Makita BML185 18-Volt LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless Flashlight
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Makita BML185 18-Volt LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless Flashlight
Customer Review: Best flashlight on the market!
Summary: 5 Stars
We tryed battery and cordless of all types until we found this Makita cordless flashlight. On our farm, we spend many long hours at night checking our calving cows and pulling newborns into the barn so we needed a flashlight that wasn't dying in the middle of our work. This Makita is the answer! Since we have 2 18v batteries, we rotate regularly so we don't run out of power but it does last a few nights before a change compared to the Canadian Tire cordless that lasts 10 min if your lucky at -30! We had such good luck that this is our second Makita BML185 18-Volt LXT Lithium-Ion Cordless Flashlight in case a cow steps on one:)Customer Review: Bright little sucker
Summary: 5 Stars
It's a basic flash light that uses the Makita battery. Comes in handy and is very bright.Customer Review: DON'T BUY THIS LIGHT
Summary: 1 Stars
I don't know if it's the "auto shut-off" I see being talked about or just a broken off/on button but I cannot have a flashlight that decides to go off after being on for a minute or so. This is surprising to me since I have bought many Makita products over the years (just bought the new combo driver/drill pair) and have been very happy with their durability and reliability. This is the 2nd flashlight (the 2nd being a replacement for the 1st) and I'm sending this one back for a refund not a replacement.
Customer Review: Don't worry if you have 1.5 amp hour batteries or 3.0 amp hour batteries for this
Summary: 4 Stars
Makita makes 2 different sets of Lithium-Ion tools. The 3.0 amp hour tools (LXT) and the 1.5 amp hour tools (compact). The LXT tools do not work with the "compact" batteries. This can be fixed easily though. The 3.0 amp hour batteries and the 1.5 amp hour batteries both give the same power. There are simply twice as many cells in the 3.0 battery than there is in the 1.5 battery which means that the 3.0 battery will last twice as long. Makita did some market research when they were going to first introduce the 1.5 batteries and found that if a customer put the 1.5 battery on the LXT tools, they tended to say that the tools themselves were no good because of the battery life when in fact it was the fault of the smaller battery. What they did is put a square of plastic on the LXT tools (where the battery slides on) to prevent the smaller battery to fit in the tool. That square does not exist on the 1.5 amp hour tools so the 1.5 amp hour tools will actually take both types of batteries. It is actually very easy to punch out that square of plastic and then be able to use your batteries with the flashlight or any other LXT tool that you may purchase (once the plastic squares have been punched out on the tools). Just be aware that they will last half as long as they would with the 3.0 amp hour batteries. I learned all of this from Makita so I can guarantee that this will not damage your flashlight, the battery, or any other LXT tool.Customer Review: Excellent seller
Summary: 5 Stars
Received item as described, in a timely manner. Works perfect. Excellent seller, Thanks!