Freedom1955
Enlightened
Streamlight\'s lens durability question, HELP!!!
I have just begun purchasing what I consider quality Flashlights. One of my purchases is a Streamlight 2L Led Luxeon. I just got it a couple days ago. Well I've got several other flashlights that you can see in my signature lines. I've never had and or noticed a problem with any of there lenses while I cleaned them. The way I clean them is with our lens cleaning kit we get with our prescription glasses. It consists of a little spray bottle of a cleaning solution and some kind of a special cloth. Tonight I tried cleaning the lens of 3 of my flashlights (they get dusty) the 2L led Luxeon, Legend LX and my Nuwai QIII. My cleaning procedure is as followed. Turn the flashlight on so I can see the dust on the lenses then I quickly spray a little solution on the lens and wipe it clean with the special cloth.
First I clean the lens of the the Nuwai QIII, when I get done the lens looks perfectly clean. Now I do the same to the Legend LX, same thing it looks really good. Now I clean the Streamlight's lens, please be aware that I am being very careful and very gentle with what I consider an important part of my equipment. I wipe the lens of the streamlight gingery and low and behold it's got some scratches on the lens that were not there before /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif I thought how did I do that? I grabbed the Legend (a $20 dollar light) do the same procedure no scratches. I take the Sreamlight and do the same to it's lens again MORE SCRATCHES! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/help.gif Now I'm freaking out, I just paid good money on a Streamlight and the lens scratches very easily. Now I'm mad. I've got inexpensive flashlight's that the lenses don't scratch and my best (so I think) flashlight the lens scratches like it's made out of some kind of cheap plastic.
I really like this light because it's an Led and it's got a high-low setting.
I am considering sending it back. I'm not sure if I can because this may be normal.
I should ask everybody, will these scratches effect the visible light output?
I am asking for any and all opinions on my post. I realize I am very particular and this may be nothing to worry about.
Thanks,
Mark
I have just begun purchasing what I consider quality Flashlights. One of my purchases is a Streamlight 2L Led Luxeon. I just got it a couple days ago. Well I've got several other flashlights that you can see in my signature lines. I've never had and or noticed a problem with any of there lenses while I cleaned them. The way I clean them is with our lens cleaning kit we get with our prescription glasses. It consists of a little spray bottle of a cleaning solution and some kind of a special cloth. Tonight I tried cleaning the lens of 3 of my flashlights (they get dusty) the 2L led Luxeon, Legend LX and my Nuwai QIII. My cleaning procedure is as followed. Turn the flashlight on so I can see the dust on the lenses then I quickly spray a little solution on the lens and wipe it clean with the special cloth.
First I clean the lens of the the Nuwai QIII, when I get done the lens looks perfectly clean. Now I do the same to the Legend LX, same thing it looks really good. Now I clean the Streamlight's lens, please be aware that I am being very careful and very gentle with what I consider an important part of my equipment. I wipe the lens of the streamlight gingery and low and behold it's got some scratches on the lens that were not there before /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif I thought how did I do that? I grabbed the Legend (a $20 dollar light) do the same procedure no scratches. I take the Sreamlight and do the same to it's lens again MORE SCRATCHES! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/help.gif Now I'm freaking out, I just paid good money on a Streamlight and the lens scratches very easily. Now I'm mad. I've got inexpensive flashlight's that the lenses don't scratch and my best (so I think) flashlight the lens scratches like it's made out of some kind of cheap plastic.
I really like this light because it's an Led and it's got a high-low setting.
I am considering sending it back. I'm not sure if I can because this may be normal.
I should ask everybody, will these scratches effect the visible light output?
I am asking for any and all opinions on my post. I realize I am very particular and this may be nothing to worry about.
Thanks,
Mark