Streamlight 2lx

[Manny 1968]

My friend's Streamlight 2lx stopped working after 1 month.. dropped it 2 times from 2 feet.. I heard a few other complaints that they stop working after a year or 2.. I don't really wanna carry my steamlight anymore don't o trust it

 

[aznsx]

My friend's Streamlight 2lx stopped working after 1 month.. dropped it 2 times from 2 feet.. I heard a few other complaints that they stop working after a year or 2.. I don't really wanna carry my steamlight anymore don't o trust it

The only lights I have that I might trust more than my 2L-X would probably be one of my 2 Strions.

That said, I agree that I would never carry any light I don't trust, so you should probably look for something 'better' that you can trust. Unfortunately I don't have anything to recommend, but I'm sure someone here does.

 

[scalpel_ninja]

The answer is always: Malkoff

 

[Monocrom]

I know exactly how you feel!
Honestly, stop carrying it, find a different model (perhaps from a different brand) and carry something you do trust.

 

[aznsx]

I know exactly how you feel!
Honestly, stop carrying it, find a different model (perhaps from a different brand) and carry something you do trust.

If one can't have confidence in their equipment, whatever the reason, it's already failing to do its job (IMO;-)

 

[ABTOMAT]

I haven't personally had a Streamlight fail in use. Had an HL-X that got hit so hard the lens shattered but the light still functioned, and Streamlight gave me a new one.

On the other hand I have encountered already-non-working Streamlights. Don't know the history since they came from other people. It does make me think Strion LED electronics might not be super reliable since I've found a few dead ones.

 

[aznsx]

I haven't personally had a Streamlight fail in use. Had an HL-X that got hit so hard the lens shattered but the light still functioned, and Streamlight gave me a new one.

On the other hand I have encountered already-non-working Streamlights. Don't know the history since they came from other people. It does make me think Strion LED electronics might not be super reliable since I've found a few dead ones.

I know enough to pay attention to your experiences. The experiences of other unknown / unspecified people? Not a chance.

 

[aznsx]

It does make me think Strion LED electronics might not be super reliable since I've found a few dead ones.

After considering this a while, I asked myself: How would I kill a Strion LED if I really wanted to? I know it wouldn't die easy. I thought: Be the moron. It soon came to me.

I grabbed my Strion LED (standard model), dumped the cell out, and dropped in a 16340 (@4.1xV) + a 16x34 shorting (dummy) cell and screwed the tailcap back on, and hit the button.

The thing lit up just fine OTF, albeit not correctly. I had to fully press the button (as when selecting 'maintained-on', but hold the button there. Nice constant output as long as I kept my finger on the button. The light was like 'momentary on', but with a click.

Let's just say there's a bigger moron than me out there. Let's say their Strion cell goes dead, and they drop in 2xCR123As as they might in many similar appearing lights - say like my 2L-X, for example.

I'm not gonna prove it with my beloved Strion, but I'd wager at least a small amount that 'supermoron' would blow that Strion LED up instantly.

That's the best way I can think of to kill a Strion LED, but I'll let you test that with one of yours;-)