MAG LED SOLITAIRE BLK

Really mixed feelings about this light. I have carried one in my trouser pocket for years, they are very handy. However, I have to replace them almost every year because of battery corrosion. I use only Duracell alkaline or EverReady alkaline, both good reputable batteries. But no matter which I use, sometime around a year into use they swell up and get stuck inside the aluminum tube. (Actually, I have this problem with other sizes of Maglite as well, fortunately the "C" and "D" cell models more easily fixed.) It must be something to do with the aluminum housing since these same batteries don't do this in plastic flashlights. In recent years I have taken to disassembling every new Maglite and coating the insides the threads and the O-rings with Vaseline - this helps but is not a 100% effective preventative. We use all our Maglites in our house, cars and pockets - no boats, no camping - in other words they are always inside, high and dry. I know of no reason why these things should not last a lifetime - but they seem to be very destructive to batteries.

So the flashlight is very small yet appears to be well constructed. The light is very bright, when it comes on, and lights up what I want sufficiently.The problem is the light dies after about 5 seconds. I assumed this was a battery issue so I replaced the battery. No luck.. I then checked all the internal connections. Everything looks fine. I've spent over an hour trying to determine why the signal gets lost from unit to LED and can only come to the conclusion that there is a faulty connection inside the housing..It would cost just as much if not more to ship back so gonna have to eat the cost of this thing.. Would not purchase again

Listen, I’m not a flashlight geek. I just wanted a nice, small light to carry in my pocket. I have way too much crap in my pockets as it is. Zippo, cash, thin little pill tube, Fisher space pen, Kent folding mustache comb, my credit card/I.D. wallet and a leather notebook holder. Oh yeah, my A.A. one year coin. Whew! That’s a lot of crap. Not counting whatever knife I opted for that day. So I try to keep each item as small and efficient as possible.The solitaire light is perfect for me. Very tiny. Uses a very common and small AAA battery. Look, I don’t need 5000 lumens or whatever you call them in a pocket flashlight. I just need a little something to find my keys when I drop them in the dark truck. This is just enough.I trust Maglight. Good quality. Good company.Made in the USA 🇺🇸That’s very important to meI highly recommendThanks for reading

you would think that someone that buys a solitaire wouldn't be serious about lights, but i am.as a steamfitter, my job requires me to carry just a few tools with me at all times and weight adds up fast. i can use this light 20-50 times per day. i try to carry the lightest tools possible.pros:-made in the usa.-takes an aaa battery. those button cell lights are worthless to me.-at 37 lumens it's almost too bright inside small pipe. luckily, i'm a green fella and i like nimh batts. and at 1.2 volts, they take a little bite off the brightness while still leaving a very bright light.-focused beam!!!! yep! if i fancy a flood to walk around the yard, it's there. if i wanna tighten up the beam to see across a big pipe or an otherwise longer distance, i have it! oh, joy; oh, rapture!-great price. around 15 smackers is a dandy price and it should last years.-aluminum construction. plastic lights melt on hot pipe.-pretty tough, yet not described as "tactical". what is the deal with everything painted black being described as "tactical"? whatever. i'm up to my knees in cheap, imported, "tactical" trash. i wish this stupid marketing trend would end.-it has a lens to ward off lint. cool.cons:-the threads are poor. when i unscrewed this baby, the bottom threads were loose and rough and the top threads were about the same. personally, i always tighten up the top (bulb end)threads of any maglite by wrapping them with teflon tape. do this at your own risk. i likes my threads smooth and tight. the problem with the bottom threads was mitigated with some very high-dollar never-seize. this also should be done at your own risk. a person could also use a tiny amount of silicone lube. once again, this is at your own risk.*edit: i actually found that this stuff is the best lube for the threads if you don't want to make a mess with teflon tape. works really good and makes the thread action very smooth:: Silicone Grease 2 0 oz Jar * edit 2: lets ease up on that con. my light has never failed due to the treads or anything else. still, lube ain't a bad idea.-with 37 lumens coming from a single aaa batt.,somethings gotta give...and today that something is battery life (i'm comparing this light with my trusty fenix e01 here). the fenix, while only putting off about 10-13 lumens, has a batt. life of way over 20 hrs....this solitaire shuts off at around 2 hrs. with a stout alkaline and at about 90 minutes with a 800 mahr nimh rechargeable. i would really like to see this light knocked down to 20 lumens to bring an alkaline up to 8-10 hrs. but it's american made and we like hot-rods and hot-rods eat fuel, huh? well, i can deal with it with decent rechargeables because everything else about this little light just plain rocks.-not a huge big deal, but a had to find a pocket clip to fit this. no biggie. a clip from a regular 2 aaa maglite will also work and keeps the light from rolling.to end, this light was worth the wait. maglite did such a great job with this product. sure the threads need help, but that whole problem was fixed in a few minutes for me. the poor threads and the low battery life is what cost a star. if i could give another half star, i would.the battery use is just fine for me. i figure i can pop in a fresh nimh cell every 2-3 days and my world will keep spinnin'.Mag instruments just got my business back. good job, folks :)*update 11-5-13*this baby has been through hell and it still performs flawlessly. sure, when i turn it on it sometimes flickers, but that's the nature of the switch and it doesn't really affect anything. this light is always on my person and it does not get babied.some other guys that i work with have bigger and brighter (too bright imo) lights, but theirs are bigger and harder to carry on their person...so guess who is always loaning out his light? this guy!i put a fresh battery in it every week and i have not had one go completely dead on me. i always carry an extra battery in my lunchbox, but i haven't had to break one out.perfect luminosity.perfect build (after the thread mitigations described above).this is it. this is the light i have been searching for and i'm glad its an American company that makes it...it has earned it's name....and did you see the price? deal of the century.*update 8-29-15*:still. going.but man is it ever beat up.i average 1 battery charge/week out of this baby.i don't even bother with a big trouble light when i have to crawl inside of a pipe for a repair (many times it's someone else's weld).the guys that have the flash lights with a click-switch always have to buy new lights, but my silly little maglight just keeps on going.after i bought this on, i bought some more because i figured i'd lose it (to a borrower, most likely), but i'm still using the same one.because the battery lasts about 90 mins.(rechargeable nimh), i carry a fully charged battery in my lunch-box. i"ve never had to change batteries during the work week, so i guess 90 mins. is long enough.the people that built this need to congratulate themselves.*update 5-18-2017*still works, but i bought a new one. i had beat this poor girl up for years and the lens was just to dirty/messed up to use anymore. i removed the lens and use it around the house now. it surely isn't maglite's fault. the amount of abuse the poor light went though was way above and beyond (also, it still works!).here's to years of faithful service from the new one.*update: 9-24-2020* still carrying the 2017 one and the original one still works. i beat the heck out of this poor light. it's not intentional; i get into my work and sometimes things just get abused. at work, my maglite is always on me and always ready to grab and use. it's just nice to have one thing that can be counted on. it gets dropped, lent out, forgotten, and sweated on but it just keeps going.

