MAGLITE SP2209H 2-AA Cell Mini LED Flashlight with Holster, Gray
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of MAGLITE SP2209H 2-AA Cell Mini LED Flashlight with Holster, Gray
Customer Review: I'm disappointed in Maglite. :(
Summary: 2 Stars
I have an old Maglite with a regular bulb that has served me well for years. I decided to try out one of their LED lights to see if it would be a good addition to my flashlights. I decided to go with a small one at first to test it against a traditional AA powered bulb flashlight that I have. I wanted to see how the brightness compared. If it worked well i would get a large one that takes a 3-4 D cell batteries. I got it and also bought a 9 LED $4 no name flashlight in the same order since shipping was free with Amazon prime. I was doing an alarm install on a car and my regular shop light's bulb went out so I got out the new Maglite LED flashlight. It seemed to work fine at first but then it started flickering and I had to shake it and tap it against stuff to get it to stay on. I tried to adjust it by rotating the focus head as you do to turn it on but it still seemed to be flaky. I ended up using the $4 one to finish the alarm install under the dash of my car. Too bad. I thought maybe it was just user error causing the flickering; maybe I was just not sure of how to use the thing so I kept playing with it. It seems like it has some SOS strobe flashing mode or something because i can turn it on and it flashes in a fixed pattern. I can't replicate this all the time. Sometimes it just stays on. I read some reviews saying that the switch was not so good on some of these but then the ratings on the majority of them were rated highly. I figured there must have been a bad batch that ended up getting the few poor reviews but if that was the case, I ended up with one of them. If this thing isn't defective then it sure is hard to figure out. Bottom line, if you have a runner up that you are considering buying instead, going for your second choice may be the way to go.Customer Review: Great light while it worked
Summary: 2 Stars
I've always liked Mag lights, but this most recent one broke within 2 weeks, which amounts to about 10 minutes of use, only in my home, without dropping it or otherwise causing harm to the light. The slightest tap now makes it shut off or cycle through the settings. I couldn't return it to the store because I didn't have the receipt (Christmas present) so I contacted the Mag Warranty Repair Center thinking they'd be happy to replace it since it was a defect in the manufacturing. Turns out I'm going to have to pay to send it to them and if I'm lucky, might have it back in a month. It just rubs me the wrong way to have to pay to ship something to them to fix a defect in the light. If I'd broken it myself, I'd be happy to pay the shipping, but not when it's through no fault of my own. For what it's worth, the light seems nice for the few seconds it will stay on; I hope you have better luck with yours.Customer Review: Almost Decent
Summary: 2 Stars
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.
Customer Review: Takes the "flash" out of flashlight
Summary: 1 Stars
I wanted a flashlight for rollerblading at night, and since it was "just" a flashlight I bought the name-brand without doing any homework. Bad plan. My main complaint is with the switch mechanism: you turn the head of the flashlight both to turn it on and off and to focus the beam. There are four modes of "on": on, dim, plus two modes of flashing. The first problem is that when you turn it off, it changes the focus of the beam so it needs to be re-focused each time you turn it on. There are two problems there: first, it takes two hands to turn it on, and second it takes some time and patience to refocus the beam. The next problem is you change between the four modes by turning it off then back on - each cycle advances from on to dim to flashing then back to on. So if you turn it off and then want it back on fairly soon you get the next mode, and of course when you finally cycle through to the desired mode you have to refocus the beam. As a practical matter, if you find you need light suddenly you are better off concentrating on doing what you are doing in the dark because you are not going to have useful light any time soon. And it gets worse: once the batteries are a little worn down, shaking the flashlight makes it switch to the next mode. Recall that I bought this for rollerblading: if I hit a rough patch in the road the vibrations change the light from bright to dim to flashing just when I need it the most, and of course it takes two hands and some thought to turn it back to bright and refocus the beam. A simple on-off switch and one mode would be a big improvement.
The product is attractive and does work, so it might merit more than one star, but this thing is actually worse than a free flashlight I had gotten in some promotional deal. Worse than free sounds like one star. I have since done some homework and bought a Brinker 3W LED for $30. The Brinker has a Cree bulb, uses 3 AAA batteries and produces 140 lumens. The appearance and build quality of the Brinker are not as nice, but the brightness and functionality of the Brinker are much much much better, plus it has a simple push-button on-off switch and one mode.
Customer Review: Weak beam with annoying flash options
Summary: 1 Stars
Picked up one of these Maglite LED 2AA lights on Black Friday. Trying it out, the light projected is about half that of a Streamlight flashlight that uses only one AA battery. It's also much more blue of a light. With new batteries, the beam seems quite weak.
Next, I tried the options for a flashing beam, 25% power, and SOS. The packaging included no instructions as to how to use these. After a bit of experimentation, I found the Maglite cycles between all the options. If you want a normal, solid beam, you can use it once. After that, you much turn the Maglite on and off several times to cycle through all the other options.
I want a flashlight that works without me having to turn it on and off several times to get a normal beam of light. Back this goes to the store, as other brands such as Surefire, Fenix, and Streamlight do better.