(03-18-2021, 03:15 PM)Handplanesandmore Wrote: I don't recommend the LV light for the OP, but not for the reason you gave. LV wasn't blaming anyone but pointing out what happened. Anything , clocks, radios, multimeters etc, will fail when the owners don't take out the batteries or check on them periodically. Common sense to me.
For a bandsaw or any machine, battery-powered lights are a nuisance, because Murphy's Law likes to strike in the shop.
Get a sewing lamp as Woodshop suggested, and plug both the bandsaw, vc, and lamp into a power bar. This way, when you turn on the power bar, you can get the vac and light running at the same time.
Simon
Please. Maybe I'm lucky, but it is the only battery powered device I've had this happen to. Don't even want to think about how many devices have cycled through this house given kids toys. What is the point of removing batteries after use?