Re: The Whole Gang
All plastic on the outside with a plastic lens. Metal screws fasten the plastic slider switch to the inside where a metal strip like those old vulcanite lights conducts electricity to a metal bi-pin bulb fastener that is housed in plastic. Metal strips on the bulb fastener touch the reflector much like those ancient lights as well. Alluminum reflector and no wires inside.
I hope to acquire an early Streamlight SL20 at some point along with an early pushbutton type to see how much of the Pro Light ended up in that one.
It has been said that SL20 lights have similarities including charging system and that Don Keller began Pro Light shortly after leaving Kel Lite. It has been said Pro Light eventually ended up making lights to compete with Streamlights SL20, which for a time was the only model Streamlight made until acquiring Kel Lite. But it has also been said that the Pro Light Phaser Lights were the impetus of the SL20. So much conjecture for sure.
I'd like to start an "all things Don Keller" thread where folks can share products made by companies either owned by Don or influenced by him. But right now I'd rather not state rumors and I just don't have enough 'facts' to do a proper thread. But in a note he wrote to flashlight museum he stated why he left Kel Lite and that he started Pro Light shortly after then helped Tony Maglica during Maglite early years.
Oh and it seems as though the Streamlight Excalibur was what was the 3rd Gen Kel Lite with Streamlight producing it.
All plastic on the outside with a plastic lens. Metal screws fasten the plastic slider switch to the inside where a metal strip like those old vulcanite lights conducts electricity to a metal bi-pin bulb fastener that is housed in plastic. Metal strips on the bulb fastener touch the reflector much like those ancient lights as well. Alluminum reflector and no wires inside.
I hope to acquire an early Streamlight SL20 at some point along with an early pushbutton type to see how much of the Pro Light ended up in that one.
It has been said that SL20 lights have similarities including charging system and that Don Keller began Pro Light shortly after leaving Kel Lite. It has been said Pro Light eventually ended up making lights to compete with Streamlights SL20, which for a time was the only model Streamlight made until acquiring Kel Lite. But it has also been said that the Pro Light Phaser Lights were the impetus of the SL20. So much conjecture for sure.
I'd like to start an "all things Don Keller" thread where folks can share products made by companies either owned by Don or influenced by him. But right now I'd rather not state rumors and I just don't have enough 'facts' to do a proper thread. But in a note he wrote to flashlight museum he stated why he left Kel Lite and that he started Pro Light shortly after then helped Tony Maglica during Maglite early years.
Oh and it seems as though the Streamlight Excalibur was what was the 3rd Gen Kel Lite with Streamlight producing it.
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