[Johnny Mullet]

I am a mechanic who relies on lighting when getting under a vehicle or inspecting something. I have used many kind and many styles of lights (I am talking about flashlights) and have come to the conclusion that LED's look cool, put out great light, and use less energy, but they are not reliable in my opinion.

I guess for home application, they may be fine, but it seems to me that LED's cannot handle shock or rough use over time. Also the heavy truck industry was using LED lighting on almost everything, but even though most of them have a good warranty, it seems we replace a lot more LED's than standard filament bulbs.

I bought an LED MiniMag flashlight which is more than double the price of a standard MiniMag and have returned it to the tool man 3 times now for replacement in less than 6 months. They seem just as unreliable as the Stylus Streamlight pocket flashlight.

My 2 cents on LED lighting.