o1d_dude
'I battle gravity'
A year or three ago, I bought a Maglite set at Costco that included a 3 D-cell night stick sized light and a much smaller 2-AA light. Both are LED models.
Just this evening I noticed the 3 D-cell light was much dimmer than it ought to be. After swapping out the batteries and there being no improvement in the beam brightness, I tested the original batteries and found them almost new.
Going online, I found out that there had been problems with the first gen LED lights and that the second gen Maglites (much improved) are now at Costco. There may even be a third gen out there as well. Apparently, the old ones were billed as 104 lumens while the 2nd gens are labeled 131 lumens. I think mine is a first gen.
Has anyone had a similar problem with their Maglite LED?
I'm thinking I can buy a new 3 watt LED and all will be as it should be.
Just this evening I noticed the 3 D-cell light was much dimmer than it ought to be. After swapping out the batteries and there being no improvement in the beam brightness, I tested the original batteries and found them almost new.
Going online, I found out that there had been problems with the first gen LED lights and that the second gen Maglites (much improved) are now at Costco. There may even be a third gen out there as well. Apparently, the old ones were billed as 104 lumens while the 2nd gens are labeled 131 lumens. I think mine is a first gen.
Has anyone had a similar problem with their Maglite LED?
I'm thinking I can buy a new 3 watt LED and all will be as it should be.