Nite Ize 1-watt Led Upgrade Kit

by NiteIze

Product Description

Utilizing an amazingly powerful Luxeon 1-Watt white LED bulb, this upgrade for AA Mini MagLite flashlights not only increases luminescent output, it also extends battery life! Rated for nearly six years of continuous use, the 1-Watt upgrade can save you money on both replacement batteries and bulbs. Requires AA Mini MagLite, not included. Please note, does not fit Mini MagLite LED flashlights; compatible only with standard incandescent Mini MagLite flashlights.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 3 x 1 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000LPX1F0
• Item model number: LRB-07-1W
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,186 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor fit = No light, December 1, 2007

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Prof Dave (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nite Ize 1-watt Led Upgrade Kit (Misc.)

I had two Mini MAG lights with burned out bulbs, so I orgered a pair of these "upgrade" kits.

For one of the flashlights, the electrical contacts from the replacement LEDs made enought contact with the original flashilight that I could at least use it -- sort of. Becasuse the contact wasn't very solid, the light kept flickering on and off everytime I moved the flashlight.

For the other flashlight, I could barely get any contact at all -- it would light up occasionally when I pushed the LED contacts directly into the "socket" by hand, but it never did work when I screwed the whole thing back together.

More than that, even when the LEDs did work, they were considerably less bright than the original bulbs. I thought thaqt being able to focus a 3-LED set-up would produce a relatively intense light, but that is definitely not the case.

What do I recommend instead? First, read the reviews for the "Nite Ize #LUC-07 LED Comb Upgrade Kit" which tend to agree with my assessment of the LEDs, and then point out that the replacement on-off switch included in that kit is even more poorly designed.

Second, spend the money on a "MAG INSTRUMENT 2 cell AA Mini Maglite LED" (about $24). Its 3-watt LED is much more powerful than what you get from the Lite Ize adapter -- and its excellent performance will instantly remind you why you were so impressed with the original Mini MAG light.

Finally, if you have an original, one-AA Mini MAG light with a burned out bulb, buy the "Mag Instrument LM2A001 Replacement Lamp for AA Mini MagLite, 2-Pack" for a $1.28 (for two bulbs), and you'll end up with a much better light beam than you would get if you bought the so-called "upgrade" being offered here.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 1 Watt Device is Great in AA Mini_Mag, December 15, 2007

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Norman F. Smith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nite Ize 1-watt Led Upgrade Kit (Misc.)

I think other people are reviewing different products. The 1 watt replacement for the AA mini-mag is much brighter than the original and makes better use of the batteries. Also, mine just works perfectly so far. It has 5 positions, and the dimmest one seems better than the original. Of course, the batteries are old and the bulb was old and darkened. The LED with the same batteries just blows away the stock unit. Of course, a new bulb with new batteries probably wouldn't be that impressively different.

Looks like the original kit with 3 LEDs wasn't as good.

-nfsmith

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unacceptable, May 25, 2008

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C. Geary (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nite Ize 1-watt Led Upgrade Kit (Misc.)

I bought one of these retrofit kits because I have a MiniMag with LED and it is just awesomely bright. Since I also have some standard Mag lites I thought I would simply use these retrofits. Nowhere on the package did it say what the wattage output was. After I put the unit in & saw that the light intensity was extremely weak and looked on Amazon, that's when I found out this unit is only 1 watt. A 1 watt LED is significantly dimmer than the standard halogen bulb that comes in the Mini Mag. Why would anyone want to retrofit & end up with a dim flashlight? So... don't bother with this cheap imitation. Mag makes a 3 watt retrofit kit & it is worth the money.