Mightylite .5w led mini lantern

Has anyone had experience with this little light? kinda neat gimmick. But if you look closely it seems the actual body material is all plastic.

http://countycomm.com/mightylite.htm

I gave a 3-aaa version of that light as a gift and if I remember right part of the body is metal. Look on line for UCO candle lantern, its the same maker.

Solscud007 said:

Has anyone had experience with this little light? kinda neat gimmick. But if you look closely it seems the actual body material is all plastic.

http://countycomm.com/mightylite.htm

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Copied from ad "This one-piece flashlight with an aluminum housing"

FRANKVZ said:

Copied from ad "This one-piece flashlight with an aluminum housing"

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I can see that the outer housing is AL. but take a look at this picture

http://countycomm.com/mightylite2large.jpg

look at the inner body. it looks plastic to me.

I have this light, and do NOT like it. Firstways, the LED is the Nichia Rigel. So, if you are curious about this particular LED, buy it and be amazed (no-unimpressed and ho-hum...). The barrel is indeed aluminum (I verified this by stabbing it many times with a pocket knife, and produced a shower of metal shards). However, the bezel and critical tail-cap is plastic.

The main failure: the on/off switch is cheapo plastic doo-hickey; not good.

The light intensity as a flashlight: not quite as good as a 2AA mini-m*g LED thingie. If you pull up on the bezel, it becomes a lantern. Here, I do like it; not quite as good as my gold-standard Sylvania Mini-Lantern, but pretty good and an adequate substitute.

I have 2 of these lights and I am curious if it is possible to replace the LED w/ another up 2 date ones?

Any reputable CPF'ers out there that can make this possible?

fisk-king said:

I have 2 of these lights and I am curious if it is possible to replace the LED w/ another up 2 date ones?

Any reputable CPF'ers out there that can make this possible?

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Rigel's power requirements are Vf = 3.5V ILED = 150ma
If you replace it with a CREE [XP-E] it'll be running quite happily. XR-E will work as well, but I'm not sure if it'll fit:thumbsup:

While $16 is not alot to ask, if that regulator board is horribly inefficient and the build is flaky theres gonna be some :whoopin:

^ :thanks:

maybe one day down the road I will find someone able to *try* & customize one for me.