Streamlight Polystinger
Opinion
Fantastic little flashlight. We've had 2 of these for a couple years, and use them primarily when we're walking the dogs at night. Also handy when I'm digging around in a PC. The fact that it has a polymer case is nice, so you don't have to worry about shorting something out if it rolls up against a live wire or against the motherboard.
There are two downsides to these flashlights, both somewhat minor:
- It can be hard to find the switch on the head, especially if you're wearing gloves. I really tend to prefer a tail-cap push-button switch.
- If the flashlight falls on it's face, there's enough force to knock the bulb loose. It doesn't break, but other than a rubber gasket, the two pins are all that hold the bulb in. This means taking the head off, removing the reflector, re-installing the bulb (without touching it, or it may crack from the finger grease when it gets hot), and re-assembling it.
Streamlight's warranty is great. My wife had broken the rubber push-button on the on/off switch by using her thumbnail to press it, instead of the pad of her thumb. I paid shipping to get the flashlight out there, and they repaired it and covered return shipping. Hard to beat that kind of customer service.
Specifications
- Xenon gas-filled bi-pin bulb with 30-hour life; spare bulb in tailcap
- Adjustable focus beam
- Up to 11,000 candela (peak beam intensity); 90 lumens
- 3-cell 3.6V nickel-cadmium sub-C battery
- 3-cell, 3.6 Volt Ni-MH sub-C battery, rechargeable up to 1000 times offered in 230VAC and 12VDC European systems.
- Up to 1.25 hour continuous use
- 7.4" / 8.7 oz.
Resources
- Product page
- Operating Instructions
(149 KB) - Fact Sheet (125 KB)
- Fast Charger Instructions (101 KB)
- Info Sheet w/ Part Numbers (393 KB)
Misc
- 2009/01/13 - Replaced batteries in both flashlights, ST75175 3000ma, eBay batterygallery, $30.96
- 2006/08/08 - Replaced battery?
History is hazy. One flashlight had a 310-299-1799 3600ma battery from superbatterys@yahoo.com, the other had a 1600ma Interstate battery. There is also an unopened 1600ma Interstate battery in a bag in the battery cabinet.
