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Adapt, Perform, Survive

The Milwaukee M18 RADIUS Compact Site Light with Flood Mode is a very stout light that surprised us in its ability to survive serious torture testing and still perform as designed after. While the Compact Site Light is the little brother to the Milwaukee 2145-20 that was designed to replace the mainstream hanging lights currently found in most construction sites, the smaller version can do most of the same items. With two different light styles, this LED lighting system has the ability to provide area lighting and flood lighting, each with three brightness levels. Since most LED lights are pretty intense to look at, Milwaukee has a diffuser over the area LED light to soften it, but it still provides 2,200 lumens on high. Being a Milwaukee work light means these are a TRUEVIEW light that provides the proper color light for workers to easily see the correct colors in the light provided.

Besides being one seriously tough light, it provides options for the user to configure the light for optimal lighting and runtime. This is perfect for rooms where the light might be on the floor or in a highly visible area as it will not blind people as they walk into the room. Since we can use this light off battery or corded power, we are not restricted in runtime. The upper handle and bottom hook provide multiple areas to hang the light.

Milwaukee 2144-20 M18 RADIUS Compact Site Light w/ Flood Mode (Tool Only)

Compact Site Light Features

Dual Function: 360° Area Lighting, 90° Flood Lighting

2,200 Lumens of Task, Area, and Overhead Lighting

High Impact Polycarbonate Lens

2200 Lumens of Area Lighting

1000 Lumens of Task lighting

AC Inlet for All Day Runtime

4-1/4″ Hanging Hook for Overhead Lighting

3 Area and Task Output Modes For Optimal Brightness and Runtime

High mode: 2200 Lumens for up to 4 hours with M18 XC 5.0 Battery

Medium mode: 1100 Lumens for up to 8 hours with M18 XC 5.0 Battery

High mode: 1000 Lumens for up to 6 hours with M18 XC 5.0 Battery

Medium mode: 500 Lumens for up to 12 hours with M18 XC 5.0 Battery

Low mode: 250 Lumens for up to 24 hours with M18 XC 5.0 Battery

Beat-Down

For a light to survive in working conditions, it has to survive a drop or two. Maybe even a few large ones! We dropped the light over and over from many heights to see if this light would crack or break a piece off. While this light is not lightweight, it would simply bounce off the floor not showing any damage or signs it had ever been dropped. When turned on, it worked like normal. We started to throw the light down to see what would happen and it would bounce around and take the beating. This light took a massive beat-down and kept ticking without issue.

Overall

This light is amazingly bright, tough and kills it at runtime. Kudos to the engineers at Milwaukee tool for creating such a durable light that we can only assume will be very popular with the construction industry. Beyond construction, this light would be awesome for camping and other outdoor activities where a durable light is needed! The tool itself has a 5-year warranty while the LEDs carry a Lifetime Limited Warranty. We don’t think you’re going to need the warranty.

Milwaukee M18 RADIUS Compact Site Light with Flood Mode Review 2144-20 Adapt, Perform, Survive The Milwaukee M18 RADIUS Compact Site Light with Flood Mode is a very stout light that surprised us in its ability to survive serious torture testing and still perform as designed after.

Tough & Smart!

The Milwaukee M18 Radius LED Compact Site Light is a very stout light that surprised us in its ability to survive serous torture testing without showing a bit of wear. This light was designed to replace the mainstream hanging lights currently found in most construction sites and has the ability to provide light in task, area, and overhead applications. Since most LED lights are pretty intense to look at, Milwaukee has a diffuser over the LED lights to soften them, but they are still very bright on high providing 4,400 lumens. Being a Milwaukee work light means these are a TRUEVIEW light that provides the proper color light for workers to easily see the correct colors in the light provided.

One-Key adds a set of functions that make this light ideal to hang out of the way in the workplace. These lights do not have to be accessible and can be turned on or programmed with your phone. There are some pretty standard options to turn on and off the light via a phone, but you also have timers and the ability to program the light to turn on and off at certain times of the day and on certain days. The One-Key feature really makes this light easy to use! Of course you also get tool tracking and the ability to report your tool lost or stolen.

