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 Maglite M2A016 AA Mini Flashlight, black Mar 21, 2010
I purchased this flashlight because the regular flashlight I was using to walk the dog at night kept eating batteries and was not bright enough. This flashlight doesn't go through batteries as quick as my old one and is much brighter. I have only changed batteries once, and I think that was only because I used cheap batteries. The only thing I wish I had for it that I don't is a wrist strap. I have dropped it in the yard a couple of times. I may get the wrist strap next. I would recommend this light to any one that needs a small flashlight.
Switch broke. Fixed it. Nov 11, 2009
The switch stopped working in my Mini Maglite AA. I bought a replacement switch over the Internet and fixed it, and then I found out that Mag Instruments would have sent me a new one free under the lifetime warranty. Too bad.
The problem was that the light turned on erratically if at all, and didn't focus properly.
If you open the top, you'll see that the bulb is stuck into a washer-like receptacle which they call the Upper Insulator Receptacle. It's printed "Do Not Remove."
If you remove it, by prying it up with your thumbnails or a pocket knife, you'll see the switch assembly underneath, with a triangular-shaped sheet metal slide contact. Remember how the slide contact goes, because it's likely to fall out. If you remove the batteries, you can take out the lower insulator too. That slide contact is what failed on me. Instead of being flat, the radial arm was bent. I think that if I had flattened it out with needle-nosed pliers, that would have fixed it, at least for a while.
Anyway, the "Switch Repair Kit" comes with the most idiot-proof detailed illustrated step-by-step instructions that I've ever seen for any piece of equipment. They even give you a plastic "tool" to insert and remove the switch, if you're the kind of person who has trouble tapping a flashlight onto a table without losing parts, or you don't have a pencil lying around the house.
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Time Tested & Proven Oct 09, 2009
I retired my Maglite 3D a long time ago for my Streamlight. When my life is on the line, I can't afford to have a dim, yellow beam with dark spots. But for those situations where a tactical light is just overkill, this little baby still finds it's way into my tool box. I actually still keep several of these around. They've all been modified with Terralux Tail Cap Switches. One with a red lamp in the glove box so that I don't ruin my night vision or have that bright glare in the windshield. Another converted with a 140 lumen LED that I keep around for peeking under the hood. No homeowner should be without an ultraviolet lamp for checking his sheets for semen when he returns from work. Wives lie. Forensics don't. With a little imagination, a roll of duct tape, some bailing wire, a pack of zip ties, and some double sided mounting adhesive; there's no telling what you could do. I can't count the number of times I've used my Mini-Maglite, a Swiss Army Knife, a paperclip, and a piece of gum to get me out of a jam.
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 Bullet proof? NO EFHING WAY!!! I've broken 3 of them!!! Jul 09, 2009
Yea if you want to buy something at walmart, its OK. If you are ordering online, you can do WAY better.
OK I'm sorry. Seriously these things are bad. They're solidly built on the outside, but they suck. I've broken 2 or 3. I can't really find them all, but trust me, they're broken.
I just tried fixing one, and guess what? I did fix it. Then I sprayed it with some silicone and THE REFLECTIVE COATING ON THE REFLECTOR MELTED OFF. WTF??? Really? I know these are a couple years old, but honestly. thats just crap. Also the black plastic piece around the bulb melted too. The one that says "DO NOT REMOVE." I had to remove it to fix the switch and now its melted.
I spent $20 on a Cree Q5 flashlight. (akoray k-106) Order it from Dealextreme. It'll take 2 weeks to get to you, but its worth it. 3 programable modes (brightness, stobe, blink, "s-o-s-o" mode) Put in a 14500 (li-ion aa shaped battery) and enjoy between ~5-200 lumens.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16607
(they claim its a 6 mode, its really a 3)
Tight on budget? Look up the Ultrafire C3. 70-80 lumens and $10.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1993
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 Not too bright a 'Mini' Jul 08, 2009
Worked right out of package. But I did not find the light as bright as I expected. Will work in small dark rooms. Not bright enough for outdoors.
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