| MAGLITE SP2209H 2-AA Cell Mini LED Flashlight with Holster, Gray |  | Brand: MagLite
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $23.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Color: Gray
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 4.7 x 0.8
MPN: 101500
Model: SP2209H
UPC: 038739530420
EAN: 0038739530420
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| Features:
| • | Uses 3 Watt LED | | • | Powerful focusing beam | | • | Efficient Power Usage | | • | Candle mode | | • | Durable and reliable |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
 A whole lot of flashlight October 17, 2006
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
I have the 2 cell AA LED Mini Maglite, and I love it. But let's clear up some misconceptions about what this little gem is and isn't. In the dark, this is a bright, capable flashlight that illuminates a wide area. Unlike Maglites you may be used to, the beam can't really be focused. Yes, if you point it towards the ground at your feet, you can see the beam converge. At five yards out, it doesn't really matter, it's an area light no matter what.
If you are looking for a solid area light that doesn't take up a lot of room and has long-lasting battery life - wait no more, this is your flashlight! Go buy it right now.
If you are looking for something to replace a SureFire or StreamLight, keep looking. This flashlight just isn't in the same league of brightness. Yes, it's rough and tough and for a small flashlight it is very bright for close tasks. If you are looking to light up chunks of real estate at night, then you are better off with a SureFire.
A couple of words of warning about this light compared to the "regular" halogen - it is a larger flashlight. In diameter it is the same, but in length it is about one inch longer. And since the LED is supposed to be indestructible, there is no spare in the cap.
I carry this on my belt with the included holster, though I pray to God Maglite wakes up and gives us a holster that LOCKS closed. Would it kill ya to give us six inches of nylon and velcro to hold the blessed thing in place, Maglite?
BOTTOM LINE : A solid, dependable light that is excellent for small areas or enclosed spaces. After all, it is a Maglite. Only six inches of fabric and velcro keeps this from being the best LED flashlight for any amount of money.
 Very, Very Average November 22, 2007
19 out of 23 found this review helpful
When I first got this thing a couple of years ago, I thought I had found Nirvana. Wrong.
It uses 2 AA batteries, is 6 inches long, comes in a nifty pouch with belt loop, and sort of resembles a Cuban cigar. Twist the head and you get light; better, it focuses like its larger siblings. It gives you as much light as a 2D incandescent version, and this aspect won me over at first. If you want one of those powerful LED flashlights in a small package, this is it. But be careful: you can get a powerful, blinding light Xenon 4-D cell lantern for half the price of this beauty. Are you sure that the small size is worth the extra $$$?
This is what an LED flashlight should be: tough, durable, convenient, versatile, small, lightweight, with super-bright light. Here, you will get traditional Maglite quality. A solid piece of machined aluminum and an LED bulb that will never burn out. You can expect a solid lifetime of good use and abuse. So, outside of the occasional battery change, you will be able to hand this down to your grandchildren; assuming, of course, that a `friend' does not `accidentally' borrow it or you lose it.
The more I compared it to other commercial offerings, the less delighted I became. It is rated at 3 watts; pet peeve: Lumileds makes these high power LED's, and they do not categorize their LED's as such. I presume that the manufacturer is implying that the LED is a Luxeon 3. Problem is, this LED is, as I understand it, simply a `Luxeon I' (i.e. `1 watt') pick out. Indeed, when we compared it to a number of other `Luxeon I' flashlights both more and less expensive, the Maglite was no better or worse than its competitors. I came to see that it was no more than a mediocre high-power LED flashlight.
The most troublesome aspect of this flashlight is its behavior when your batteries get weak. It does not give you any warning or get visibly dimmer to give you a heads-up. When the batteries give out, the light simply goes out, POINK. No warning, no clue. This alone should disqualify it as a serious contender for your arsenal of emergency, go-to flashlights.
This flashlight has several other problems. It is a little big to be something you can stick into your pants pocket on a daily basis (but remember the dandy nylon sheath with a belt loop). It does give powerful light, but this sucks out the battery juice real fast; the package says nothing, but it is unlikely that you will get much more than a couple hours of light. It has a feature where you can adjust the light beam from focused to diffuse light, but it is pretty lame (the light is a hot spot in the middle with a rather large halo typical of 4D lanterns; the adjustment just extinguishes the hot spot). You can also remove the head assembly entirely for a `candle' mode; this does give good area light, but you cannot look directly at the light bulb, so it cannot really double as a lantern. It does not have a dual drain feature; it would be nice to have a switch that can give much reduced light but give much longer battery life, so this thing is not much use as an emergency tool.
There is nothing about this flashlight that makes it any better than dozens of competitors. The only advantage this one has is weather resistance due to a couple of O-rings. I am not terribly impressed by this flashlight (except for the cool pouch), and suggest that you do a little research and try to find a better candidate. For example, for about the same $$$, you can get a maglite 4D flashlight and the optional xenon bulb. If you can deal with the larger size, it will give you several times more light.
Edit
I use this light to regularly discharge NiCd's 700 mAH from a power failure light. I get about 2 hours. Doing the math, new alkalines should, at least in theory, give you about 7 hours.
LED Mini Maglite June 1, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have been a converting Maglites to LED flashlights for a couple of years. Mainly it was to have a working flashlight when I needed it, but the savings on bulbs and batteries was a nice bonus. The conversion kit was usualy more than the cost of the original Maglite. This Mag Instrument LED flashlight is about twice as bright as the Maglite/conversion kit and allows me to focus the beam.
Maglite catching up July 26, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Maglite is finally catching up with other flashlight manufacturers with these new LED lights. This is a very bright flashlight and when you use it in the darkness it shines like a reflector and you feel like there must be a much bigger powerplant hidden somewhere in that small package. The light can't be perfectly 100% focused like the other regular Maglite flashlights, but I'm still amazed how close they got, which makes this stick out from other LED flashlights which usually don't have any focusing options. To do this they increased the reflector (head) size so this feels just a bit bigger in your hands than it's older AA brother. Still, with the amount of light it sheds, it is a top performer.
 Almost Decent September 30, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This flashlight is well made and a definite upgrade over incandescent flashlights. However, as far as LED lights go, this isn't very bright. The Duracell Daylite flashlights seem like they put out almost twice the brightness, and its flood beam is way brighter than the Mag's.
Mag has been traditionally a reliable tool, however, they're definitely losing their edge with the introduction of the LED.
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