74751 Strion LED HL 615-Lumen Rechargeable Professional Flashlight with 120V AC/12V DC Charger and 1 Charger Holder, Black

I've owned a number of "professional" flashlights over the years. My fascination with these products started while I was involved as a Sheriff's deputy in search and rescue at night on partially frozen lakes. What a difference a decent light makes for your own safety and finding what you're looking for! Hand-held flashlights have certainly come a long way since the days of the incandescent bulb and the much improved Xenon bulbs. LED's are the way to go (although HID has applications in certain applications requiring extraordinary power). This light is the latest edition of the duty light being carried by many professional users that like the Streamlight brand. It represents a substantial upgrade over the Streamlight Stinger product line in that the Strion product line uses Lithium Ion battery technology instead of the Nickle Metal Hydride technology used in the Stinger. The result is higher energy density which translates into more or longer light production for a given battery weight. L-Ion batteries also perform better at extremely low temperatures and don't self-discharge anywhere nearly as fast as most NiMiH batteries. So if you're leaving it off the charger for an extended period you're more likely to have a useable light 3 months later. The other important feature of this light is a newer generation of LED that produces 500 lumens on the highest of the 3 settings. This flashlight puts out more light than the headlights on my first car I bought back in the 70's. The beam is a moderately wide spot with a fair amount of light spillage outside the central beam. I find it a very useful pattern as it can be used to search out to 200 - 300 feet while spilling enough light so you can see where you're about to put your feet as you walk along with the central beam pointed forward. The tailcap switch works well once you get used to it. You can use the switch for a moment with a half-press or lock it on with a full press. It even has a strobe feature if you quickly double-click the tailswitch. It's a curiosity for me, but might be useful in certain law-enforcement situations. Unlike the old days where you had to remove the flashlight from your belt holster loop in order to sit in a vehicle, this light is small enough to stay in the holster. Yet it provides much more light than my first Xenon Streamlight. You can even carry it in a normal pants or jacket pocket. Size matters and this is the flashlight I use the most. (By the way, a holster is NOT included. I bought one from NiteIze that works fairly well.) The light comes with a nice secure snap-in AC/DC charger too. It's great if you don't want to fiddle with plugging in USB cables or need to mount in in a car/boat/ATV and not worry about it flying out of the charger when you hit a bump or jump a wave.

Had to replace my old stream light. Good light. Strong beam. Worth money

I bought this light to take the place of my Streamlight Stinger LED at work. I work in an automotive shop and the Stinger was a little big to be completely portable. I wanted a light to wear on my belt in a holster so I always had it on me. I bought this Strion light with a leather open top belt holster and could not be happier with the set up. This little light is very bright and quality made. I would highly recommend this light to anyone that is an auto mechanic. Update 2022: So, I have had this light for 9 years now and I changed professions to a computer programmer in 2015, so I went from all day use and abuse to just occasional use at home. The things I can say about this light is that it is super bright, but you don't want to keep it on the high setting all the time, it will drain the battery fairly quickly. This light has held up to wear and tear in an automotive environment, dropping it has not phased it. In 2021, I started having problems with the light. The light would no longer respond to the switch, it would stay on all the time and would cycle through the three brightness settings. I had to remove the battery to shut it off. I did some research and found that the actual led unit was the issue, so I searched for a replacement. I had some trouble finding an exact replacement for the HL version, but I finally found one at brightguy (STR747603) for ~ $30 with shipping. The unit was easy to replace, and my light is back to normal now. I am still using the original battery that came with the light in 2013, which is pretty impressive. Even though the led unit failed, this is still an awesome light, I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone!

Great light, holds a charge. It turns the night into day.

Love this light, put the charging cradle in my truck and it has proven itself as one of the most useful flashlights I own. Perfect throw distance to spot channel markers out of a boat at a comfortable distance when hunting, stands out as a reliable light in any weather. I have not noticed and adverse effects on my truck battery from the charger cradle and I’ve had it for 11 months. Light does get warm during use at the head but that’s to be expected from a high output light. I really like the tail cap switch and the small size. Battery recharges extremely fast on the 12V DC charger. Flashing LED charge indicator does not mess with my vision at night while driving and the charger installs easily. My favorite feature is that it is always ready to be used, no worrying about batteries since it is always on the charger in my truck. Overall would absolutely spend hard earned money on it again and if I break it I will absolutely be buying another!

I am a professional and have used these for a while. Great light, strong, long lasting and a company that stands behind it. I have 5 units. One over 17yrs old. I did buy one from Amazon at a great price but that one gets an extremely hot where you can’t hold it and the engraving is wearing off. Which is odd being all the others are different. Might be a knock off unit, but boxed exactly as the others.

A home inspector friend said after complete out my cheaper flashlights that’s I needed a stream light so I ordered one Within a month of owning it failed. Luckily I am 10 minutes from the factory so I drove over and had it serviced. They mailed it back and it failed again an hour into using it. I promptly drove over and said something is wrong. Apparently the battery is the issue and they replaced the battery and it’s been fine ever since. Besides that issue it’s a great flashlight . Super bright yet small.

We got this flashlight a couple of years ago, and it's incredible. It holds a charge for what seems like MONTHS, is brighter than the light of 1000 suns, and is lightweight. Is it a bit pricey? Yup! But, save from us losing it, I don't think we'd buy another flashlight in our lifetimes, as well as not needing to buy batteries.... it's such a good investment. It's taken us through several long-haul power outages and dark winter nights without an issue. I wish there was an option to have a less bright mode, but I just cover the light a bit with part of my hand and that does the trick.

Excelente , linterna trabajando a la perfección!

Era una lámpara muy esperada por mi, primera por qué ya no tengo que comprar pilas, y ahora de nueva llevo más 3 horas de uso y sin cargar batería, es compacta, pequeña con discreción, solo el boto trasero para encendido, Mal por que a los 10 min en parte superior inicia a calentar y al ser metal es un poco molesto, también no es compatible con su funda original, queda grande por que es muy pequeña, No compatible con varias fundas. Pedí una más que es táctica y dice ser compatible, para trabajo nocturno es excelente, como seguridad y paramédico la recomiendo (comprar su funda plástica para evitar rayones y evitar molestias por el calentamiento)

This little flashlight is a rockstar! I bought for my husband this past summer and was initially surprised at how small it was but have found it’s waaay better than a big clunky flashlight. The brightness is crazy!!.. superior to any we’ve ever owned... and we have had many!! Awesome quality, and battery life - highly recommend!! Update: Dec.2021 - still a rockstar! 👍🏻

El artículo está genial, me gusto mucho, solamente me pudieran apoyar en generar una factura por estos artículos.. le agradecería si puede ayudarme a generar una factura electrónica por esto… Gracias