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cheung_victor said:
I have only seen it in white - a better general-purpose light. Red is better for preserving night vision. Red is also less likely to attract attention - a bad feature for me.
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Nite-Ize LED's for mini-maglites
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I have only seen it in white - a better general-purpose light. Red is better for preserving night vision. Red is also less likely to attract attention - a bad feature for me.
I am resurrecting this thread in the hopes that someone might know of any "tricks" to get the conversion to work properly.
I installed it in my mini, and after some fiddling I got it to work fine. It sat in my truck for a couple of months. I pulled it out the other day and it didn't work at all. I don't remember what I did to get it to wrork in the first place.
I installed it in my mini, and after some fiddling I got it to work fine. It sat in my truck for a couple of months. I pulled it out the other day and it didn't work at all. I don't remember what I did to get it to wrork in the first place.
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I've had the same problem with mine that I purchased several weeks ago. I have the tail switch on mine. Maybe that is the problem. Will have to check it out and see.
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I like the Nite-Ize conversion unit for the price & the durability of the LED (vs incandescent bulb). **BUT** after about a couple dozen on/off cycles the switch would not turn it off. It was stuck permanently in the "on" mode.
So I inverted the battery in the tailgunner position, leading to a net zero voltage applied to the LED = it is off. To turn the light on, I remove the tailcap, invert & reinsert the rear battery (PITA to do in the dark but whatcha gonna do?), and replace the tailcap. Now the light is on.
Once it's on though, I like the amount and color of the light it throws. It'll be interesting to see what kind of runtime I get out of a pair of lithium batteries.
So I inverted the battery in the tailgunner position, leading to a net zero voltage applied to the LED = it is off. To turn the light on, I remove the tailcap, invert & reinsert the rear battery (PITA to do in the dark but whatcha gonna do?), and replace the tailcap. Now the light is on.
Once it's on though, I like the amount and color of the light it throws. It'll be interesting to see what kind of runtime I get out of a pair of lithium batteries.
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The almost universal observation has been that the Nite-Ize tail switch AA conversion package unit has a pretty flimsy switch.
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Gotta agree about the Nit-Ize tailswitch. It's nothing to write home about. Mine hasn't failed, but probably only because I don't use it!! I've replaced it with a TerraLUX switch that's built like a tank by comparison; I use that switch on several of my MiniMags, in fact.
The Nite-Ize LED lamp replacement ain't so hot either, really. Like their C- and D-cell replacement lamps, it runs forever, but it's not very bright. Compare one to the new MiniMag AA LED, there's no contest: the factory MiniMag blows the doors off the Nite-Ize. Of course, it also costs $25 or so... but you sure get a whole lotta light for the money!
Whatever you do, avoid the Nite-Ize "IQ Switch". It's supposed to give your MagLite the option of 100%, 50%, 25% brightness, plus strobe mode; problem is, their 100% is more like 75% — the switch itself eats up a significant amount of juice. And it's a bit on the delicate side, too; not what you want when you're out in the woods.
The Nite-Ize LED lamp replacement ain't so hot either, really. Like their C- and D-cell replacement lamps, it runs forever, but it's not very bright. Compare one to the new MiniMag AA LED, there's no contest: the factory MiniMag blows the doors off the Nite-Ize. Of course, it also costs $25 or so... but you sure get a whole lotta light for the money!
Whatever you do, avoid the Nite-Ize "IQ Switch". It's supposed to give your MagLite the option of 100%, 50%, 25% brightness, plus strobe mode; problem is, their 100% is more like 75% — the switch itself eats up a significant amount of juice. And it's a bit on the delicate side, too; not what you want when you're out in the woods.
I don't really have the need for a superbright led, I'd much rather have one like the Nite witch "runs forever" as you put it.
I really like mine :thumbup:
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