| | |  | Sports Electronics & Gadgets | Home » » Nite Ize LUC2-07 L.E.D. Combo Kit Upgrades AA Mini Mag-Lite from Incandescent to LED Technology with on/off switch | | | | | | | Description: | | Our LED Combo Upgrade ll replaces the incandescent bulb of a AA Mini Maglite® with the bright white beam of LED, and the two-handed on/off twist with a simple push-button tail cap switch. Your AA Mini Maglite® will not only be easier and more convenient to operate, it will have higher quality, more powerful, and more efficient illumination. The LED bulb lasts a virtual lifetime and uses less power, giving you five times the battery life. | | | Features: | |
• 30 Lumens 25 hour run time
• Broadcasts light up to 40m
• Easy to install push button on/off tail cap switch included
• Simple installation It's as easy as replacing the incandescent bulb in your flashlight
• Easy to install
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 4.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.75 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 5.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 1.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 37 reviews |
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14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Acceptable - But put your money into a new LED flashlight insteadJan 22, 2011
By Spiced Rum
- Bottom Line -
I wanted this conversion kit to a) get a tail cap switch for one-handed operation and b) a brighter light than the old Maglite light bulb.
It works acceptably, but you may want to put the money into a new LED flashlight because it does neither tail cap switch or LED brightness very well.
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- Specific points -
Regarding the lumens (aka brightness) here are my thoughts. One disclaimer, I don't own an expensive meter or test equipment to measure lumen output, so I am doing this by "eye" against a standard background.
a) The LED is noticeably brighter than the old standard Maglite incandescent light bulb.
b) However, it is not as bright as a new Maglite LED 2xAA version.
From what I could find, if you want a tail cap switch for the Maglite 2xAA, you have two choices.
a) This page you're looking at (the LUC2) or
b) This other product (NIQ2)
The LUC2:
- This LUC2 product's tail cap switch is kind of cheesy. The cap has no rubber seal to avoid liquid or dirt. It also "feels" kind of loose. I have used other flashlights and their tail cap switches seem more solid.
- The tail cap doesn't have a lanyard hole. A lanyard can be handy in my opinion.
- Does provide "momentary on". That is: press switch slightly and the light comes on, but release and it goes off. You don't have to press entirely to turn it on and entirely to turn it off. There are times when I want to turn it on and off quickly and I didn't want the switch to be a hindrance. I like this switch for this feature.
- This switch can be accidentally switched "on" quite easily.
The NIQ2:
My dad has this one, and the tail cap slowly blinks dim red continuously when it is electrically connected so you can find it in the dark. Great if you want this, not so great if you don't want constant blinking. To stop the red blinking, you could turn off the electrical connection by twisting the Maglite's focus adjustment, but then you can't turn the light on one-handed with the tail cap switch. This kind of defeats the whole one-handed option.
Finally, here are two other (bright) flashlight options with an LED and a tail cap switch. See my reviews under pseudonym "Spiced Rum":
- The Maglite XL50, link: Mag Instrument Inc XL50-S3016 Maglite® XL50 LED Flashlight, Black
- Energizer LED Flashlight 2AA, link: Energizer High Intensity LED Flashlight with 2AA Battery
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 Very nice enhancementJan 22, 2008
By Wayne Rambo
The conversion kit is very simple to change. The only drawback I noticed was you lose a lot of the focusing capability.The extra brightness makes up for that most of the time.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Bright little suckerDec 06, 2010
By Jeffrey B. Simpson
"B. Samson"
I previously bought the Nite-Ize LED AA Maglite replacement without the switch and was very impressed with the brightness. This unit was the same except it came with the tail-cap switch, which I elected not to use since it works great with the standard Maglite turn-to-activate. The brightness is really impressive - you really can't look at it directly. I would have preferred to purchase only the LED for a bit less money, but this combo package was worth the price, it included free shipping and the product worked great.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Mag-Lite upgrade to LED with a switchDec 04, 2010
By 3589
I received the product promptly. I found it easy to install. The light produced is very good and having an on-off switch is a nice improvement. I like the product.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
good upgradeNov 23, 2010
By M. Miller
this is a good upgrade to my mini mag and it has a good spot light feel to it now the push button makes it a lot easier to use. so if you carry or use a mini mag alot like I do then this is a good little upgrade worth getting.
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