Re: FS: New single-AA battery MiniMag mod- copper
I've found the advantage to the cut 2AA Mag besides the obvious smaller and easier to carry around light is the versatility of the mod. There are a lot of options in the 2AA MiniMag and all those options will fit in the 1AA MicroMag. So the MicroMag can easily option through an "a la carte" system. You have choices with the MicroMag. A single 1.5-volt AA battery will fit or go deluxe for the single 3.6-volt, rechargeable 14500 Li-ion cell. A Badboy or Madmax with optics, and their variations, or a MiniPro with a reflector or SMD electronics with optics are possible to give each MicroMag a different "personality". A Kroll switch still works with a MicroMag. Any item that fits the 2AA Mini works with the 1AA Micro. It'll be interesting when I permanently put a C Mag head on the Micro barrel.
The MicroMag owner chooses how much they want to go with a mod and how much to spend. And he can take a week or a year to build up the light. The option as you go and how much to option gives this light an advantage over other mods and lights being made.
Another advantage to the Micro is replacement parts are easy to find and cheap to buy. A store is always nearby to get the standard parts. Other mods are usually specific and limited in options. One year from now the light and the parts might not be available to replace or repair.
Another advantage is the steal-ability factor. People would be more likely to steal a "super-evil" looking light than a common Maglite. A MicroMag proves that beauty is only "skin deep" and it is what is inside the light is what counts.
Fancier lights are fun but the MicroMag is my choice for EDC. Today I was signaling a fellow worker half a parking lot away as to where I was using the little Micro. He thought I was using a really white 4D Maglite. When I work I travel light (oh, bad pun).
Yes, I do have more MicroMags.
I wonder if I should modify the title of this tread slight to indicate a small chat with the MicroMag. Right now I think it is a small, exclusive cell group chatting. But that is nice too.
