EATON Lighting QL-500-WL 500W Industrial Grade Halogen Floodlight, Bronze

I have 8 of these lights on a small sports field at my school. That is along with some other par38 bulbs that I am replacing over time. These draw 420w on an amp probe not 500 as listed, but that is still quite a bit. As long as you have the juice these are worth it. They are easy to put up and built pretty solid. Better than others at big box stores for twice the price. Don't handle halogen bulbs with your fingers. The oil will ruin them, and buy bulbs in bulk. I havn't had any of the bulbs that came with these fail but I know they will and I ordered a bulk box of them with a nice storage case here on amazon for really cheap. I only turn my lights on for games so I have about 50 hours on mine which is 10 games worth. Of them all one seems to slowly creep down and end up facing the ground. It may be I haven't tightened the nut enough but I don't want to break it or strip it. One of these would light up a half acre to see people or animals moving around. my 8 of them almost make our elementary sports field look like a pro stadium. Eventually I am going to go to metal halide or LED but if you are on a budget and have plenty of amps to use then go with these.

Initially I thought this was a good product. It's made of real glass and aluminium, real rubber seals and it should have lasted for many years. The problem is crappy wiring inside. The wires overheated with a 500 watt bulb and it burns out the bulbs. I've replaced about 6 bulbs in 6 months. All different model bulbs. I eventually dropped down to a 300 watt bulb, which lasted longer, but still died.Avoid this model.

Pretty simple and straight forward. I would have like it better if it came with a plug because of the way I am using it. I wired it up with a plug myself. It's plenty bright and easily adjustable.

You get what you pay for...poor quality fixtures - lamps burn out within a few months at best. Buy an LED.

The light is smaller than my previous 500W Quartz.Quick and easy to install. Seems durable.Only 4 stars because it is not as bright as my previous light. My backyard not lit up like before.The bulb is rated at 500W. I checked.Others complained about small gauge wires for too many amps. I checked wires after running light for 10 minutes. They were not even warm. I believe that the wires are sufficient to run this light.Update: 07-16-2013Light installed since beginning of May. 2 1/2 months later the bulb blew.4 stars down to 3.

This product works very well and I am impressed with the price. I have been looking for the flood light that can lit my big backyard but all were very expensive untill i came across this one on Amazon. The only thing is you need to find the mounting hardware from home depot which will cost few bucks but other than that this is pretty good for the price.

I waited to write a review until it was quite apparent that the Cooper Lighting company had no intention of responding to my inquiries. After two e-mails and one telephone call, my questions are still unanswered.I contacted the Cooper Lightning company first because, I thought, that a mistake had been made by whomever had assembled the floodlight at the factory, but if not, why is the wiring on this Cooper floodlight so sub standard?Brand new, right out of the box, it was easy to see that the type of wiring that had been installed in this floodlight for connection to a power source was too small of a gauge and had the wrong type of wire covering. This Chinese manufactured "Industrial Grade" Halogen floodlight that I received is NOT "Industrial Grade." Actually, it is not even safe for consumer home use.The copper wiring inside of the floodlight does not even compare in quality and gauge to the wiring inside of a standard children's 60 watt table lamp. This floodlight was assembled using 22 gauge copper wire for the neutral, power and ground wires with no heat shield, and is less than half as large as the wiring in a standard home table lamp. The copper wiring will melt when pushing 500 watts through a halogen bulb for any length of time, and the thin plastic outer cover on the wiring will melt before the copper does, creating a fire if against wood.If the type of wiring and material used in construction of this floodlight was a conscious cost cutting corporate measure instead of a manufacturing error, then I warn all who are thinking of purchasing it to not do so, unless you will rewire it with the correct wiring.

Nice quality Light. Hopefully will last a long time. Only then will I go with LED next time around.