Streamlight Stinger Upgrade Options?

[bobhere]

Someone gave me a streamlight Stinger and i wanted to know what kind of options there are as far as upgrades.. I dont have the charger so i have not been able to use it yet, i need to purchase a charger.. Anyone know what kind of bulb upgrades i can do? how about battery choices? diff heads etc.. also if someone has a charger to sell im interested

 

[so2315]

I would also like to know what I can do to make my Stinger brighter? Someone gave me the Ultra Stinger head upgrade kit, and that didn't look any brighter than the regular stinger.

 

[fivemega]

I would also like to know what I can do to make my Stinger brighter?

[size=+1]This might give you some idea but all kits are gone.
Second choice is to use Strion bulb with original Stinger battery pack (3 cell) which will give you 20% more brightness for shorter bulb life.[/size]

 

[Greenlead]

As mentioned above, I have a Strion bulb in my PolyStinger. It is a straightforward upgrade and it works well.

 

[gordolights]

The Strion bulb works in the Polystinger? ALl this time I thought they were nearly useless.....(compared to some other streamlights that I now have.)

Any other recommendations for the Poly stinger?

Gordo

 

[Greenlead]

The PolyStinger is the same electronically as the Stinger. The only difference is the body.

 

[Lightingguy321]

You could try the LED stinger, a custom mod. You should also see if there is a reliable vendor that can sell you a NiMh rechargeable stinger battery stick that works on the stinger piggy back charger, It will give you some more run time and will eliminate worries of the memory effect. I have seen several poof these on Ebay but I am not sure if they are reliable.

 

[GeoScouter]

I missed this thread. I just posted the same question a couple hours ago. I just got my Stinger Saturday and looking for a better battery pack. Wheres a good place to buy them at?


Steve

 

[Aircraft800]

batteryspace or ebay

http://www.batteryspace.com/browsep...XT--PolyStinger-etc---2X-power-than-NiCd.html

http://cgi.ebay.com/EXTENDED-NIMH-S...ryZ16037QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320148960249&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011

 

[GeoScouter]

batteryspace or ebay
http://www.batteryspace.com/browsep...XT--PolyStinger-etc---2X-power-than-NiCd.html

I never dealt with batteryspace. Are they a good company to deal with? Has anyone else use this battery?

The longer run time sounds really nice. I don't like the longer charge time so may pickup the Streamlight quick charger also.

Steve

 

[fivemega]

I never dealt with batteryspace. Are they a good company to deal with?

Steve

I returned wrong batteries they sent and they charge me restocking fee for their mistake plus 2 ways shipping fee.
Didn't work for me.
Good luck. :thumbsup:

 

[Ketsugo]

Any truth in this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...om=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=300145939425&fvi=1

You are bidding on two brand new rechargeable batteries for the Streamlight Stinger.
Be aware of other sellers who offer you NIMH batteries . These will NOT fully charge in the stinger chargers. You can NOT charger NIMH batteries in a NICAD charger. DON'T GET RIPPED OFF.

 

[JAS]

Streamlight Strion Bulb in Stinger

Does anybody have a source for Streamlight Strion bulbs at a good price that doesn't charge an arm and a leg for shipping? I would like to try a Strion bulb in my Stinger.

Also, does anybody know about how long these will last in a Stinger?

 

[bones_708]

My understanding is that most Nicad charger trickle charge. This is bad for Nimh and can screw up a battery. The charger will charge a battery just fine but if you leave it in the charger like most people do with streamlights then ........ Take it off after 8- 10 hours and use till it gets low you're fine.
That's my understanding and why I will stick to buying Nicad.

 

[Aircraft800]

Any truth in this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300145939425&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3D300145939425%26fvi%3D1

You are bidding on two brand new rechargeable batteries for the Streamlight Stinger.
Be aware of other sellers who offer you NIMH batteries . These will NOT fully charge in the stinger chargers. You can NOT charger NIMH batteries in a NICAD charger. DON'T GET RIPPED OFF.

I didn't see that one, now I wonder if ordering the NiMH was a mistake? I don't plan on leaving it on the charger, I'll probably make up an adapter so I can charge them in my RC charger.

Probably not a good idea to leave these on the charger more than 14 HR. from dead. I seriously need the long runtime.

 

[bones_708]

Again just my understanding, I'm no expert, but as long as you don't leave it on the charger all the time you should be fine. I personally think that's about the only reason to get a streamlight, because it's always charged and ready, but if taking it off the charger once you think it's charged up doesn't bother you, or even better using a hobby charger, then you wont have any problems. Your light should be a little brighter and run a bit longer.

 

[this_is_nascar]

I've bumped this old thread, since I've become reaquanted with this great little light called a SL Stinger. I have modded Stingers for quite sometime. I've used the modded tube with 2x168A cells with a TL-3 bulb. I use this as my "what the hell what that?" light for outdoors.

I've recently acquired a pre-owned Stinger from B/S/T and love it. I have forgotten how nice even a stock Stinger is. It came with the DC charger which is what I was looking for. I plan to leave this in the truck, on the charger until needed.

Was there any official ruling as it related to these upgraded Powerizer cells from Battery Space? I see they're niMH and provide double the capacity of the OEM battery stick. I too would have the issue of not wanting double the charging time on the OEM charger, even though I plan on leaving it attached/charging anyway.

So, has anyone successfully upgraded they battery stick to something else?

 

[this_is_nascar]

Anyone?

 

[Brighteyez]

Don't know about an official ruling, but the Streamlight chargers (both SL and Stinger) will "charger" NiMH batteries, it just takes about twice as long. A few years back, I even received a SL20 charger (for the old pre-86 SL series) that specifically listed it as being able to charge both NiCD and NiMH batteries.

Believing stuff that you read on eBay can be more dangerous than believing that everything you see on the web is true.

Was there any official ruling as it related to these upgraded Powerizer cells from Battery Space? I see they're niMH and provide double the capacity of the OEM battery stick. I too would have the issue of not wanting double the charging time on the OEM charger, even though I plan on leaving it attached/charging anyway.

So, has anyone successfully upgraded they battery stick to something else?

 

[h2xblive]

Has anyone made a Stinger batter pack with R/C car SC cells? I believe the stock Stinger battery packs uses 3, SC cells around 1800 mah. This gives around 50-65 minutes of runtime, but shouldn't 3300, 4600, or 5000 high end SC cells gives A LOT more runtime and slightly more brightness? Even if the newer, higher capacity cells lost 50% of their capacity over a few months (from high self discharge), they'd still well outperform the stock Stinger battery pack.

What's stopping people from doing this?