New Mini Maglite Pro+ LED Flashlight

[betweenrides]

Hope you will provide us with some information. I am particularly interested in how long on the high mode before it starts to dim down. thanks

Sorry, meetings all afternoon. Thanks to Scenic for posting pics, I won't be able to do much before the weekend. Couple of quick impressions, tho: Flawless finish, little bit of dust on the inside of the reflector. Bright! - weird to see that much coming out of a maglite. Agree with Scenic that head turning is more of a fine tune of the beam, only one real position is effective. Beam color is clear white, which I prefer. Light is 3/4" longer than the old Mini Mag Incan version, Head is longer by 3/8", Bezel is also slightly longer, Tailcap appears identical. UI for Low setting is quite effective: Twist head to turn on the light, point it straight down, twist to turn off then immediately twist back on - voila! 25% as bright. I'm liking it, will try it outside tonight.

 

[kts]

Does it have a glass lens?

 

[betweenrides]

No, still plastic.

 

[tyrantrave]

Thank you for the pics and beamshots!

 

[ff4life]

Is this light fully regulated ...(does it drop to 70% or 50% after 12 minutes) or is it semi-regulated?

 

[Scenic]

Here are a couple beamshots. Sorry about the quality, these were taken with my iPhone. All lights are much brighter than the pictures suggest. Here is the mag pro+ compared to my Jetbeam bc20(305 lumen) and Thrunite TN11 (830 lumen). This is a bush about 6 yards in front of me.

 

[Crushmaster]

Nice. Thanks, Scenic! Appreciate it.
God bless,
Joel ><>.

 

[Animalmother]

Is the light regulated???
For how long does the regulation hold?
Thanks for any input CPF prowlers!

 

[betweenrides]

I can't detect any. However, I have never been particularly sensitive to PWM. I have never detected any PWM on lights that I've owned, even known offenders. So don't use me as a final judge.

PWM doesn't bother me either, but I just checked with my iPhone and I'm getting the PWM bar feedback on low...

 

[RedForest UK]

How thin and close together are the bars? That should give an idea of frequency. Though it would probably depend on exposure time on the camera too.

 

[ff4life]

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[ff4life]

and one thing to add.... Some of you were wondering about PWM. On high mode there is none that i can detect on running shower water. But on low i can see some PWM on the water. But it doesn't bother me at all and i dont notice it it normal use.

 

[The Shadow]

and one thing to add.... Some of you were wondering about PWM. On high mode there is none that i can detect on running shower water. But on low i can see some PWM on the water. But it doesn't bother me at all and i dont notice it it normal use.

Thanks for the great write-up. You answered a lot of my questions. Just to clarify, you didn't notice any PWM on high, but did you check it again after the 12 minute drop-off? I assume there has to be something cutting back the power - just don't know how noticeable it is. Thanks.

 

[LEDAdd1ct]

Could someone provide a link to the source stating there is a drop off after 12 minutes on high?

 

[zdeuce]

Thanks for the beam shots scenic, can you give us an update as to your overall opinion for the light now that you've had it a couple days.

 

[betweenrides]

How thin and close together are the bars? That should give an idea of frequency. Though it would probably depend on exposure time on the camera too.

Hi, RedForest:

Here's pics that will hopefully answer your questions. On High, very faint, widely separated bars show up on the camera viewer (iPhone), but they are barely detectible in the photo:

Here's on Low - much easier to see:

PWM does not bother me, so I don't even notice it in use. This is quite a nice thrower by the way - hotspot is great outside and I can light up any corner of my yard and most of the neighbors on either side - what more can you expect out of a 2xAA light? Inside, the beam is a little ringy.

While I'm at it, here's some more random pics of the light:

 

[shelm]

very nice flashlight.
you're one of the first to have bought it, congrats!
and you paid the price for it
i am sure that one day it will be on sale on some dubious inet site

 

[betweenrides]

very nice flashlight.
you're one of the first to have bought it, congrats!
and you paid the price for it
i am sure that one day it will be on sale on some dubious inet site

I definitely paid the price, LOL. I could have bought that S-Mini I've been wanting for the same price, but I'm very happy with my purchase. Always loved the classic form factor of Maglite, now it's actually a good performer. I bet you dollars to doughnuts it will be on sale at DIY stores for $14.99 - $19.99 by Christmas.

 

[wadamt16]

So that 2 AA Mini Maglite Pro+ has 5 lumens more than the new MagCharger but the MagCharger is 434m throw and the Pro+ is 150m. I don't understand what cd is? like Pro+ is 5600cd and MagCharger is 47167cd. Which will be brighter for in room and outside? Is Pro+'s lens replaceable?

 

[betweenrides]

So that 2 AA Mini Maglite Pro+ has 5 lumens more than the new MagCharger but the MagCharger is 434m throw and the Pro+ is 150m. I don't understand what cd is? like Pro+ is 5600cd and MagCharger is 47167cd. Which will be brighter for in room and outside? Is Pro+'s lens replaceable?

Lumens does not a thrower make...

Mag Charger has that big old 2-5/16" head, Mini Maglite Pro+ head is only 1". I'm sure the Mag Charger can significantly out throw any Mini out there.