I’ve got a Stanley 369 tripod torch (6 led version) from circa 2008 that I have been using for a long time now, and having compared it to a recently bought headtorch I hadnt realised how poor it is! http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/stanley_max-t.htm
There are many newer models direct from Stanley but not aa driven, so i thought if see if anyone had ever modded one?
I’m trying to work out his to open it up, looks like it might be ultra sonically welded :-(, but thinking it’s so old it is probably not worth the time.
There appear a few Chinese knockoffs for the latest mini version, so new optics might be possible, allowing a change from the current 6x 5mm led to a 3x3 or similar.
This goes back to my pre-BLF days. Back when I was a “loner” enjoying my passion by myself. That year I gifted a different version of the Stanley tripod light to all my family members. It was a single emitter version though.
I remember, I got these at Lowes. They were on sale and I bought one and brought it outside into the car and checked it out. When I saw how cool they were, I went in and got more.
That same year, there also was another more expensive model. A triple emitter tripod model that consisted of detachable lights. In other words, 3 separate flashlights that could be stored in a common tripod.
I thought that those were too cool to gift out and I kept them for myself. As you can see, too cool to even open up and use. :~
BTW, on my single emitter light, I did once start to take it apart to see if I could mod it but it didn’t seem worth while at the time. Perhaps I should look into it again. An XP-G2 could be perfect in that light,
For those not familiar with these, It can run on 3, 6 or 9 AA cells. They load into the legs of the tripod. The 3 legs run in parallel so more cells give added runtime.
Glad I’m not the only one on BLF with this light then! It’s been my loft torch for as long as I can remember, so useful for area light or a directed spot for rewiring stuff up there. Like you, I bought 3 of these and gave them out as Xmas presents, as the diy store chain was closing down so I think I paid less than £5 for each.
I would love to upgrade it to the single emitter and just pwm contol it for brightness, but then I might as well just buy a second hand one, and upgrade that.
