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Floodlight rechargeable 30 W, 3,000 lm

Headlamp 500 lm

with motion sensor

Flashlight with LED, laser and UV light

including 3 AAA batteries

Handlamp 1,200 lm

with on-/off sensor

Handlamp 800 lm

Work lights - Create optimum lighting conditions in your working environment

To achieve optimum work results, you need high-quality tools and outstanding expertise. On the other hand, you need efficient and reliable lighting during your work. A good work light makes your work safer, easier and healthier. On many construction sites, in basements or in cramped or angled workspaces, poor lighting conditions, dark corners or even darkness are an everyday reality.

Wiha now offers 5 mobile work lights for these challenges:

Rechargeable construction spotlights for large-area illumination
Ultra-light 800lm hand lamp in shirt and trouser pocket format for spot lighting
Light 1200lm hand lamp for spot lighting
Headlamp with helmet clips
UV torch with laser light

The following table is intended to give you an overview of the most important selection criteria for mobile work lights from Wiha. It will help you to quickly find the right work light.

Wiha work lights in comparison:

	Luminosity in lumen (lm)	Light modes	Light colour in Kelvin	Dimensions LxWxH	Weight	Akkulaufzeit	Battery life	Mobility	Application
Floodlight	750-3000 lm	3 lightmodes	6500 Kelvin	180x145x47mm	554g	up to 13h	USB Type C-cable; 6h	magnetic, foldable levelling foot + 360° hook	large-area illumination, e.g. on construction sites
Handlamp 1200lm	80-1200lm	4 lightmodes	5500-7500 Kelvin	115x45x26mm	146g	up to 10h	USB C-cable; 3h	magnetic holders + belt clip	spot lighting for inspection work
Handlamp 800lm	60-800lm	5 lightmodes	6000 Kelvin	97x31x21mm	84g	up to 11h	USB Type C-cabel; 4h	magnetic holders + belt clip	spot lighting for inspection work, compact pocket size
Headlamp 500lm	140-500lm	5 lightmodes	4000-6500 Kelvin	87x48x43mm	130g	up to 10h	USB Type C-cabel; 3h	helmet clips	spot lighting, supports recognizing colors in the switch cabinet
UV-flashlight with laser	310lm	2 lightmodes	6500 Kelvin	153x33mm	252g	up to 10,5h	3 AAA batteries	belt clip, swivels into L-shape	spot lightning

Content:

The working environment: workshop, large construction site or control cabinet?
Area lighting or spot lighting?
Brightness is specified in lumens. But it is not everything!
Weight and dimensions vs. brightness
Also important: the light temperature in Kelvin
Flexibility thanks to magnetic holders, hooks, clips and swivelling lamp heads
IP protection class and IK protection class of work lights

The working environment: workshop, large construction site or control cabinet?

When choosing the right work light, the first thing to consider is where you want to work. Of course, you need different light sources for your workshop than on a construction site or in mobile use. For this fixed workplace, your first choice will probably always be a permanently installed light source. For all mobile work, you need mobile light sources such as:

Portable handlamps and inspection lamps
Torches
Headlamps
Floodlights

Briefly summarised:

With regard to mobility, pay particular attention to the following features:

independent of the power source A work light with rechargeable battery gives you independence from sockets and power connections. This means you are completely flexible in terms of location and can also work in places where there is no electricity.

Working with your hands free Fastening options such as movable hooks, magnetic holders, feet, fastening clips and the like give you free hands for all your activities.

travelling with ease Compact dimensions and a low weight are very important when transporting from A to B. You probably already have a lot of equipment with you anyway. Every extra centimetre and every extra gram counts.

Area lighting or spot lighting?

Whether you need to illuminate larger areas or whether spot lighting is your goal often depends on the working environment. As a rule, you need large-area, uniform and shadow-free lighting on construction sites, for painting work, assembly work and the like. The best way to achieve this in mobile applications is with a rechargeable construction spotlight.

For all inspection work, you need work lights that can be directed at specific points. The targeted illumination of a small area clarifies contours and improves the view of details. This allows you to work more accurately and efficiently. Task lights for spotlighting must be compact and you should be able to position the light beam flexibly and conveniently. Equipped in this way, you have a good view even in tight corners.

