Streamlight Flashlights

I own flashlights. Lots of them. Most of my flashlights are high powered flashlights with lots of candlepower. One of the biggest problem encountered when using flashlights with this type of candlepower is battery use. Even if you purchase high quality batteries, it is not uncommon for this type of flashlight to suck the batteries dry with a few hours. One of my flashlights is a Streamlight Stinger XT which I purchased with a DC Car Charger. The charger can be mounted in your car so that the flashlight can simply be removed for use and reinserted for charging.

The Streamlight Stinger XT is a very powerful flashlight. The 40,000 candlepower is more than adequate to light up a room that has no ambient light. With 120 lumens, this flashlight will not leave you in the dark. This flashlight has a bezel ring on the top, which houses the bulb. This ring can be turned to focus or broaden the light stream. If you need to focus maximum light on a single area, this flashlight will give you an intense beam. This allows for further distance with very little peripheral light in extreme darkness.

The Streamlight Stinger XT contains a rechargeable battery pack that can be purchased from the company. The pack is wrapped in plastic with warnings on the exterior about charging with a non-Streamlight charger. The battery back looks like three H batteries bundled together but the end piece does not have a nipple like you would find on a normal battery (they claim it is a 3-cell 3.6V nickel-cadmium sub-C battery). I have never tried putting non-Streamlight batteries in this unit. There is a good chance it would be unsuccessful, and might damage the unit. Although this unit has the advantage of always being charged and not eating batteries, there is an obvious disadvantage. If you run the battery down, you will have to wait until the unit charges before you have access to the flashlight again. With other flashlights, like the surefire, you can simply replace the batteries and be back in action. Because I keep this unit charged, I have never used it long enough over an extended time to experience this problem. If I did...I have plenty of other flashlights I could use instead.

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