Customer Reviews

MAGLITE RX1019 Heavy-Duty Rechargeable Flashlight System, Black

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4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

As a 10 year aircraft maintainer in the US Air Force, I've used everything from standard Mag-lites, scuba divers' lights, and even penlights in a pinch. I can say this flashlight is brighter than any other I've used. It cuts my inspection time in half because I can see things 55 feet off the ground just like it was right in front of me. Don't be fooled to think a rechargeable battery pack isn't as strong as standard alkaline batteries. This isn't the case. I wouldn't trade this flashlight for anything!

As a police officer with over twenty years on the job, I can honestly say this MAG is the best flashlight in the business! I've used nothing else for the last twelve years.It's candle power turns the darkest area into daylight. The light's design makes it possible to keep the light held under the arm easily when both hands are busy, supplying a continuous stream of light. This is the perfect flashlight for camping--it takes drops and banging effortlessly and lives to shine another day! I'm ordering a second one to keep in my car. It's easily kept charged with the lighter adaptor.

First off, greatest flashlight, not only is it bright but it could hypothetically be used to beat [up] a burgler, who would be blinded by its light...
The mounting cradle has a nice easy-in- but firm-holding mechanism, so you just slap it in, but have to use a good level of leverage when you remove it.

It DOES NOT come with an extra bulb in the base of light, like many mags do. And, the bulb is NOT the normal maglight battery, it is a differnt connector and voltage (6v). I dropped mine, which killed my bulb, so I then bought two bulbs for it and put one in the spare compartment under the battery spring in the base, where a spare should belong upon purchase. My recommendation is that you buy the extra bulb before you need it, and put it in the base.

It really is great to have this flashlight mounted in my storage room always there for me. I would eventually like to get a 2nd to mount in my car for safety etc, and find a good place to mount it (it comes with 12volt car plug adapter too).

I've been working night shift highway patrol work for going on 19 years. I am still using the same rechargeable Mag Lite that I was issued in 1990 (the same model as listed here). I've worn out half a dozen squad cars, and received a new mounting/charger bracket with each new car, but always kept the same flashlight. I've had to replace the little rubber button over the switch a couple of times as my thumb wore through it finally. But the light is the same one I was originally issued.

It is very, very bright and completely reliable. It has been dropped (if you drop it switched on, it will probably knock the bulb dead), submerged, chilled to 17 below and 150 above, and switched on/off literally tens of thousands of times. It's had a few high speed rides outside laying on the air intake below my windshield wipers. I've knocked out car windows with it, have used it as an impact weapon, and have even used the butt end for a hammer. I've worked numerous squad car crashes, and have never seen an instance of a MagLite that has jumped out of its mounting bracket due to a crash. There is room in the endcap to keep a spare bulb tucked in a piece of foam or napkin.

The bulb lasts a long time and is easily replaced. The battery stick lasts a long time (about 2 hours on a charge)and it's as easy to replace as changing any flashlight battery. If you use the light for public safety work (police, fire, EMS, security), and keep it in your in-car mount/charger bracket, you will likely never see it go dim . . . until it reaches end of life, which is every couple of years with heavy use.

It's big enough to use for self-defense, and can easily be carried on a duty belt by slipping it though the handcuffs carried there, or you can use a ring made for that purpose, or just slip it inside your beltline behind your back. And (this is important) it is big enough to be carried by tucking it under your armpit, thus leaving both hands free. You can't do that with small flashlights. It's also big enough not to be easily lost in the grass in the dark, like some of the hi-tech mini flashlights.

I liked this light so much that about 10 years ago I purchased another one out of pocket and mounted the charger on the workbench in my garage. That has turned out as equally successful as my shop flashlight.

When you buy this kit, you'll get ONE charger/mounting sleeve that you can mount in either home or car, and they include the proper electrical hardware to power it up by plugging into either home or car power sources.

That's my experience. This thing is a workhorse and I consider it a "partner" at work. I highly recommend it.

I bought this flashlight about 18 years ago. I am a police officer and have worked many nights. The flaslight has been banged around and dropped numerous times. It was sent back to maglight once after about 5 years of use for a defective switch. Maglight fixed it for free. I had to buy a new battery stick twice due to the battery losing its ability to charge. The new stick cost about $16. A full charge usually last me a week of doing midnights. Now that I work days the charge lasts for months. The only down side is tha it is large and heavy, but I would not replace it for anything else. If you are looking for a extremely bright and durable flashlight, this is it. I just wanted to add that after about 18 years of use the charger cradle stopped working. I sent it to Maglight and they fixed it for free again. Now that is the way to stand behind your product. I see alot of people raving about surefire flashlights and putting maglight down. Well I've been a Police Officer in the Bronx for nearly 20 Years now and using the same rechargeable Maglight. It has been banged around and looks it, but it still works like new. I paid about $100 18 years ago and now it sells for $85. Lets see your $200 surefire after 18 years (I don't think so).

My company bought one of these Mag Lights and I didnt expect much from a rechargeable light . Wow was I wrong , This light is better than any dry cell flashlight ever made . This is more like a spotlight on a police car with 50,000 candle power. We use this light all the time in an Industrial enviroment where it gets greasy a lot, and this has led it to be dropped a time or two, none the less it has never failed to operate like new.. The rechargeable feature on this light is so handy. We just hang up the light at the end of the day in its cradle and it is ready for hard action the next day ...

I got 14 years of service from my first rechargeable Mag Light (including the rechargeable batteries).

I have been a home inspector for 19 years. About 14 years ago, I bought a mag rechargeable. In all of those years of crawling under hundreds of houses, banging that light against rocks, floor joists, and in one case, an agitated field RAT, this thing has NEVER failed me.
I am looking at buying a second one, and only my FOURTH battery after ALL of those years!!! One of the reasons for buying another one is that the switch finally failed, and I REFUSE to use a 'lesser' light while I am having this one repaired. The times that I have had to use my backup regular flashlight (a pretty decent rayovac roughneck), it has been like being 'blind' under a house! The pure BRIGHTNESS is amazing! The spot focus on this light is very precise, though I have found that some bulbs focus better than others.
These things are also TOUGH...I have dropped mine a couple of DOZEN times onto concrete and asphalt (yep!!! I am clumsy!) And that WILL sometimes kill a bulb..But the flashlight is almost indestructible! If you could just SEE how battered and scarred this thing IS, you wouldn't believe it still works!
You will NOT be disappointed in this flashlight! It is the BEST investment that I have made in equipment EVER!!!
ENJOY!

The flashlight is brilliant, literally. Once it's charged for the first time it's unreal. And for occasional or rare usage it is extremely practical. But, if you use it for several hours a day, you may find that it takes too long to get a full charge back into the battery. In fact, the only chance you can get it to fully charge is over the weekend. Two batteries? How can you charge the spare battery pack when it has to be in the flashlight (which has to be in the charger) to recharge? Mag Instruments are apparently working on the problem, but to this date they do not have a rapid charger, or a charging cradle for a battery pack only. You could of course buy 2 flashlights and use them on alternate days. Rather expensive though.

As a police officer,I can say,that this flashlight comes as an integral part of a standard equipment in any police patrol car in Israel, and it stands the hardest tasks and conditions, one of the best choices the department has made, The only flaw is the recharge socket, I wish they will build somthing stronger that would not break all the time.