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#71007 - 08/10/06 03:01 PM Mini Maglite Led 2 AA
joaquin39 Offline
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Registered: 03/19/05
Posts: 149
Loc: Philadelphia,Pennsyvania, USA.
Does anybody know if Maglite has the new Mini Maglite 2-AA in the market already?. If so where can I get it?.

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#71008 - 08/10/06 03:55 PM Re: Mini Maglite Led 2 AA
harrkev Offline
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Registered: 09/05/01
Posts: 384
Loc: Colorado Springs, CO
Why would you want one? There are a lot of other choices out ther besides Mag. Target generally has a very good selection of LED lights in stock. Check out the Dorcy and Innova lights. If you want the ultimate, check out Fenix, but it is probably not available locally.
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#71009 - 08/10/06 04:02 PM Re: Mini Maglite Led 2 AA
cedfire Offline
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Registered: 07/10/03
Posts: 659
Loc: Orygun
My local Wally World has the peg board space open for them, with labels and prices. It appears they are waiting for the stock to come in.

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#71010 - 08/10/06 04:03 PM Re: Mini Maglite Led 2 AA
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FWIW: Maglite website says "still working on it". My one hope for Magled is that they'll offer their lights in some case color other than black. Damn, I hate black flashlights. I'd like to pick up a Fenix L2P, but...


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#71011 - 08/10/06 05:36 PM Re: Mini Maglite Led 2 AA
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Ha! Registered 7/7/06, 60 posts, journeyman status. Take that, harrkev!

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#71012 - 08/10/06 07:21 PM Re: Mini Maglite Led 2 AA
joaquin39 Offline
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Registered: 03/19/05
Posts: 149
Loc: Philadelphia,Pennsyvania, USA.
Maglite was the standard of the industry when there were no LEDs. I am curious to know if they live up to their reputation when they come out with the new LEDs. Thank you for the responses.

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#71013 - 08/10/06 09:08 PM Re: Mini Maglite Led 2 AA
harrkev Offline
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Registered: 09/05/01
Posts: 384
Loc: Colorado Springs, CO
Their reputation is being cheap and sturdy. That is really all that they have going for them -- a very thick chunk of aluminum at a low price.

There are a LOT of lights that are brighter and smaller. A few are also as tough or tougher. But you will pay more.

My own personal opinion is that Mag employs more lawyers than they do engineers. Up until recently, the only new thing that they could make was law suits against smaller manufacturers. For that reason alone I will avoid them from now on.
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#71014 - 08/10/06 10:44 PM Re: Mini Maglite Led 2 AA
Eugene Offline
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Registered: 12/26/02
Posts: 2998
If you don't by products from companies that are sue happy then you won't be buying many products. Microsoft, AMD, Intel, all the car companies, etc all sue more than design.

I still like a buy mags, they are a decent product for the price, I've bought a few other brands from time to time but the mags are the only ones that last unless you go really high end like surefire and such.

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#71015 - 08/11/06 06:03 AM Re: Mini Maglite Led 2 AA
ame Offline
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Registered: 10/15/05
Posts: 162
Loc: Korea
I just bought two Terralux TLE-5 upgrades for my AA Maglites. They have a 1W Luxeon LED and are pretty bright.

I too am waiting eagerly for Mag's LED offerings, but it might be a while before they make it to New Zealand.

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#71016 - 08/11/06 12:02 PM Re: Mini Maglite Led 2 AA
Eugene Offline
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Registered: 12/26/02
Posts: 2998
I'm still not impressed with the brightness of LED's. My Arc AAA wasn't bright enough to use inside the tent a couple weekends ago so I had to pull out a brighter lite.

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#71017 - 08/11/06 01:20 PM Re: Mini Maglite Led 2 AA
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Registered: 11/16/05
Posts: 2
I just recieved my P1 from Fenix, incredibly small,extremely bright light. It runs on one C123 cell. It would blow an Arc AAA away. I also picked up Brinkman 3W LED from Target for my Dad. Very nice light running on 3 AAA. Good throw with a nice smooth flood. Dorcy also makes a decent 1W LED running 3 AAA. Have a nice day :-)

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#71018 - 08/12/06 07:48 AM Re: Mini Maglite Led 2 AA
jamesraykenney Offline
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Registered: 03/12/04
Posts: 316
Loc: Beaumont, TX USA
My Walmart has the D-cell maglites in LED form.
They also have the LEDs to convert the old ones...
They are right next to the third party ones...
I picked up one and converted an old 2D-cell, and it is MUCH brighter than the incandescent bulb...

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#71019 - 08/12/06 10:35 AM Re: Mini Maglite Led 2 AA
JIM Offline
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Registered: 03/18/06
Posts: 1032
Loc: The Netherlands
Are there also LED upgrades for AAA Mag-Lite's?
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#71020 - 08/12/06 02:03 PM Re: Mini Maglite Led 2 AA
Russ Offline
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Registered: 06/02/06
Posts: 5359
Loc: SOCAL
LED bulbs for mini AAA maglite I have one of these, very bright, works fine.
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#71021 - 08/15/06 01:21 AM Re: Nite Ize LED upgrade
Simon Offline


Registered: 04/24/06
Posts: 398
Loc: Tennessee
Nite Ize L.E.D. Upgrade:

Well, for only $4.92 at Wally World, this more than tripled the brightness and area coverage of my AA Mini Maglite, so I would say it was worth it. It DOES make it more of a FLOOD light instead of a SPOT light though, which is okay for me. Now only if these other claims prove to be true:

*Extends battery life 4X longer
*10 year lamp life (100,000 hours continous use)
*Dependable: Shock resistant!
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