Got a 2 AA MagLite and a Nite Ize 1 watt LED upgrade with the IQ switch:
http://www.niteize.com/productdetail.php?category_id=28&product_id=146
I am very happy with the optics. No dark spots. The center bright spot is even and circular. The spill area around the center spot is evenly lit and slowly darken towards the edge.
Comes with 5 light settings, high, medium, low, slow strobe, fast strobe.
Has a peculiar feature in that the IQ switch (rear cap) comes with a small red LED that blinks every 4 seconds. It is supposed to tell you were it is in the dark so you can find it.
Brighter than a standard Mag incandescent. But not very bright, so just good enough for general in-house, weekend camping and "fixing your car" use.
The only issue I have is that if you screw/unscrew the rear cap or the head, during battery replacement or focusing adjustments, the light may not light up anymore. You'd have to fiddle around with the rear cap and/or the head to get a good electrical path before the light will start up, after which, it will work all the time until the next time you fiddle with the rear cap/head.
Generally worth my money.
$19.99+ from Target. Plus $8.99+ for the 2AA regular MagLite, from Target as well.
http://www.niteize.com/productdetail.php?category_id=28&product_id=146
I am very happy with the optics. No dark spots. The center bright spot is even and circular. The spill area around the center spot is evenly lit and slowly darken towards the edge.
Comes with 5 light settings, high, medium, low, slow strobe, fast strobe.
Has a peculiar feature in that the IQ switch (rear cap) comes with a small red LED that blinks every 4 seconds. It is supposed to tell you were it is in the dark so you can find it.
Brighter than a standard Mag incandescent. But not very bright, so just good enough for general in-house, weekend camping and "fixing your car" use.
The only issue I have is that if you screw/unscrew the rear cap or the head, during battery replacement or focusing adjustments, the light may not light up anymore. You'd have to fiddle around with the rear cap and/or the head to get a good electrical path before the light will start up, after which, it will work all the time until the next time you fiddle with the rear cap/head.
Generally worth my money.
$19.99+ from Target. Plus $8.99+ for the 2AA regular MagLite, from Target as well.
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