Streamlight 65618 Stylus Reach Pen Light with Flexible Cable, Black with Arctic White Beam

by Streamlight

Product Description

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Let's say you're working on your car and you drop a crucial part down below the engine block. You can't see where it went, and your regular flashlight won't fit into the narrow spaces around your engine. Time to dismantle your car in the hope that you'll recover the part? Of course not! Simply grab your Streamlight Stylus Reach pen light, extend the flexible cable, then thread it around the hoses to get a better look.

Whether you're looking for lost auto parts, wayward nuts and bolts, or a spent fuse, this is a handy little light. The high-intensity LED (10 lumens) is mounted at the end of a flexible PVC cable that allows you to get light into very tight spots. The cable may be extended from seven to 14 inches if you need a little more reach. The durable LED will last up to 100,000 hours, and you'll get up to 60 hours of illumination from the included three AAAA alkaline batteries.--Josh Dettweiler

What's in the Box
Pen light, three AAAA alkaline batteries

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008BFS6
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 65618
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,957 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tough, versatile, small and bright..., December 8, 2004

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lee280zx "lee280zx" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Streamlight 65618 Stylus Reach Pen Light with Flexible Cable, Black with Arctic White Beam (Tools & Home Improvement)

If you've ever worked in confined spaces (under a car's dash, behind a sink, inside an appliance, etc.), you know that at times even small flashlights are too big. Sometimes you need a small light that can wrap around obstructions and light obscured areas.

Until now, in these situations I have used a "Bend-A-Light" that is similar to the Stylus Reach. The standard Bend-A-Light retails for about the same price as the Stylus Reach, so a comparison of the two is useful.

The Bend-A-Light is larger and slightly heavier. Its flexible neck is longer than that of the Stylus Reach (9.5" vs. 7.5" from bulb tip to flashlight body). However, the effective reach of the Stylus Reach is greater because its body is only slightly wider than its flexible neck (owing to its use of super-small "AAAA" batteries). The body of the Bend-A-Light houses "AA" batteries and is over twice as thick.

The Stylus Reach also features an aircraft aluminum casing (vs. the Bend-A-Light's plastic body), a MUCH more flexible neck that is shielded and insulated with PVC, up to 60 hours of run time on one set of three "AAAA" batteries (included), momentary "blink" or constant-on switching, and it's waterproof! Moreover, it has an unbreakable LED light that burns cool and is as bright or brighter than the Bend-A-Light's fragile, incandescent bulb.

[I should mention that there is a considerably longer (24"), brighter Bend-A-Light called the "Krypton Pro Bend-A-Light." However, I have no experience with it.]

I am exceptionally impressed with the brightness and quality of the Stylus Reach. It is one of those items that nobody knows they need until they have it. It would make a great gift for any do-it-yourselfer or tech geek.

If Streamlight would make a version of the Stylus Reach with a longer neck, I'd happily buy it, too.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Inspect hard to reach places, August 8, 2008

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Andrew "Tinker, Nice Guy, Parent, Husband, Pe... (OAKLEY, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Streamlight 65618 Stylus Reach Pen Light with Flexible Cable, Black with Arctic White Beam (Tools & Home Improvement)

As a welding inspector for commercial, residential and public buildings and bridges I get sent to look at some difficult to reach areas off ladders, in deep trenches or 17 stories up a steel frame. The areas that I look at are poorly lit and at times I have to use a mirror to see all areas, this light gets me 100% coverage for what I need to do.

The bad news is that this light takes AAAA (quadruple A) batteries, if you don't stock up and carry extras this light is nothing but dead weight in your pocket. A fresh set of batteries do last about 4 weeks or so for me, product says they're rated to 60 hours. I keep a fresh pack of batteries in my canvas bucket just in case, of course I keep an extra light as well.

The flexible cable is tough and the entire light fits snugly in any of my coverall pockets.

The LED tip is unprotected, scuffs easily, but the brightness doesn't seem to be affected by this.

UPDATE- 2/6/2012

This little wonder is going strong!

The plastic casing around the flexible shaft is severely worn, but that's cosmetic. Everything else is working just like the first week I started using it.

Buy this light for tight spot illumination.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flexable LED pen light, October 14, 2005

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Hermanator "Hermanator" (Detroit, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Streamlight 65618 Stylus Reach Pen Light with Flexible Cable, Black with Arctic White Beam (Tools & Home Improvement)

Top quality light in every way: bright white light, durable bulb, strong shaft, on/off switch easy to actuate. Size is perfect the batteries are a little hard to come across and needs an apparatus to focus the light. Still the best pen light I have ever seen or used and anyone who has used my light inquires, how much was it? and where did you get it?