STREAMLIGHT71600 JR Luxeon Reach Flashlight, Black - 140 Lumens

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After misgivings about this (cost, mostly) and a poor experience with a cheaper Greenlee competitor product (well made, but too little illumination), I finally bought this and find that it is very well made, durable and very, very useful.I keep it with my kit of electrical repair tools, but I've gone to get it several times when working underhood or even when adjusting something underneath shop machinery. I've even used it under cabinets when working on a reverse osmosis filter. In fact, I've started using it so often that I'm not sure where best to store it.The magnet is good and strong, the flex cable is stiff enough to hold position and the lamp produces outstanding light in enclosed areas, allowing me to position the light and to direct it onto the problem.I own other Streamlight products and know them to be tough, durable, sound and reliable and this seems as well made as my much more expensive Stinger LED flashlight, but more useful in the inside, underside, bottomside of things.I wish Streamlight would include more mounting hardware (perhaps somekind of clip or clamp mount, or maybe a mini-tripod, or a good Fluke-style hook/loop system for hanging), as well as a practical belt carrier, all of which seems reasonable given the cost.

Note the latest version of this product has been updated to 140 lumens. I was looking for something I could wrap around my neck for hands-free walking at night. I originally looked for something similar to the old Black & Decker snake-light (from the nineties). Found out Black & Decker has updated the original to an LED version, but it only puts out 45 lumens (rather low by today's LED standards).Thus we have this Streamlight which outputs 140 lumens. I've now used this for several days. It's lighter in weight then it may look, very comfortable around the neck. When it's hanging around your neck, you can twist the end to any angle you like (to place the beam anywhere in front of you) - making it the perfect hands-free walking light. Lay it on a flat surface, and you can point the head in any direction you want.The beam pattern is very wide & evenly spread - no dark/bright spots in the middle like a traditional flashlight.

Comes in handy when working on my vehicles. the magnet and clip are very strong and hold it in place wherever you bend the flex light.

I have 18” stream light with pen head and it runs on aaa and it goes years. I used this because it is brighter and with magnet is nice but it comes at a big cost of consumption. I recommend the smaller version but it’s nice having both