Stinger and Strion: Same Charger?
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powernoodle
Flashlight Enthusiast
They use different chargers. The contact points on the lights are a different configuration. Sorry! 
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Gatsby
Enlightened
I wonder if there is a technical reason for this or if it is purely so Streamlight can sell more accessories... Doesn't really change the result I suppose - but the Strion chargers are pretty expensive relative to the cost of the light by itself...
I'm waiting on delivery of a Strion - I'll let you know what I think when it arrives!
I'm waiting on delivery of a Strion - I'll let you know what I think when it arrives!
Flash_Gordon
Flashlight Enthusiast
You are also dealing with different battery chemistries. The Stinger is Nicad and the Strion is Lithium Ion. This also makes the charger technology different.
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Brighteyez
Flashlight Enthusiast
Perhaps it has something to do with the smaller size of the Strion where it won't fit into the cradle of a Stinger? Additionally, as mentioned, the charger has to be made to accommodate the LIon chemistry of the Strion battery.
Gatsby said:
powernoodle
Flashlight Enthusiast
Strion charger contacts.
Strion, top. SF 6P bottom.
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Gatsby
Enlightened
Well the different chemistries certainly provides a solid reason for the incompatible chargers! 
Brighteyez
Flashlight Enthusiast
Yup, if the circuitry isn't built into the battery, it needs to be built into the charger.
Additionaly due to the size difference between the two lights, the Strion would all but slip through the Stinger cradle.
Additionaly due to the size difference between the two lights, the Strion would all but slip through the Stinger cradle.
Gatsby said:Well the different chemistries certainly provides a solid reason for the incompatible chargers!
VWTim
Enlightened
One nice thing is Streamlight uses the same wallwort and car plugs that plug into the cradles for each light. I bought my Strion with a DC only charger, and scored a Streamlight wallwart from my dad's old dead Stinger.
Brighteyez
Flashlight Enthusiast
That is correct. For about the last 20 years or so, Streamlight has charging cradles for each of their families of light products. But every one of them operates off of the same DC or AC cord. And pre-86 products that might still be in use (e.g. original SL-20s) use the same AC adapter; the only difference is that the cord is hardwired to the cradle.
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