Maglite Boxed Mini Mag AAA Torch - Black | 
 enlarge | Brand: MagLite
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: £14.95
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1001
Media: DIY & Tools
Fragile: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.3 x 2.1 x 1.2
MPN: 5026393500090
Model: 5026393500090
EAN: 5026393500090
ASIN: B0001P0ER8
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Diamond knurl design | | • | High-intensity patented 1/2 turn, twist focus from SPOT to FLOOD | | • | Spare lamp safely secured in the tail cap | | • | Patented candle mode | | • | Anodized inside and out for improved corrosion resistance | | • | High-grade seals and O-rings for water resistance | | • | Compact/lightweight aluminium case | | • | Vented tail-cap (patented) reduces chance of gas build up |
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Product Description
• Made from tough aircraft grade aluminium• Twist head on-off operation, also adapts light from flood to spot-beam• High grade rubber O rings ensure that Mag-Lite is water and shock-resistant• Spare bulb in tail cap• Supplied with batteries in presentation box
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| Customer Reviews:
 Sits uncomfortably between the single AAA and twin AA battery Maglite torch versions - but a great torch though April 28, 2008
Keith Joseph (West Berkshire, England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I got given this twin AAA torch and like all my Maglites it's never failed (I've had it around 15 years now). Bulb replacement is a bit fraught finding the right one (each Maglite has a different voltage and the wrong bulb will go phut in the wrong torch). However the bulbs last fairly well [a few years] although they tend to get broken in exposed 'candle' mode by the kids (you unscrew the lens/focus bit and reveal the bare bulb - the torch sits in the removed bit as a holder and hey presto a glaring candle-light glow that won't light up anything other than the bulb itself. Candle mode is fun/cute rather than functional, particularly with this lower power Maglite. There's always a spare bulb provided, stored in the battery cap. The two AAA batteries last a short while, considerably less than the standard twin AA Maglite - and typically unbiquitus AA batteries are often far cheaper then AAA ones to buy. And that's the main problem with this Maglite, it's more expensive to run, produces a noticably weaker light beam and isn't a great deal smaller in size and weight as the twin AA version. This twin AAA is a bit big for the handbag and the twin AA is small enough for the pocket, drawer and car glove compartment. The twin AA is also a lot easier to find when rummaging about as well (and comes in just as many nice colours - red and black are my male favourites with gun metal grey a close second. For ladies handbags and key rings I'd recommend the bijou single AAA Maglite instead, that even comes in pink - but this is only any good for lighting up a small area close to the torch, e.g. the car door lock. For the rest of us the twin AA Maglite is by far the most practical version, even though it is a bit larger/heavier for the trouser/jacket pocket.
With batteries, this twin AAA version weighs in at about 55g to the twin AA's 110g, and it's 13cm long x 1.3cm/1.8cm wide compared to the AA's 14.5cm x 1.8/2.5cm width (yes it is a lot thinner and lighter). The twin AA Maglites beam is in a different league though and you could use it to walk the dog, whereas you'd be pushed to see the ground properly with this twin AAA version - although it's fine for fossocking about in the garage, lighting up the front door keyhole or as an inspection lamp. We have four Maglites (single AAA, twin AAA and two twin AA versions) and other plastic/cheap metal copies have come, failed and gone, but these four Maglites work as well now as when they new. More importantly the electrical off/on contact works perfectly and the batteries stay as fresh as new, stored unused in the torch (many cheap torches seem to drain batteries during storage, probably due to poor quality switches). OK the batteries aren't rechargeable, you need Duracell/Energiser quality alkaline ones, and use will produce a lot spent ones over the torches life-time (although Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries produce nastier disposal problems) and batteries aren't cheap (although the AA versions are often on special offer for large packs). However a Maglite torch might well last a life-time before it's final trip to recycling Nirvana - you'll probably lose it before it fails, and if you only use it occasionally the batteries will last. So other than the gripes above, another excellent reliable well-built torch from the Maglite range, and if you need a lower power [twin AAA] torch of this exact size and weight, a great buy.
 Maglite is the way to go May 13, 2005
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
It's a good little torch if you are obsessed with CSI and want to pretend you are one. Seriously, it's light, pen sized and very bright. If you want a torch... Maglite is the way to go.The only draw back is that the candle feature doesn't work too well. A couple more last tips... When the batteries run-out, take them out and bin them straight away. If you leave those little suckers in there they will weld it shut and you'll never get it open again without seriously messing up the way the torch looks. Buy a black one... The Silver and Colour Versions look cheap, but if you do go black don't turn it off and put it down in the dark. The buggers little!
Maglite is the way to go May 13, 2005
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
It's a good little torch if you are obsessed with CSI and want to pretend you are one. Seriously, it's light, pen sized and very bright. If you want a torch... Maglite is the way to go.The only draw back is that the candle feature doesn't work too well. A couple more last tips... When the batteries run-out, take them out and bin them straight away. If you leave those little suckers in there they will weld it shut and you'll never get it open again without seriously messing up the way the torch looks. Buy a black one... The Silver and Colour Versions look cheap, but if you do go black don't turn it off and put it down in the dark. The buggers little!
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