashlight mode.
4 Stars Makita BML184 Decent Flashlight
I have just about every tool in the Makita LXT line. The flashlight is good but not up to the same standards as the rest of the excellent LXT line up. The fluorescent part works great – bright and runs for a long time on a battery charge. I am very happy with the performance of the fluorescent portion. The flashlight is virtually useless. It’s about as bright as an old 6 volt lantern. You should consider this part of it non-existent. I also had problems with my first one – it would on it’s own start randomly looping through the lights – fluorescent on, fluorescent off, flashlight on, flashlight off. I had to pay to send it back to Makita but they fixed it under warranty. I have had no issues with it since.
3 Stars Nice on fluorescent side, flashlight part is worthless
I use this light quite often, the fluorescent light is bright and really lights up the place. I have 2 complaints:
* The incandescent flashlight bulbs burn out very quickly. I’ve replaced them several times, and I have been careful to get the correct bulbs in the Makita packaging. They just must get too hot in the lens and burn out. I’ve given up on that side, use a regular Maglite if I need a beam.
* They are very fussy about the battery charge. Once the battery even starts to go below full charge, the light shuts off. Not gets dim, it just shuts off with no warning. Pretty annoying when you’re under a sink or in otherwise tight quarters and suddenly in the dark.
I’m still glad I bought it, but you should be aware of these issues.
4 Stars Handy little light
I purchased this light for a couple of reasons. First, there are situations where a regular flashlight just doesn’t cover a broad enough area. The fluorescent light on this satisfies that need. Its 180 degree lighting area provides sufficient light in a smaller area. It works perfect for hanging in an engine compartment to work on a car. Secondly, I have other 18v Makita tools and its nice to be able to use those batteries for this light. Would of given it 5 stars but the second light on the end of the tool is a little weak. Overall, a good flashlight.
4 Stars Works GREAT
I’m not sure what was wrong with the light that other reviewer received because you sure can’t get quality like this at the dollar store. Very sturdy construction! The fluorescent light works great. The incandescent light is just OK. I’m not sure why Makita is still using incandescent bulbs in their 18v lights when their 10.8v light has a nice bright LED bulb.. (I own that, too). To those who are concerned about forgetting to push the button twice to turn off the light, just take the incandescent bulb out and forget about the “flashlight” portion that you complain about anyway! If anyone’s interested in converting the incandescent light in their BML184 or their BML185, you can get an 18v LED bulb on ebay shipped for under twenty bucks. I put one of those in my BML185 and turned it into a powerful LED spotlight, with better battery life! If the incandescent portion of this light was replaced with a nice bright battery saving LED, I’d rate 5 out of 5.
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