Customer Reviews

Nite Ize (NTELRB-07) AA L.E.D. Upgrade Kit

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I had two (standard bulb) AA mag lights that I've had for years, and I decided to do the LED upgrade on both. I usually research things pretty well before purchasing, but this time I did not. I recieved my two LED upgrade kits on time and everything. But, the first one I installed, the little prongs didnt want to go into the plastic base thing correctly, then it wouldn't "seat" correctly, then it got stuck. When I pulled the little thing back out, to try to re-seat it, it broke the plastic deal that is at the top of the mag-lite, therefore ruining the flashlight permanently. I'm actually quite good with delicate little projects and such, and this thing was NOT smooth at all.

My SECOND upgrade went more smoothly with the prongs going in, and the plastic part seating. However, the clear plastic outer lens touches the three bulbs and slightly bends outward. This MAY cause the waterproof gasket to not function.. Don't know yet.. AND above all else, you cannot "focus" the beam anymore with this kit. The light is brighter, and I'm sure the batteries last longer now. But, I lost one flashlight, and the ability to focus the beam in the upgrade process. I bought an OEM LED maglight, it's awesome. It focuses, and has power settings, etc. I would NOT recommend this upgrade.

I bought an L.E.D. conversion kit from Harbor Freight about a year ago, and it works great with my mini-maglite; bright light, batteries last a LONG time, focusable beam. So when I got another mini-maglite at a garage sale, I decided to convert it as well. Harbor Freight did not have the conversion kit I bought last time, so I bought one of these Nite-Ize conversions. What a disappointment! It's probably about 1/3 the brightness of the one I bought from Harbor Freight, and you cannot focus the beam.

Maglite makes an LED flashlight, but it runs about $20. If you have a conventional Maglite, this conversion kit works well but is NOT nearly as bright as the OEM. It's made up of three LEDs instead of one. Three is better than one right?...Nope! It is brighter than the standard bulb, but not as nice as the single LED flashlight Maglite makes. Bottom line...if you don't already own a Maglight with a standard bulb you wish to convert, buy one of the genuine Maglite LED flashlights. Don't bother buying the standard and then add this conversion kit.

Makes your AA maglite work much longer with reasonable light output. Be warned, it does eliminate the ability to "focus" the beam though!

ive ruined two mini mags with his product, both times the pins in the new bulb made the do not remove assembly pop out, the metal in the Assembly is very fragile so if you try to put it together again the metal snaps in half. ive tried these in 4 maglites, two broke the other too went in and are decent but it might not be worth ruining good lights to get.

I used to see these on the shelves at Wal-Mart, but for some reason, they don't carry them anymore, so I was glad to find them here. Keep in mind the LED insert only works at one polarity. When you first install it, insert the wires gently and make sure it works before you push them all the way in. If it doesn't work, turn it around so you can reverse the wires. It is a lot harder to remove it to switch it around after you press it all the way in.

Once you install this LED upgrade kit on your Mini MAGLITE, your batteries will last a lot longer and you probably won't have to replace the bulb again.