The Gyros Magnalite Pocket Pro Work Light is a great work light for repair professionals, autos mechanics and for use at home thanks to its magnetic base and bright light output. This work light also doubles duty as a flashlight with the built in LED’s located on the tip. Features like a hanging hook, belt pouch and a compact size will make it easy to include this little light in your tool bag or tool box. There are brighter lights and products with faster recharge times, but for the price – and with its array of convenient features, the Gyros Magnalite is a hard product to ignore.
Gyros Magnalite Pocket Pro Work Light Features
There are many benefits to using an LED work light since they are cool-to-the-touch, can run for extend periods of time, and offer tons of cool, bright light. I know that when I am doing repair work up in an attic or crawlspace, having something more than a directional flashlight to light my work area is an important consideration. The Gyros Magnalite Pocket Pro Work Light really does double duty since it can function as a flashlight and a work light with plenty of power to adequately light up just about any project area.
The ABS plastic body of this flashlight has a positive grip and is tough enough to take some bumps and bangs. There are 15 LED light sources arranged on the front face that provide the main illumination with the flashlight on the tip made up of 3 LEDs. The single push button toggles the work light and flashlight functions. The main work light provides a strong, wide, bright, non-glaring white light without any real hot spots. The base of the flashlight feels slightly weighted, which makes sense since this is where the magnet is located. The internal magnet provide more than adequate holding power to keep the light positioned where you need it. Also, since the magnet is located inside the ABS plastic housing, it minimizes the possibility of marring surfaces by metal to metal contact. To further adjust the lighting direction, the base can swivel a total of 180 degrees. On the top is a small hook that can be extended to allow for easy hanging of the light from overhead. The battery is not removable and is internal to the body. To charge the light, you use the included plug in transformer style charging cord. The charge time is around 3.5 hours.
Testing and Use
Being that most of us here are all gadget fanatics, we always love to try out new flashlights (and work-lights in this case). Having grown up in a shop where we had drop lights that had incandescent bulbs inside, we frequently shattered the bulbs when we would bang the lights anywhere we could. On top of that, they would often be dangerously hot to the touch and not very maneuverable. The other inconvenience with these old drop lights is that there was a cord attaching them to a wall outlet. One of the obvious things that we instantly liked about the Gyros Magnalite Pocket Pro Work Light is that it comes with lithium-ion battery power. From experience, we know that this power source is lightweight, does not have a memory effect and is pretty long lasting. When we first got this little work light, we were a little skeptical at its performance but after some time using it and just keeping it handy in our tool bag, we found it to be a dependable and durable light source. We actually got several weeks of intermittent use out of the light between charges and liked how it offered bright light all the way until when the battery was nearly drained. When we charged the work light we observed that the small LED indicator light on the front changed from red to green once fully charged.
Conclusion
The Gyros Magnalite Pocket Pro Work Light is a sturdy and reliable light source. The built-in lithium-ion battery is a plus and its compact size makes it easy to tote along when doing all kinds of repair and maintenance tasks. For our Performance rating we gave this light a 7/10 for its bright even light and the ability to switch from flashlight to work light. For our Value rating, this work light scored a 7/10 thanks to features like a magnetic base, pivoting body and hanging hook which make it an easy choice.
