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Flashlight Enthusiast
May not be the best title but it sounds good I think.
So C and D MagLites use a common 'PR' type bulb which can be found with various gases for reasonable prices online and the Solitaire and AA/AAA MiniMaglites use a proprietary bulb.
Now if you buy a new one of these they typically come with two bulbs.
Now AAA and AA bulbs all types are $5.50 through Mag and even higher elsewhere when the lights that come with two bulbs only cost $7.75-12.75. Is the bulb really a major factor in the cost?
On the used market you might find a set of older Mag bulbs for $15 or higher with shipping when the lights complete, new old stock are in the twenty dollar range.
Why are bulbs so high? When they went from HK to Germany a two pack was a dollar something. I wish I hadn't sold them all in 2013.
So C and D MagLites use a common 'PR' type bulb which can be found with various gases for reasonable prices online and the Solitaire and AA/AAA MiniMaglites use a proprietary bulb.
Now if you buy a new one of these they typically come with two bulbs.
Now AAA and AA bulbs all types are $5.50 through Mag and even higher elsewhere when the lights that come with two bulbs only cost $7.75-12.75. Is the bulb really a major factor in the cost?
On the used market you might find a set of older Mag bulbs for $15 or higher with shipping when the lights complete, new old stock are in the twenty dollar range.
Why are bulbs so high? When they went from HK to Germany a two pack was a dollar something. I wish I hadn't sold them all in 2013.