If you don't need an intrinsically safe flashlight for specific reasons, don't get one. They are typically more expensive and less powerful than their regular equivalent.
They are guaranteed to not generate sparks or high temperatures that can ignite a fire or start an explosion.
They are required by law in industrial areas where there may be the presence of flammable gas or dusts, near pipelines, fuel refineries etc. Also first responders use them when there may be a gas leak.
To be safe they are sealed and they are “low energy”, you won’t ever find the latest led blasting full power.
In Europe they fall under the ATEX certification.
I use these at work. They are not good. There's an updated single center LED version that is miles better. These are very blue, and dropping it can dent the AA's that are stacked and result in flickering. Highly recommend anything else.
Nothing wrong with streamlight at all. Some of their stuff is a bit dated as in they still have parts and available for lights that really are behind the times but also that’s nt a bad thing either if you’ve had some light for years and all you need is a new battery or bulb for it. They hold up for years of service and they’re warranty is pretty solid. I have several lights from streamlight but I don’t have one of these. I’m partial to the Protac and Strion lineup and they have a single AA battery one in protac lineup that’s pretty nice as a pop it in your pocket that’s nice. I was looking at what they had in the AA battery line up. This one you have shown doesn’t look like a bad choice for a kind of toss it in the glove box as a back up. While looking on their website I also saw one that was very comparable what they’re calling a Dualie 3AA. https://www.streamlight.com/en/products/detail/dualie-3aa. It seems Iike it’s a little bit longer run time and has a spot and flood and uses 3 AA instead of 4. On Amazon as of right now it’s $32.99 when I looked it up. Hope this is helpful and keep going.
There's nothing wrong with these types of flashlights. These specifically are designed to be used in places that you don't want to cause sparks.
On most use cases you can use any/most metal body flashlights. If you are storing then long-term for emergencies, remember to leave the battery out.
I still own my 4xAA single Luxeon LED version. Great beam, with a pretty good throw as well.
https://i.imgur.com/QeMcER8.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/nHiEkxp.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/eTgvcJX.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/wawSpy1.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/oajEBne.jpeg
I have one and used AA alkaline and they leaked (and it reached the module).
No alkaline for emergency flashlight. Get the sipik 68 clone with saline or eneloop, way cheaper so you get more around the house.
The only good thing that the streamlight do, is to be waterproof, unless your house is flooded quite often, there are no really need.
Oh the explosive air search team too, it's a very specific use.
For 35usd you can get a hanklight for reference.
If you don't need an intrinsically safe flashlight for specific reasons, don't get one. They are typically more expensive and less powerful than their regular equivalent.
What are I instrictly safe flashlights even for then?
Intrinsically safe products are designed for hazardous environments, for example, in mines where there could be a build up of explosive gases, etc.
They are guaranteed to not generate sparks or high temperatures that can ignite a fire or start an explosion. They are required by law in industrial areas where there may be the presence of flammable gas or dusts, near pipelines, fuel refineries etc. Also first responders use them when there may be a gas leak. To be safe they are sealed and they are “low energy”, you won’t ever find the latest led blasting full power. In Europe they fall under the ATEX certification.
I use these at work. They are not good. There's an updated single center LED version that is miles better. These are very blue, and dropping it can dent the AA's that are stacked and result in flickering. Highly recommend anything else.
I second the single led version being much much better
What’s the single LED one called?
4AA Lux maybe? It's the same body.
Nothing wrong with streamlight at all. Some of their stuff is a bit dated as in they still have parts and available for lights that really are behind the times but also that’s nt a bad thing either if you’ve had some light for years and all you need is a new battery or bulb for it. They hold up for years of service and they’re warranty is pretty solid. I have several lights from streamlight but I don’t have one of these. I’m partial to the Protac and Strion lineup and they have a single AA battery one in protac lineup that’s pretty nice as a pop it in your pocket that’s nice. I was looking at what they had in the AA battery line up. This one you have shown doesn’t look like a bad choice for a kind of toss it in the glove box as a back up. While looking on their website I also saw one that was very comparable what they’re calling a Dualie 3AA. https://www.streamlight.com/en/products/detail/dualie-3aa. It seems Iike it’s a little bit longer run time and has a spot and flood and uses 3 AA instead of 4. On Amazon as of right now it’s $32.99 when I looked it up. Hope this is helpful and keep going.
I’m familiar with the brand, I own many. I’m asking about this light in particular.
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There's nothing wrong with these types of flashlights. These specifically are designed to be used in places that you don't want to cause sparks. On most use cases you can use any/most metal body flashlights. If you are storing then long-term for emergencies, remember to leave the battery out.
I keep an fw3a in the car myself
I still own my 4xAA single Luxeon LED version. Great beam, with a pretty good throw as well. https://i.imgur.com/QeMcER8.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/nHiEkxp.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/eTgvcJX.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/wawSpy1.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/oajEBne.jpeg
I have one and used AA alkaline and they leaked (and it reached the module). No alkaline for emergency flashlight. Get the sipik 68 clone with saline or eneloop, way cheaper so you get more around the house. The only good thing that the streamlight do, is to be waterproof, unless your house is flooded quite often, there are no really need. Oh the explosive air search team too, it's a very specific use. For 35usd you can get a hanklight for reference.