Maratac AAA Rev 3

I've been thinking I would like to get the copper Maratac AAA light. It would go nicely with the other copper items on my keychain. However, I can't seem to find much on this company. Do they have their own website? I see they are sold at County Comm. Do they make these?

Also, are there any other copper AAA lights sold by a well-known company?


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I don't think they are still available.

They appear to be available on County Comm.


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They have some now. The go in and out of stock. Apparently a good seller. Those that own them know why.

Maybe I'll give it a try. I'm always a little leery when I can't find anything about a particular brand, but a lot of people in these forums seem to own one. It is a cool looking little light.


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One cool thing about the light is that being copper, the finish will change with time and handling. I really like them once the patina begins to set in. Of course you can speed that process along if you wish.

Str8stroke said:

One cool thing about the light is that being copper, the finish will change with time and handling. I really like them once the patina begins to set in. Of course you can speed that process along if you wish.

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Or, if you don't like patina (I don't), you can use metal polish and keep that lustrous, new copper shine. Just takes a bit more work.

Ketchup works well and leaves no scratch marks on polished copper. And has a tasty smell.

I used ketchup last week. Amazing. Very cool that it's that easy to keep the copper shiny.

Its a pocket rocket too on 10440. :twothumbs

Str8stroke said:

Ketchup works well and leaves no scratch marks on polished copper. And has a tasty smell.

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Yeah, I would probably want to keep it shiny...


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rjking said:

Its a pocket rocket too on 10440. :twothumbs

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I believe they done recommend 10440. I don't like to go outside of spec in case something goes wrong...


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I bought a Maratac AAA two weeks ago and have ran 10440s on it also. Very cool. But I'm a bigger fan of the SF Titan 1A which I got a few days later, moving the Maratac to the back of the bus. Haha!

Berneck1 said:

I believe they done recommend 10440. I don't like to go outside of spec in case something goes wrong...


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I know they don't recommend it but it seems to work well as long as you don't run it more than 4 or 5 minutes at a time. Mainly because the d@mn thing gets hot lol

If you run the 10440 too long, it will no longer work with a plain AAA or Eneloop. For short term use the 10440 works great(except it voids the warranty). My solution is to have a few, one 10440, one AAA, and one with Eneloops. Shiny, mild patina, whole lotta patina...

So it becomes addicted? Kinda like a crackhead? Haha

Just to answer a question from the original post. As near as I can figure MaraTac makes things for the government and*
CountyComm sells these items to the general public. They are not the same company but I suspect the principal actors share the same name. While I'm here let me recommend their delrin battery capsules. A single spare battery in the opposite pocket from my flash light seems to balance me out so I don't walk with a limp. B_U

In my experience...
With the light....
Not crack....what?

Wait....what? Nothing. lol

Here is the Maratac AAA Copper thread.

They had 1100+ units in stock a month ago.

They now have 770 units in stock.

They make a batch then sell them until they are out.

This could be the very last batch ever for all we know.






The ketchup thing didn't seem to work for me.
Then a jeweler gave me a Sunshine Polishing Cloth.
Night and day difference.
Here is how much my Copper Worm cleaned up.