Nite Ize LED Flashlight Upgrade, Fits AA Mini Maglite, Upgrades Bulb To 30 Lumen LED

Quick easy led conversion. Brighter than original bulb.

Works Great! And with a lifetime warranty you can't go wrong!

This is a ok product. It probably should be 3 1/2 stars though. My biggest complaint is about the difficulty I had with installing the new LED bulb. The 2 metal contacts seem to be slightly larger diameter than the original bulb. I had a hard time pushing it in. I tried turning it 180 degrees but it still would not go in easy. If you aren't careful, you will bend the contact wires. I eventually got it to go in and it worked like it should. I purchased it to extend the battery life in my old Mini Maglite. For that, it does the job without much expense. Some other reviews have complained about the tail switch. It does wobble a bit, which makes it seem cheap. It Is WATER RESISTANT though. I removed the batteries, put the tail switch back on and dropped the light in a bucket of water for 30 seconds. I then took the light apart and found NO water inside. That should be an answer for others who question that without testing it. This is certainly a brighter light than with the original bulb. It has a different light spectrum for sure, a harsh light, devoid of any nice color.If you really want a nice, bright AA LED, spend the extra money and buy the latest generation, 77 Lumens, AA Mini Maglite as well as the upgrade for your old light. The new AA mini Mag has a Cree XPE #106 bulb in it. I compared it side by side with a TerraLUX Lightstar 220. That's right, 220 Lumens. I aimed each light on a 30 ft.tree top that was approximately 100 ft. away. They both lit up the tree top, but the new Mini Mag really defined the branches well, the TerraLUX did not. My old Mini Mag with the LED replacement bulb, lit up the tree top very dimly at best. It's better for close range. I'm not sorry that I purchased it. I put it in a place I can find it case of a power outage. By the way, I dropped it while standing on a 10 ft. step ladder and it still works, try that with an old bulb Mini. Bluwolf

One of my mini Mag-Lites was damaged by battery leakage on the spring and would no longer power on. I purchased the Nite Ize not only for the LED feature but also to replace the bottom cap assembly. This solution was less expensive than purchasing the OEM part, and gave me a much brighter flashlight as well!Installing the bulb consists of unscrewing the head of the flashlight, pulling out the bulb and conical reflector and replacing these items with the new parts. It's important to note that the freely turning base disk that holds the original bulb does not come out (it even says "do not remove"), even though the new LED comes with its own similar-looking disc. I mistakenly thought that the new disk would replace the old one, but unfortunately it doesn't work this way; the new disk, with the LED embedded into it, presses into the old disk and thus the bulb assembly is now about 2mm longer than before. If it doesn't work at first, you need to pull it out again and reverse the position to reverse the polarity; you have a 50% chance of getting it right the first time. Then you replace the head of the flashlight and screw it on as much as it allows, which you should be aware is less than before.To turn on the flashlight, you either use the new button on the base or the regular twist-on switch. I love the button because it allows me to switch on the flashlight with one hand, convenient when my other hand is holding a screwdriver or whatever. Others have noted that the button seems flimsy. I've only had this unit a few days so cannot comment on its long term serviceability but for now it works great.If you store your new, improved Mag Mini in your glove compartment, I would recommend twisting it off, because the button is fairly sensitive and it might switch on while bouncing and rolling around.The LED makes the flashlight brighter than before, but not quite as bright as a regular LED Mag Mini. Is it worth the money? I think so. Some of these cheaper LED flashlights seem to die after a few weeks of use, whereas the Mags just keep on working (until the battery leaks).