Customer Reviews

Dorcy 41-1644 40 Lumen 4.5 to 6 Volt LED Replacement Bulb

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I bought this to make a $6 Dorcy lantern flashlight I got a a local X-Mart useful. I have had horrible luck with getting good light from those lanterns over the years. Tonight I replaced the filament bulb it came with this one and what a difference it made! The flashlight is now as bright as the Dorcy 41-1046 13 LED Lantern (actually brighter, more focused beam). I would put it up against a 4 cell maglite...in fact, I would purchase this combination over a maglite since the lanterns will stand on end. If it ever lets me down, I'll update the review to say so.

I bought this bulb to replace the bulb in my old "road toad" bicycle lamp. This will decrease my battery usage considerably. I therefore expect it to pay for itself in 1 season. The light that I am using has 4 AA cells. It shines bright for a LED. Changing it out was a cinch and I saved the resources and money for a new lamp.

I put it in a 3 cell mag light, and it's okay, but it's just kind of dim. I expected more light. This is a good solution if you want to see something a few feet in front of you, but if you want to use it outdoors, in total darkness to find out if that's a house-cat or a racoon in the grass 30 feet ahead of you, it's not of much use.

I ordered 3 of these LEDs to replace bulbs in old lanterns I already own - a cheap Dorcy equivalent and a more expensive Dolphin. With a fresh battery, they work at least as well as the incandescent bulbs, and I expect the light output to remain more constant as the battery ages - the light output from old batteries with incandescent bulbs drops off very quickly.

With a fresh battery, incandescent bulb drew 800mA; same battery with these LEDs runs at 120mA. I'm expecting a significant increase in battery life, as well as durability - the original incandescent bulbs are quite overdriven with a fresh battery.

There are more powerful LEDs available, but I think this type will provide the best compromise between brightness and runtime without having to upgrade the battery.

A worthwhile purchase but Amazon shipping to the rest of the world is very expensive (hey, at least Amazon will sell some things overseas) and I think Amazon and their partners really need to work on better service to the rest of the world.

I bought this to replace the bulb in a 20+ year old flashlight that uses four AA cells and was just too nice to get rid of. Worked fine. It's maybe 25-30% brighter with a more consistent bright spot and I expect the batteries will last quite a bit longer.

I put this bulb on my 4D cell Maglite and it works great. I will be buying another one for my 3D cell Maglite.

I had bought this product thinking that the LED would be as bright or even brighter that my old flashlight bulb. But I was extremely disappointed when I tried it on my flashlight. It produced a very weak light. Poor replacement for the conventional bulb. A total waste of money. I do not recommend buying this product

did not work with my flashlight. 4 AA battery flashlight. this bulb was dimmer than the regular bulb. and to top it off i had to order this 2x. it wasn't in the package the first time. i should've taken this as an omen...

don't expect much from this product.

This bulb made a dramatic improvement for an otherwise poor performing six volt lantern. It throws a very bright spotlight. With the brighter illumination and the longer life for battery and bulb, this was a very worthwhile purchase.

However, in my lantern, the spot is narrower than I would prefer. I wanted to use this lantern as an emergency work light where a broader beam would be useful. The narrow beam may be due to my particular lantern and not the bulb itself.

It took a little while to get it to work in the light I have but after that it works great, highly recommended to all. Much brighter than normal bulb.