Mag Solitaire AAA drop-ins
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Gunner12
Flashaholic
Gunner12
Flashaholic
It's probably cheaper for you to buy a new 1 AAA light then.
Marduke
Flashaholic
So pay $15 and get a brand new Fenix E01 shipped free. It's a better light in every respect anyhow.
Best upgrade is to buy a Fenix E01 and take Solitare and "drop-in" the trash!
The one in the link listed from LED Replacement (a Tektite LT-3) is about $24 and the one listed from Lighthound is no longer available.
*** After some looking around, I see a hole in the market. Solitaires are pretty worthless as is, the available drop-in is > 4x more expensive than the light, and there are a lot of Solitaires out there - if we were all honest, I bet there aren't too many of us who don't have at least one and probably a few more, gathering dust some place in the house.
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BBnet3000
Newly Enlightened
i have a light thats similar to a solitaire that i think might take a solitaire drop in... the thing is, like everyone here, im a little disappointed in the prices of the dropins available. if mag ever releases a dropin for it (im rather sure they would make them cost effective, as their previous dropins have been) or if my E01 bites the dust (fat chance) ill probably still look into it. i just cant bring myself to throw out the light, but its useless as-is.
JamisonM
Enlightened
I got something like this, if not the very same thing, from sandwich shoppe a couple of years ago. It cost me $16 including shipping. Comparing it and my E01, they are about the same. I can see no difference in output. The E01 has its advantages, its knurling, better beam and it is smaller. Still, I carry my solitaire. I sputtered the reflector and cut the cam off. Now, the beam, while not great, is still easy to work with and the head screws down all the way. The reason I carry it and not my E01 is because of a very simple and I bet to most, a moot point. It's because I have to unscrew the head of my solitaire to turn it on. While not in use, it is tight and secure. I know, I know, but I just don't like the idea of having the head of my light loosened while in my pocket. Especially so with everything else in it.
bluepilgrim
Enlightened
I just bought a Solitaire Saturday -- the red ones (only red) on sale at the tractor supply store for $3.14. It's terrible as a flashlight, but very pretty to look at, and even fun to take apart (after I decided not to just leave it in the original package). The one advantage it has over my other low-level keychain lights is it can focus the beam so it can light up something a few feet away better than the little ROV or Dorcy, but in practice I'd just use another light for that (like my 45 lumen Dorcy AAA). But hey -- it's a piece of art.
The other though I had is put some aluminum foil up against the bulb section, remove the o-rings, and use it to stash my half-smoked cigarette in when I'm out and about (yeah, giving up smoking, again -- but at the price of even roll-your-own I'm not going to waste a half a butt). It makes a nice little storage container. You can put toothpicks or some pills in it.
The other though I had is put some aluminum foil up against the bulb section, remove the o-rings, and use it to stash my half-smoked cigarette in when I'm out and about (yeah, giving up smoking, again -- but at the price of even roll-your-own I'm not going to waste a half a butt). It makes a nice little storage container. You can put toothpicks or some pills in it.
You gotta love laughing at your own jokes but I totally agree.Best upgrade is to buy a Fenix E01 and take Solitare and "drop-in" the trash!
After paying over $20 for a LT3, the led started to squeal after a bit of use. The drop-in would often turn on by itself so you really had to twist the head tight. Total waste of money. Thats the best suggestion, "drop-in" the trash.
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parnass
Flashlight Enthusiast
I put an LED drop-in in one Solitaire and made a pill holder from another Solitaire.
BBnet3000
Newly Enlightened
hrmm, the price of this is a lot better, plus i might consider buying one of the AA-2D convertors they sell.
the question is obviously if it will work in the flashlight ive got. it certainly looks like it would.
