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I have always wanted a great LED upgrade for the name brand Solitaire Maglite. Does this one work? Well, technically yes. It is brighter than any small LED I have ever seen. Sadly, we are still missing the mark here. This install makes it to where the lens adjuster cap will not screw all the way down. In fact, it's not even close. It tightens down leaving an approximately 3mm gap. If you carry the flashlight in your pocket, there is a chance the cap will come off and the light will be on in your pocket until the battery dies. Even worse, the delicate fixture is exposed if the cap comes off. A tiny bit more engineering would have remedied this problem, but unfortunately I am left to do that myself. Others may not be as industrious. Good effort, for it being the only option, though.

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As stated by others, a terrific upgrade for the Maglite Solitaire. But it does not allow the cap to fully screw on, and puts the cap at risk of accidentally falling off if it happens to spin just a few turns.

I made a modification the reflector that eliminated the problem and wanted to share. This will obviously void your warranty, but what would you rather have: a warrantied problem or a non-warrantied solution?

Tools required:

-Dremel tool

-Dremel end-mill.....I used an abrasive ball bit.

-Can of air for dusting computer keyboards

1. Remove the lens cap from the Maglite and place it on your workbench.

2. Use the Dremel (and a steady hand) to slowly remove the lip on the plastic reflector that surrounds the bulb hole. The more you grind away, the more the cap will screw on before turning off the lamp. Do your best to grind evenly around the circular lip. The key here is slow and steady!...grind and test, grind and test, grind and test. I eventually stopped when the light turned off with only 1mm distance to go with the cap.

3. The lens cap will be full of plastic dust and shavings. Take the can of air and stick it in the light bulb hole of the plastic reflector and give it a puff.....viola it is clean!

4. Be sure to clean off the threads of the cap and the Maglite body itself with the spray air.

5. Enjoy!

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I have been through three of these bulbs, each of them lasted about 4 or 5 months. They are bright and actually make the Solitaire useful. Just don't expect them to last as long as 10,000 hours. I use my Solitaire on my key chain, just normal use.

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So, this is probably the fourth one of these I ordered, after the previous three broke ("lasts forever" is a joke!), but I finally decided to write a review to warn others. Don't waste your money. Unlike other LED replacement bulbs, these break easily. Between the one in my wife's flashlight, and the ones I've had in mine, they always break, I suspect from the twisting action of the head. The last one I received had not just the LED itself, but the pins to the circuitry bent so badly that they both fell off when I unwrapped it. I know it's only $5 dollars, but it's not even worth that much. DO NOT BUY.

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This led bulb is a joke! First, it doesn't fit very well in the AAA MAGLITE KEYCHAIN FLASHLIGHT. Second, it died after just 8 months, without heavy use. I just used it here and there in some home repairs. I won't buy it again!