DEWALT DCL040 20-Volt MAX LED Flashlight

My brother gave me 1 of these & I love it! Battery lasts forever, head tilts in various directions, I use it all the time around the house, basement, outside.

Great light, long runtime, always clicks on. Never had an issue with this light.

I am impressed with how bright this light is, but I am very confused regarding the actual lumens of output. Looking at the specifications on the dewalt.ca website, the lumens are posted as 230, but under detailed specifications it shows 210 lumens. The dewalt.com website shows 160 and the detailed specifications shows 110. The box itself (purchased at a Canadian retailer) shows 165 lumens. The switch seems a little finicky but time will tell.

As others have reported, my DCL040 20V max work light begins to flash after about 3 minutes of use. This makes it nearly worthless for most jobs. It worked fine for a few years, but then the flashing problem began. This service life is inadequate for a Dewalt product. A cheap flashlight would last longer.

I got this flashlight in a tool bundle but I don't really use it on site because its bulky and doesn't seem like the quality is there for keeping it on the job site. When I am working in a panel room the spotlight functionality doesn't really come in handy because I have to be up close and personal. If I put it in the panel it doesn't light up enough and if I put it behind me it causes my shadow to overcast the panel. Other than occasional power outages and just keeping a emergency flashlight around the house I wouldn't recommend for worksite application.

Terrible flashlight shuts off after about 30 seconds. Took it back they replaced it, new ones doing the exact same thing about 5 months later

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I've owned this for roughly 6 years, I has never failed me. Albeit I don't use it a ton, When I do need it It is SUPER handy, and lights up the entire room.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have had this flashlight for years. It's a great light. I use it all the time. It is bright and can reach a good distance away. The only problem is the switch. Every since I got it the switch functions intermittently. I tried to find a replacement switch to replace it but no luck. It was a gift from my belated husband our last Christmas, so I have dealt with the issue. However, it has gotten much worse, to the point that it might come on after pressing the switch 20-30 times. It's not reliable in an emergency situation. It's a shame because it is a great flashlight when it works

This light was great while it lasted — I bought this light on a set of other DeWalt power-tools. I’m all for the yellow and black but I was disappointed with this light because it died about 3-years after I bought it. It’s bright and compact with a long battery life if you use the larger DeWalt battery packs. I’m unsure what I’ll replace this light with but I’m going to reconsider buying another DeWalt light and make sure I add a protection plan. It looks like these lights have a 3-4 year lifespan based on the similar experiences mentioned in the other reviews.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This little light is pretty durable, and surprisingly bright for only one tiny LED. I left it out in the snow for a week last winter and forgot about it, but it still works. I do think its a bit overpriced, but its convenient to have around. I would like to explore some other options though. DeWalt makes quite a few lights that I would like to add to my collection.

I like the design of the light but it started blinking after being on for just a minute. Making it pretty much useless. Now it won’t come on at all. I know the battery is good I have plenty of 20max batteries. Should last longer than a year or 2

Great when it worked!! I can’t rely on it. I don’t want to put down DEWALT since they have many great products, this one does not work correctly.

Purchased as part of a package. Put in a drawer and did not use until yesterday. After two hours it stoped working. Useless.

Good, bright light, but bulb failed, and guess what? No way to replace it. What gives, Dewalt?

Often led lights like these are not bright enough, or bulky and hard to position for the work you are doing, not so with this one. The metal hanger hook on top and slim design are ideal for any work area and its almost too bright. Love this thing and it hardly uses any battery for hours of use plus its adjustable head makes lighting any project a cinch.

Not too happy with this light. It’s okay, but not near as bright as I expected.

Does its job great. Sadly mine has a split on the bottom where the plastics came apart but is barely noticeable and doesn't effect the tool.

The light is great for small areas, under the hood, etc. The light is bright enough for the job you are doing. However.... There is 1 major flaw. If the light is on continuous for moderate-long period of time (I'd say 40 minutes +) then the light will start to blink.... and continue to blink non stop till it cools down. At first you think the battery is low... but this is not the case. Batteries still fully charged. I own many DeWalt tools.... this is the first one to let me down.

This came with a kit I bought and I really never thought I'd use it, as it turns out I use it 3 or 4 times a week. It also uses very little power, I had it on for several hours and used less than one bar on my 5ah battery.

Used it about 5 times and it stopped working will never waste my money on a Dewalt light again.