Stylus Pro Upgrade?

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BenLankford

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I got my Streamlight Stylus Pro the other day and I like it. But I was wondering if they had a mod to make it brighter?
 
BenLankford said:
I got my Streamlight Stylus Pro the other day and I like it. But I was wondering if they had a mod to make it brighter?
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Streamlight does not, but I bet you could get someone on CPF to put a new LED in there. I'm guessing you would be spending more on the mod than the light itself.

Do you just like that size? If so, you could try a Fenix LD05 or 4Sevens Preon 2.
 
I like the 4Sevens on but it goes 1.8 8.5 and then 70 lumens?!?! I'm looking for one that is around 50 lumens with a tail clicky thing. I don't need a ton of settings cause this is just going to be an EDC flashlight. And how much would it cost to buy a more powerful led?
 
I think you're mistaken. Those are the ratings for a Preon 1, not 2.
For a Preon 2, the lumen ratings, as well as runtimes are:

# Low: 2.2 OTF Lumens, 23 hours
# Medium: 22 OTF Lumens, 6 hours
# High: 160 OTF Lumens, 0.8 hours

The low is good for indoor night lighting. Medium is a nice all-around light, and the high is for when you really need the extra brightness. The Preon 2 also comes default with a clicky tailcap. If you purchase the Preon Kit, you get the body tubes for both the Preon 1 and 2, as well as a flat and clicky tailcap. I had one for a while, and while it is definitely a good light, I wanted to try something different.

Oh, and as for the multiple settings, it defaults back to low after a couple seconds, and the strobe, S.O.S., and beacon modes are hidden unless you switch between two cycles of Low/Med/High quickly. Really neat light using an XP-G R5 emitter. That thing had a huge hotspot.
 
BenLankford said:
I like the 4Sevens on but it goes 1.8 8.5 and then 70 lumens?!?! I'm looking for one that is around 50 lumens with a tail clicky thing. I don't need a ton of settings cause this is just going to be an EDC flashlight. And how much would it cost to buy a more powerful led?
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LEDs are about $10. Someone on CPF will probably mod it for around $30, from what I have seen in the past.

I can't think of any 50 lumen 2 x AAA lights off the top of my head. Honestly, you probably won't notice much difference between 50 and 70 lumens. Eyes see brightness in a logarithmic scale, so something that is 40% brighter will not look 40% brighter to your eyes.
 
storl said:
LEDs are about $10. Someone on CPF will probably mod it for around $30, from what I have seen in the past.

I can't think of any 50 lumen 2 x AAA lights off the top of my head. Honestly, you probably won't notice much difference between 50 and 70 lumens. Eyes see brightness in a logarithmic scale, so something that is 40% brighter will not look 40% brighter to your eyes.
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I found a 50 lumen one for like $2.67 but i'm going to run down to RadioShack and pick one up. Do you know how to remove the top part of the Stylus Pro?
 
BenLankford said:
I found a 50 lumen one for like $2.67 but i'm going to run down to RadioShack and pick one up. Do you know how to remove the top part of the Stylus Pro?
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No clue. I'm going to be a dealer soon, but I'm not one quite yet. ;)

Make sure the LED is compatible. If you want to do it yourself, ask the guys over at CPF about what you need. Just because it is capable of 50 lumens doesn't mean that the light will be 50 lumens. You have to figure out how much voltage and current is going to the LED and all that fun stuff.
 
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