Combination regular & LED flashlight?

[kb0rrg]

The streamlight cyclone has a bright bulb and a smaller light (an LED I think). It uses 4AA and is "rated" at 6000 cp. I don't have one, but I have played with one.

 

[Brock]

I have one and it is nice. It makes a great light for a car because it is really bright, about the same as a 3 D cell mag, and has an orange LED in there also. So you can use in for looking at things inside a car at night without blinding yourself. It also has a swivel head so you can set it down and aim it at say a tire your changing. I have it reviewed on my regular flashlight page. The orange LED is almost to bright.

Brock - http://www.uwgb.edu/nevermab/flash.htm

 

[Craig720]

I carry both kinds to cover all lighting situations, but wouldn't it be cool if someone made, say, an Expedition-type light with an array of LEDs surrounding a Mag-lite type of bulb in the center, and a switch for going from LED to regular mode?

I really like LEDs, but you can't beat a Maglite-type flashlight for throwing a beam.

Craig

 

[Craig720]

Okay, just how much is this Streamlight Cyclone?

 

[Brock]

Brightguy has the Streamlight Cyclone for 25.50 at http://www.brightguy.com/detail_int.html?cart=3063708529128211&sku=STR13060

Botach probably has it for less, but I wouldn't recommend them.

Brock

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[DaveH]

I owned a streamlight cyclone for a while, there where three things about the light I didn't like:

1) ABout 10 minutes of continous use put a good dent in the batteries, so it was no longer at it's peak brighness. Maybe different brands of batteries would work better.

2) The focus was pretty poor.

3) The switch was very stiff.
http://www.mindspring.com/~dave.heisler/reviews.html#syclone

DaveH