I've tried several maglites over the years, as well as some other aluminium-barreled flashlights, and I really do think with the 'Solitaire LED' they have perfected the keychain flashlight.Here's lots of reasons why:* reasonable price, not overkill like the flashlights with flashing pattern modes etc* very good battery life - I've had mine for many months now and not needed to replace the single AAA battery. I do use it almost every other day for a few minutes while fumbling in the dark, lighting up a path, walking from the garage, etc* very usable brightness - make sure you purchase the 'Solitaire LED' and not the older 'Solitaire'* a good neutral white colour output, not like some flashlights which have a blue tinge on the edges* very slim yet allows for low-cost batteries - unlike some flashlights which use expensive 12V cells, this one can take a AAA battery. However, I don't trust Duracells because they tend to leak. I ditched the Duracell and replaced it with an AAA Energizer Lithium battery (here is a pack of 8: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BQY36SM/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ) which will last twice as long as the Duracell anyway. I feel Duracell is more about marketing than innovation these days.* Nice all-round design. You can hold and twist it on/off with one hand, and focus it by twisting too. Also it comes with a reasonable length (about 8cm) of woven lanyard type thing for attaching to a key ring or jeans.I like this flashlight so much that I've purchased several as gifts for friends who are always fumbling around in the dark. It is lightweight enough to always carry it on keys or in a handbag. And perfect for life UK when it gets dark early.Over time the raw colour of the aluminium can become visible in places since it is in close proximity to metal keys in a pocket, but this is to be expected. It doesn't really detract from the product.Regarding colours, the grey one is a really nice colour, but it costs more sometimes. The black is just classic, and I use that one. I have purchased the red and blue ones too as gifts, and the red is actually a very deep reddish/pink colour, and the blue is a very nice shade, not quite electric blue but close. However my favourites are grey and black.

As someone who used to swear by Maglite as a robust and reliable piece of kit. I am somewhat disappointed with this product. My old bog standard filament solitaire "flashlight" lasted several years prior to me loosing it, it was wall made with the usual fault of the back end coming unscrewed by it's self (easily rectified by wrapping a small bit of insulation tape around the end). This new one was poor to say the least. The torch was intermittent, I had to keep adjusting the beam for it to work. after a whole 3 weeks of use the front fell off never to be seen again. I would not recommend this light.l

This and every LED aa or aaa maglite I have owned has failed at the switch. Generally they last about 2 months of use (every day about an hour for an early morning walk in darkness). The turn head to switch on design is flawed and Will Fail...MTBF is about 200 actuations. Google it and you see loads of hits describing replacing the switch. Wrong. Such should not be necessary.

I’ve had several of these over the years and they start off great... so much in fact I have them in several edc kits... BUT! Whether it’s the battery they come with or there’s something wrong with the connections inside they corrode very quickly totally wrecking the torch! I’m talking months not years here! So be warned... as I say it could be a nearly out of battery purchased with it.. so store separately even if it’s weeks or try another battery from the beginning... I have lost 3 like this this year!! The torch itself is great...

Bright small torch and great on a keyring. Very bright at 37 lumens and well built.I bought the led lenser P3 and the thrunite Ti3 along with this and from personal prefrence i would rate the P3 best, it has a better field of view and can be adjusted the quickest. Dullest of the three at 16 lumens.The Thrunite Ti3 is the brightest of all three with diffent levels of light given in the various modes up to 85 lumens. Samllest of the three.All 3 are well designed its just down to preference of what you need and like.