cordless drill low light syndrome

[durango dude]

I'm wondering if there's any cordless drills that have overcome the low light syndrome.

Here's the issue ----- most cordless drills have lights in them, these days. However - once you purchase the drill of your dreams, you go home and notice that the light is aimed lower than the point of your drill bit.

Granted - most of us don't drill in the dark ---- but the low light syndrome can really get distracting.

[jussi]

Have you tried the ones with the ring of lights. It eliminates the dark spot you get from the single light models. I know Certain models of the bosch and dewalt have that feature. Like the drill on the right.

[cwsmith]

I only have two with lights; one is the little Ryobi TEK4, and its light is spot on. The other is the first version of the Ridgid 12V Compact Driver. It has a full-sized chuck on it which gets in the way of the light. At about three inches out from the chuck, the light is good.

I guess I'm just old fashioned though, as I've become dependent on a flashlight or other lighting.

CWS

[Condoman44]

I agree that the lights on the tool often cast a shadow where the bit is at. I have a small powerful EDC (Every Day Carry) that is clipped inside my pocket. There is always something I can't see very well and this does the trick. I just added an Olight S10 Baton to my bevy of torches. It's like a disease.