The brightness is specified in lumens. But it is not everything.

You can tell how bright a work light is by the lumen rating. The higher it is, the brighter the lighting. Strictly speaking, ‘lumen’ is the unit for the amount of light emitted by the light source within a certain time. For normal lighting in living spaces, 300lm is sufficient. Office areas are around 500 lm. However, higher demands are placed on work lights for craftsmen. Brightness is decisive for the quality of the work. The more detail you need to recognise, the more lumens your work light should have. How bright your work light should be depends on the application and your work location:

Spot work, e.g. electrical installation work in the control cabinet, is very limited in terms of space. You work in detail and need to efficiently illuminate a clearly defined, small work area. Handy, lightweight lights with a peak output of up to 1000lm are ideal for this. They are compact and you can easily hold them in position over a longer period of time. You can use these small, bright little helpers to illuminate narrow spaces, recesses, colour differences, etc. with pinpoint accuracy and clarity.

Large-scale work on walls, ceilings and other large areas require uniform, full-surface illumination. Construction spotlights with at least 2000lm are generally used here.

Narrow areas can only be illuminated successfully if the light is compact enough and you can position it well. As a rule, this means that you have to accept compromises in terms of brightness in favour of compactness. With Wiha hand lamps, you can strike a balance between the two properties: The lights offer very compact dimensions and lightness; together with very good brightness values.

Weight and dimensions vs. brightness

Extremely bright lamps tend to be large and heavy. The larger and heavier the lamp, the more bulky and time-consuming it is to transport. In any case, you probably already have a lot of equipment and tools with you, so every extra centimetre and every extra gram counts. So you need to find the right balance. High-quality work lights are often both: lightweight and compact AND sufficiently bright.

Magnetic holders

Magnetic lamps are practical, e.g. when working in the switch cabinet or near magnetic surfaces. Simply attach to the magnetic surface, align and you can work precisely with good visibility and with both hands!

Hooks

Hooks are particularly recommended for surface lights. This allows you to position the light in a suspended position and work overhead on a ladder or scaffolding, for example.

Stands

Stands are used for surface lights such as construction spotlights to position the lighting securely on the ground. It is particularly practical if the base can be folded in and out or is even magnetic and you can attach it to metallic surfaces.

Clips

Clips are particularly suitable for attaching the lighting to work helmets or work trousers and shirts. Attached in this way, the light follows your movements.

Swivelling light heads

Swivelling light heads or additional LEDs further extend the lighting flexibility. Especially in combination with magnetic brackets, this feature further maximises your options for positioning the light according to your needs.

IP protection class and IK protection class of work lights

Unlike reading lamps, which provide cosy lighting above the bed, work lights are exposed to adverse conditions: In basements, dust and dirt are the order of the day. On construction sites, especially outdoors, moisture is an additional factor. In addition, work lamps are intensively exposed to mechanical stresses. This particularly includes impacts, which can easily occur during transport or storage in a tool case, for example. Special insulation, seals, anti-slip surfaces and impact-resistant materials protect against all these adversities.

How well work lights are protected against all these adversities is shown by standardised and internationally applicable protection classes such as IP protection classes and IK protection classes.

IP protection class with regard to protection against contact and foreign bodies

IP stands for ‘Internal Protection’ and provides information on two points:

How well is the housing of the work light protected against contact with solid foreign bodies and dust? This is indicated by the first digit after IP. The higher, the better from 2-6
How well is the housing of the work light protected against the ingress of moisture? This is indicated by the second digit after IP. The higher, the better from 0-8

In the IP protection classes, one of the two digits may also be replaced by an X. This means that the work light has no designated protection in this area. IP X7, for example, means that there is no protection against contact with solid foreign bodies. However, protection against the ingress of moisture is very high at 7.

IK protection class with regard to impact resistance

Work lights are regularly exposed to impacts. Be it during transport in a toolbox or when working in dark cellars, in confined spaces, overhead and the like. The IK protection class shows you how impact-resistant your light is: the spectrum ranges from IK 00 to IK10. When choosing your work light, you should opt for at least protection class IK 07, which indicates a very high level of impact resistance.