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Newly Enlightened
I was buying a new Fenix light and randomly caught a link to a Streamlight flashlight I had never considered. Lighthound took some Streamlight Scorpion flashlights and had them drilled out for a rechargeable 18650 battery. The light is now equipped with a Streamlight Strion bulb.
I think I really lucked out with this find and random purchase. I got the Ultrafire charger and an extra battery for the flashlight. So far, I'm impressed with the overall purchase. I have not run the battery down enough to need a recharge so, the performance of the UltraFire 2400maH protected cell is still under test but, it seems like a good value so far. The charger works well based on the limited one time use it has seen so far.
The flashlight itself is a good deal. I caught it on sale for $29.99 so the price was great. This puts it into the same price range as the entry level Chinese lights. The light quality itself is a little bit of a mixed bag with the artifacts in the beam. It has a nice dull brownish hot spot and a lot of side spill. Overall, not a good light if you need "throw" with its dull color, beam artifacts in the hot spot, and all the side spill. However, for clearing a sidewalk at night and similar activities, it works like a charm. The small size, rubber texture body, and great side spill make this an excellent candidate for walking a dog at night or walking out to your car in a parking lot after dark.
Pro's:
$30 price point!
18650 rechargeable batteries for guilt free lumen's
great side spill
small size (easy to hold but, not as small a SureFire for example)
grippy rubber textured body
Con's:
dull color from the bulb (maybe I need a different battery?)
beam artifacts from the bulb
Overall:
I got my money's worth
I think I really lucked out with this find and random purchase. I got the Ultrafire charger and an extra battery for the flashlight. So far, I'm impressed with the overall purchase. I have not run the battery down enough to need a recharge so, the performance of the UltraFire 2400maH protected cell is still under test but, it seems like a good value so far. The charger works well based on the limited one time use it has seen so far.
The flashlight itself is a good deal. I caught it on sale for $29.99 so the price was great. This puts it into the same price range as the entry level Chinese lights. The light quality itself is a little bit of a mixed bag with the artifacts in the beam. It has a nice dull brownish hot spot and a lot of side spill. Overall, not a good light if you need "throw" with its dull color, beam artifacts in the hot spot, and all the side spill. However, for clearing a sidewalk at night and similar activities, it works like a charm. The small size, rubber texture body, and great side spill make this an excellent candidate for walking a dog at night or walking out to your car in a parking lot after dark.
Pro's:
$30 price point!
18650 rechargeable batteries for guilt free lumen's
great side spill
small size (easy to hold but, not as small a SureFire for example)
grippy rubber textured body
Con's:
dull color from the bulb (maybe I need a different battery?)
beam artifacts from the bulb
Overall:
I got my money's worth