| Hello everyone and welcome back to our short series | | | | to the car, or yourself, than you mean to. |
| on tools for the new do it yourself auto mechanic. In | | | | Also this variety of work light with the hook on top is |
| this series I have been covering the basic points in | | | | actually very useful for other household work and |
| what tools a person with a new interest in car work | | | | home repairs. While you are getting the light, be sure to |
| should buy, and how to use them. In today's article I'm | | | | get a 25 foot extension cord as well. Often times 25 |
| going to cover work lights otherwise known as drop | | | | feet is the minimum length you should have as the |
| lights. I don't care who you are, if you can't see what | | | | cord that comes on these types of work lights are |
| you are working on it becomes a much tougher job. | | | | often very short. At the time of me writing this, I still |
| The typical work light has a hook on the top most | | | | prefer standard screw in bulb type work lights as they |
| edge of it so that if can be hung inside the hood of | | | | are often cheaper and lighter than their LED or |
| whatever vehicle you are working on. This is where | | | | Florescent counterparts. That may change, but for |
| the term drop light is often mixed in. However, while | | | | now I just haven't found an LED that spread light |
| the hook is a very handle feature and something that | | | | around enough, and I haven't found a florescent that |
| you should look for in any work light you are | | | | lasted in any kind of semi-serious work environment. |
| considering, please don't hook it around a wire that | | | | But the hook, the hook is what you want. I can't say it |
| carries electrical current. You could do more damage | | | | enough - buy a work light with a hook! |