4/25/2011

Streamlight 74300 Strion LED Flashlight without Charger, Black Review

Streamlight 74300 Strion LED Flashlight without Charger, Black
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This one replaces my first strion with the xenon bulb.New is the roll proof designed head, tail cap push button switch vs twist or press and hold to turn on, 5.3 inch for the xenon and 5.9 led, and of course led bulb.

The good, this thing has a very bright white light with no hint of that nasty blue.The anti roll design should save some blood pressure frustration points.

The bad, it's slightly bigger than the xenon, .6 inch per their website.The switch is rubber covered which may later break down after contact with oily substances.

The ugly, it's beam is not adjustable.

Even tho it's a little longer, you're still getting a lot of light out of a small deal.

The rubber switch cover, I can't say how good it'll hold up.

My xenon started giving me problems after being dropped multiple times.Since the switch had a push for momentary on feature, the battery contacts developed little dents which would cause it to not turn on.I'd have to take the battery out, twist 90 deg, reassemble and try again.The led model has this hi med lo strobe feature in the switch.Seems a bit fancy, and more stuff which could break.I don't know what purpose the strobe provides, unless you know someone with epilepsy you want to see in seizure, ya kno, just for kicks.

Chances are good I wouldn't have bought it had I known it has a non adjustable beam.I tried to find a brick and mortar that had one on the shelf so I could put my hands on it first, but failed to find one.Time will tell...

Update 7/24/10.
After a couple months of use, the differences between the two are further apparent.You wouldn't think .6 inch as significant, but that much more causes it to fall out of my shirt pocket.Even though it's been dropped several times, it hasn't failed me yet.

Even though battery life on the xenon was never a big issue, the led has never gone dull on me.The xenon would get hot if left on too long, the led doesn't.Every once in a while, when I snap it into the charger at the end of the day, I'll not have it in correctly.That's when the xenon would be weak if I needed it early the next day.Not an issue with the led.

The hi med lo feature has been helpful, in my case, for reading a steel embossed tag hi is too bright and reflects light back at me so I can't read the info.High is super bright and lights up a dark area very well.

The antiroll head works great.Set it down, it stays where you want it.The only thing different I would have designed into it would be to make the antiroll flat spots different heights.That way you could set it down to tilt up at different heights.

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Product Description:
Streamlight Strion LED Light Light Only, Strion LEDCompact, Rechargeable Professional Light with C4 LEDRechargeable, ultra-compact and powerful, the Strion LED offers three variable intensity modes, strobe mode and the latest in power LED technology.- Multi-function, push-button tactical tail switch. One-handed operation of momentary, variable intensity: high, medium, low, or strobe modes.- Light Output: High - 8,800 candela (peak beam intensity), 160 lumens; Medium - 4,400 candela (peak beam intensity), 80 lumens; Low - 2,300 candela (peak beam intensity), 40 lumens- Optimized electronics provides regulated intensity- Run times: High - Up to 2 continuous hours; Medium - Up to 4 continuous hours; Low - Up to 7.5 continuous hours; Strobe - Up to 5.5 continuous hours.- Lithium ion battery is rechargeable up to 500 times; fully recharges in 3 hrs.- Fits existing Strion chargers. Clamp style charger holder with digital control circuit that prevents over-charge; LED indicates charge status- IPX4 rated design for water resistance- Serialized for positive identification- Limited lifetime warranty- 5.9"; 5.22 oz.- 6000 series machined aircraft aluminum with anodized finish- Borofloat high temperature glass- Anti-roll head- Multi-function, push-button tactical tailswitch. Tail cap rotates for "SAFE" position- Grooved barrel adapts to long gun mount- Lithium Ion battery recharges in the light- C4 LED technology, impervious to shock with a 50,000 hour lifetime, Mfg No: 74300, Manufacturer: Streamlight

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