rlhess
Enlightened
In this thread about the brightness of the Brinkmann vs stockish Mag Light lamps John (kubolaw/
Flashaholic/Member # 1704) asked
"This actually brings up something that I've been curious about. I've read a number of posts that have talked about MiniMag bulbs failing, but I've never experienced that myself. I've EDC'd my MiniMag attached to my keychain for I think 2 years now and only replaced one bulb (the original one), not because it failed, but because I got some of the NexStar lamps. "
Early on, I went through several MiniMag lamps, but I think all the lamps I've replaced in the last ten years have been due to blackening and lost light output rather than abrupt failure. I recall lamps failing when the light was dropped, but that was 10+ years ago. Of course standard incandescent A-type household lamps last about 20 minutes in a trouble light, but rough-service lamps seem to last a long time. I guess that Mag (and hopefully Brinkmann) have integrated the "rough service" enhancements.
Flashaholic/Member # 1704) asked
"This actually brings up something that I've been curious about. I've read a number of posts that have talked about MiniMag bulbs failing, but I've never experienced that myself. I've EDC'd my MiniMag attached to my keychain for I think 2 years now and only replaced one bulb (the original one), not because it failed, but because I got some of the NexStar lamps. "
Early on, I went through several MiniMag lamps, but I think all the lamps I've replaced in the last ten years have been due to blackening and lost light output rather than abrupt failure. I recall lamps failing when the light was dropped, but that was 10+ years ago. Of course standard incandescent A-type household lamps last about 20 minutes in a trouble light, but rough-service lamps seem to last a long time. I guess that Mag (and hopefully Brinkmann) have integrated the "rough service" enhancements.
