Maglite XL100 Owner's Club

I wonder what light the commies, use to check their missles? Do we really use a $13.00 light to inspect a two hundred million dollar Nuclear Missle?

Oh come now. It's made in the U.S.A. Muahahahaha.

And there are no more Commies, that was so last century.
 
There's just simply no way I can think about spending $25 on a clip...with that kind of price tag, I think I'll go with something homemade (read: duct tape and paper clips). :nana:
 
There's just simply no way I can think about spending $25 on a clip...with that kind of price tag, I think I'll go with something homemade (read: duct tape and paper clips). :nana:

That's OK too🙂

How do you like the light, by the way?

I am not big on flashing features on lights, but one a collection is OK, and I really like the UI.

It is just fun to play around with. This would make a good light for camping, I am not a camper, but it seems like a good fit for that.

Best wishes,

RL

EDIT: Nevermind, I read your review, well written. Thanks for taking the time to do it.
 
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On the positive side it's quite bright - much better than even the new Mini AA. Nice beam pattern too.
On the negative they still use a pretty low PWM frequency for dimming. Although they've upped it a bit compared to the Mini but nothing ground shaking.

Recommended? Totally! No matter if you're a geek or flashaholic this one must not be missing in your collection of flashlights and/or obscure electronic gadgets.

I agree with these opinions. It's pretty bright and I really like the beamprofile. But the PWM is too low.
This kind of flashlight is a "must have" in the collection of a true flashoholic.
Though the UI and
usefulness of the functions may be disputable...

Regards, Patric
 
I own a XL100 and really like it and even more so when I realized it threw just as good as my RA 170 narrow, this is all until last night.

I planned on picking up another XL100 because it seem like a pretty good light but last night I was playing around with it in the dark when I realized it's pretty useless in the dark, which for me is where I tend to use flashlights.

So, for turning it on and off that is fine, not an issue, I can even set the light level in the dark thanks to the "dim" setting having the raised nub on the push button but for the rest of the settings you need a light to see the settings, to make sure you have the right one pointed up.

I didn't realize this would be an issue at first because I played around with the light during the day time and such or at least with ambient light but after that I don't think I'll be buying any more and will just stick with the one because of the fact the UI is cool and different but just not practical after dark.

Thoughts?
 
I got mine today.
Everything has been said already I guess, but its probably different for everyone.

The front feels cheap and nasty to me, thin walls, plastic lens.

Other than that its a great production torch, they are going to sell a lot of them. Well done Maglite.

XL100 000074219
 
^ is that just advertised specs or is it likely it is 200 hours? What are the lumens on the lowest low? How do you get the sub low level I read that flashes on as you turn on the light?
 
It's advertised, and seems credible as the runtime for high was verified by runtime tests a member performed.

The lowest mode, which is accessible using the DIM function, is 8%, which calculates out to be around 6 lumens.
 
when you turn the light on, even from the lowest low, it still ramps up to that lowest low. seemingly indicating the potential for an even lower setting. given mag's history i don't see much mod potential here. lovely light though.
 
I have a few comments to add to this discussion. I just found this forum and joined this group for the express purpose of providing some information from an "insiders" perspective. I have been supplying Mag with holsters for 18 years now. The designs and manufacturing were developed by our company over the years. My father and Tony Maglica, the owner of Maglite, were old friends until my father passed away recently.

The XL100 is a big step for Mag, they are trying to get into the tactical field with this light. A bit late and a few features short, but still made with that well-known Mag quality. I personally like the light, I have S/N's 100000002745 and 100000002760. The one Mag gave me to use for prototyping holsters was S/N 100000000006. I have a feeling nobody is going to get lower than that number in the owner's club. Unfortunately, I had to give that one back and buy my own. Pretty tight, huh, they wouldn't even give me one to keep!

Anyway, Mag is an old-school guy, he is in his late 70's and came up in this world as a screw-machine operator and custom tool-and-die guy. Sure, he can afford whatever for web design, and for brochures and literature, but he usually only updates that stuff about once every 5 yrs. What is important to him is product quality and the Made in USA philosophy. He doesn't care too much about having the latest and greatest website, he cares about making product and making money. He is very profit driven. Mag is privately held, he doesn't have to report earnings, but suffice it to say they are in the tens of millions.

So far as holsters go, don't go modifying other people's holsters, be patient and a XL100 holster will come to market soon. I have submitted at least 4 prototypes to them, one a typical tactical holster with open top and bottom, thermoformed laminated foam and ballistic nylon, the next a full pocket with flap ballistic nylon/foam laminate with herringbone binding, that has a grommet in the bottom so you can tell if the light is accidently turned on while holstering it. (This is a problem with this light, my recommendation is to put it in lockout mode before holstering it, but we are developing holsters that you can tell if you turn it on accidently when holstering it) The other two holsters are 1000D cordura, one very similar to the nylon holsters we make for the MMAA, and another with an expanding pocket and open bottom. The problem is, Mag wants a $5 holster for $1, that they can sell for $8, but they're not going to get it. And we make all of Mag's holsters in the USA, in line with their Made In USA policy, so it's difficult to give them a low cost, high quality holster that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. But I'm working on it diligently. I was a little disappointed that there was no loop for a lanyard, but it really doesn't lend itself to this design well, so I understand. Which is fine, I'd rather make holsters for them than wrist lanyards - there's no profit in wrist lanyards and the volumes suck. Not like I expect to sell a million XL100 holsters either. Considering we make between 3 and 5 million webbing holsters per year for the MMAA and the MMAA LED lights, the XL100 will be tiny numbers in comparison. But an XL100 costs $35, while an MMAA with batteries and holster is $8. So go figure, that's why we make so many webbing holsters. But they are free with the light, you can't buy them separately.
 
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