I needed a flashlight to make several hundred heat shrink connectors. I decided to buy one with a stand to save time. The good news about this flashlight is that once you get used to the flashlight itself, you're pretty good at using the auto-trigger. The trigger was a bit confusing at first, but once you play around with it, you'll love this feature. My biggest problem is the stand. I ended up gluing the stand but I would like the stand to be removable for different tasks. In my opinion the stand works poorly and the flashlight itself is excellent. Hope that helps!