Product Description

Maglite brings LED's into focus, The Maglite two D-battery LED flashlight, well known for its quality, durability, and reliability is now available with New MAG-LED Technology. Designed for professional and consumer use, benefits include: A Powerful Projecting Beam that focuses simply by rotating the head. Balanced Optics, combining a highly refined reflector with a quality LED, for a brilliant adjustable beam. Intelligent Energy Source Management (patent pending) balancing high brightness with efficient power usage. Water and shock resistant. Limited lifetime warranty.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19365 in Home Improvement
• Size: 2D
• Color: Blue
• Brand: MagLite
• Model: ST2D116
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .75 pounds

Features

• Uses 3-watt LED
• Powerful focusing beam
• Efficient power usage
• Aluminum alloy case
• Durable and reliable

Customer Reviews

Buy this flashlight
LED bulbs are convenient for 4 reasons I can think of offhand: 1. they're "solid state" devices so they're waaay more rugged than incandescent bulbs, 2. they usually have an operational life in the tens-of-thousands of hours, 3. the white LEDs are so "white" in color that they make regular bulbs look yellow, 4. they usually drain batteries more slowly than incandescent bulbs.

LED bulbs have only 3 problems that I know of: 1. they're more expensive than incandescent bulbs, 2. their beams don't seem to travel as far as incandescent beams (could be subjective or flashlight construction), 3. most flashlights that use LED bulbs REALLLLLLY SUCK--CAVEAT EMPTOR!!! I can't stress #3 enough.

If you've never purchased an LED flashlight before, you might be tempted to assume that their beams are just as bright as regular flashlights. You'd be WRONG! I've tried at least a dozen "inexpensive" LED flashlights ($<60) over the years. All of them have left much to be desired even though I was only looking for one that was as bright as a regular flashlight. Boy! Did I waste a lot of money pursuing that modest goal! Learn from my mistakes. If there's one thing I can't stress enough, it's that more LEDs DO NOT necessarily equate to a brighter overall beam. In fact, the opposite seems to be true. If you start with a good LED bulb, you don't NEED a bunch of little ones.

Anyway, a Maglite 2D LED flashlight is every bit as bright (subjective) as Maglite's regular 2D flashlight. It even appears a bit brighter because of the whiteness of its beam. It also appears to be able to throw the beam a commensurate distance. With a fresh set of batteries, I believe mine burned with enough light to read by for over 22 hours. It actually went a while longer, but I can't find my notes on the experiment.

Yes, I am a flashlight geek. I own SureFire flashlights that can stun a man in the dark and cost more than an iPod. Though the 2D LED MagLite doesn't have the power to stop a man in his tracks, it should easily replace a regular 2D flashlight. It throws a nice white beam, and should should last longer on a pair of batteries. At its price point, I've yet to see it bested by any other LED flashlight. Mag Instruments took their time bringing an LED flashlight to the market, but they DID IT RIGHT!

10/31/08 Update. LED flashlights, in general, have come a long way in the past year and a half. Mags are still my favorite (relatively) cheap and long-life flashlights, though.

Nice light
Overall this light is a nice light for the low cost. The construction is classic Mag; durable and able to stand up to daily use. Battery life seems to be fairly long with normal use. The light output is a lot nicer than standard halogen bulbs with a white color output that makes standard lights look "yellow." The focusing ability is perfect to give you a very small focused spot that should throw far. The only downside is with wide beam focusing - which has noticeable "rings" of light. Overall this is a nicely built light for everyday use.

Works great until you drop it by mistake!
I agree that these flashlights work great for what they are, however, I have already blown 2 LED modules by dropping the flashlights by accident, once myself, and once by my 2 year old. The LEDs pop out of their housing rendering them uselsss. At that point all you can do is pull out the spare filiment bulb provided with the flashlight and use it. The replacement LED's run almost 25 dollars. Not a good deal if you ask me. Buyer beware......