srothstein wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 8:19 pmI think they were replacing Kel-Light because Kel was always dry battery usage, not rechargeable. I had a few Kel-lights back in the 70's, especially the seven cell lights. Mag light was the other rechargeable light in competition for the police market. For me, the lifetime guarantee on Streamlight was the tie breaker.puma guy wrote: ↑Fri Aug 09, 2024 10:09 amSteamlight has always made fine products at reasonable prices since their first flashlights came out way back when. My brother's camera company sold them and I still have quite a few various sizes. I seem to recall their competition was Kel Lite that went through a series of legal issues.dlh wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 9:34 pm I have several Streamlight Pro-Tac flashlights. Recommend them highly. You can find them over on Amazon.
I carry one in my pocket and have another zip-tied to an old Harrington Richardson Breech-Loading Single shot shotgun in
case I run into a rattlesnake crawling out in the yard at night.
Funny thing is I did find out last year that their definition of life-time guarantee was not the same as mine. I had one of the 35X models I bought back in the early 90's (replacing one I lost that I had bought in 87). The switch design was bad and would short out after a couple years. I lost track of how many times I had GT Distributors put in a new switch. Well, when not using it for work, but just as a household light, it lasted for more years than I thought. When I got back into a patrol car, the switch was bad again. GT could not replace it because Streamlight had changed the designs and gone all LED. When they could not fix it, Streamlight offered me one of the brand new ones for half price and I took it after griping about the short life-time warranty. It is actually a better light, brighter than the old 35X, still in a steel case, but about 2 inches shorter.
So, when I am on patrol now, I have three streamlights either on me or in the car. My belt one still uses a halogen bulb, but the other two are LED. I doubt you could go wrong with a Streamlight.