Besides being one seriously tough light, it provides options for the user to configure the light in three modes of brightness; 4,400 lumens, 2,200 lumens and 1,000 lumens. It will also provide light for task work on only half of the light. This is perfect for rooms where the light might be on the floor or in a highly visible area as it will not blind people as they walk into the room. Since we can use this light off battery or corded power, there is potions as to how to use them. If using a cord, they have inputs and outputs to string them together, allow 11 to be chained together with extension cords. The upper handle and bottom hook provide multiple areas to hang the light and the included security cable give you options on locking it up to prevent theft.

Milwaukee M18 Radius LED Compact Site Light 2146-20

Site Light Features

Set Light Remotely from 50 ft

Lighting For Task, Area, and Overhead

4,400 Lumens for Maximum Coverage

High Impact Polycarbonate Lens

AC In and Out: String up to 10 together

Protected AC Plugs

Self-Centering Hang Hook

180 and 360 Electronic Light Control Low Battery indicator

Worshop Addict Bucket Test

Because this light will live an incredibly tough life, we decided to pull out all the punches and abuse this light to find its weak point. Since the light is IP54 rated, we soaked it with water from our hose with the light powered by a battery. We sprayed the battery, the light, the buttons and even dumped a 5 gallon bucket full of water on the light while still spraying it. The light continued to work. This will insure that if anything were to happen in a building under construction, this light would remain on for the safety of the people inside.

We moved on to dropping the light over and over from many heights to see if this light would crack or break a piece off. While this light is not light weight, it would simply bounce off the floor not showing any damage or signs it had ever been dropped. When turned on, it worked like normal. You can even see from Jeff’s face in the video that we did not think it would handle being dropped over and over. After dropping it and nothing happening, we decided to move on to the WA Bucket Test.

This is the first time we have placed our John Deere bucket on a light. We normally reserve this test for saw horses, workbenches and other items that are rated to hold thousands of pounds. Both Jeff and I had no idea that it might even come close to making it through the test still working. We placed it under the bucket so it had pressure placed evenly on the top of the light and started to apply pressure. As the bucket lowers, it also comes in closer to the tractor due to the radius of the loader. This caused the light to slide on the floor creating a sound that made me think we broke it. Jeff tested the light and we moved forward. We were able to lift the front of the tractor off the ground without issue. In the video you can even see the bucket bend slightly from all the force being applied in one small area.

Overall

This light is amazing. It is very bright, has many options and came out from our testing still looking like brand new. One-Key really makes this light more user friendly for the jobsite! Kudos to the engineers at Milwaukee tool for creating such a durable light that we can only assume will be very popular with the construction industry. Beyond construction, this light would be awesome for camping and other outdoor activities where a durable light is needed! The tool itself has a 5 year warranty while the LEDs carry a Lifetime Limited Warranty. We don’t think you’re going to need the warranty.

2445-20 Milwaukee M18 RADIUS LED Compact Site Light Review

Milwaukee M18 RADIUS LED Compact Site Light with ONE-KEY Review – 2146-20 Tough & Smart! The Milwaukee M18 Radius LED Compact Site Light is a very stout light that surprised us in its ability to survive serous torture testing without showing a bit of wear.

Super Tough Site Light!

Site Light Features

Lighting For Task, Area, and Overhead

4,400 Lumens for Maximum Coverage

High Impact Polycarbonate Lens

AC In and Out: String up to 10 together

Protected AC Plugs

Self-Centering Hang Hook

180 and 360 Electronic Light Control Low Battery indicator

Worshop Addict Bucket Test

Overall

This light is amazing. It is very bright, has many options and came out from our testing still looking like brand new. The only item that it is missing is Bluetooth and that will be coming out later this year as they connect this light to One-Key to allow it to be turned on and off via your phone. Kudos to the engineers at Milwaukee tool for creating such a durable light that we can only assume will be very popular with the construction industry. Beyond construction, this light would be awesome for camping and other outdoor activities where a durable light is needed! The tool itself has a 5 year warranty while the LEDs carry a Lifetime Limited Warranty. We don’t think you’re going to need the warranty.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

(1) M18 RADIUS LED Compact Site Light (2145-20)

(1) Security Cable

Milwaukee M18 Radius LED Compact Site Light Review 2145-20 Super Tough Site Light! The Milwaukee M18 Radius LED Compact Site Light is a very stout light that surprised us in its ability to survive serous torture testing without showing a bit of wear.