Maglite XL100

[toolpig1]

Can someone please post the SKU from Home Depot, so I can call and make sure they have them in stock before I go. Thanks!

Home Depot SKU 542-752 (this is the magic number for checking stock)
Shelf tag reads:
$39.97
Maglite XL100 3-cell AAA
UPC #3873966005 (bar code)
Part #166-000-063

Maglite Part #166-000-015 (on product package, slightly different than shelf tag)

Someone asked about the 10% coupon. I was actually printing a Lowes coupon, which is gladly accepted at Home Depot.
Lowes coupons are easy to obtain online, ebay, Post Office, etc... I suggest visiting Lowes website and requesting a "new mover" or a "project starter" coupon. They'll email the coupon rather quickly and follow up with one in the mail. Lowes coupons are only good for one time use, but can be used over and over at Home Depot (assuming you have a copier).

Hope this helps for those of you searching for this light. In the end, I passed on the purchase. I'm not a fan of 3AAA configuration and most of the features really don't interest me. Nearly all of my lights are on/off, and just a few that also have a low level. Once you reach about 40 lights, you realize it's time for a little restraint.

 

[geonex]

I picked up one today at Home Depot in West Hills, CA. They had been stocked incorrectly and placed on a shelf marked $9.97 (there was no tag in sight with the correct price).

Good news for me? They honored the $9.97 price. Good news for my fellow CPFers, they had lots in stock. :twothumbs

 

[Robin24k]

I wonder if they've fixed that error? Cause if not, I may need to pay them a visit. :naughty:

 

[geonex]

Sadly, they took down the tag while I was waiting.

 

[Robin24k]

Darn it! :laughing:

 

[PCC]

No luck at Fry's in Palo Alto nor either Target in/near Serramonte.

 

[PCC]

I found a few on a hook at the Home Depot in Hercules. I was over there helping a friend move some furniture so I stopped by the local HD to take a look. Unfortunately, I promised this one to a friend before I ever bought it so I'll have to wait a bit longer before I can join the club.

 

[PCC]

As of yesterday (March 17) Fry's in Palo Alto still does not have the XL100 on the shelf.

 

[OAM]

If anyone in NYC is looking for them, the Home Depot on 23rd Street had about 25 of them on the shelf as of yesterday.

 

[carrot]

If anyone in NYC is looking for them, the Home Depot on 23rd Street had about 25 of them on the shelf as of yesterday.

Thanks. I picked one up. Here's a quick comparison shot with common lights:

Bigger than I expected, to be honest.

Expect a full write-up within a week...

 

[TITAN1833]

Nevermind

 

[carrot]

Very quick initial reaction:

Well, I think there are a lot of merits to using an accelerometer in a flashlight and Maglite actually managed to nail the concept, however, the execution is somewhat flawed and some simple usability testing and a firmware reflash would have resulted in a 100% better UI and a fairly desireable package. As it stands, I cannot see this as an EDC due to the unpolished UI, but it is an incredibly cool light of acceptable build quality and an excellent first step as Maglite works to regain its "street cred" in the eyes of flashaholics and gadget lovers. A full review will come in the next few days, after I have had a chance to use it more.

I have the feeling that the neglected Maglite engineers in R&D (because let's face it, Maglite clearly has R&D and, as rumor has it, has thrown away more designs than we will ever see or hear of) felt like they had to stuff everything they could into the XL100 because they were afraid they'd never have a chance to make anything cool ever again.

 

[The 8th Man]

just got one from brightbuy, cool light but it's still just a mag lite. They are getting better who knows what they will have in a year or so.

 

[Masque]

In stock at, of all places, Amazon. With Prime, it's $37.05 on Monday or $41.04 delivered tomorrow....

 

[dudemar]

Is it safe to use NiMHs in the XL100?

 

[Hondo]

I picked up one today at Home Depot in West Hills, CA. They had been stocked incorrectly and placed on a shelf marked $9.97 (there was no tag in sight with the correct price).

Good news for me? They honored the $9.97 price. Good news for my fellow CPFers, they had lots in stock. :twothumbs

Dang, you win. I had the exact same experience, only my HD had mis-marked them at $19.97. I am very pleased with it for that, but was not even considering it at $40.

Pro's:

-Bright, but narrow hotspot makes it look like more lumens than you might think.

-Dig the dimming feature, as you can hunt back and forth until you like it and then release, although changing requires starting from off.

-Low is low enough to give really good run time, and plenty of steps between low and high.

Con's:

-Narrow hotspot, but a stick-on diffuser can cure that.

-Absolutely no use for the other features. Too bad the "night light" does not go below "low", and what good is instant high, if after you stop moving it, it dims back down again? Moon mode with jump to last set brightness, and hold until it is cycled again would have made a nice feature.

-Hate to pile on, but 3xAAA is not my favorite, either.

-Visible PWM. Not as low as a Fenix L0D or Gen 1 JettBeam CLE, but noticable when things are in motion at anything but max brightness. Wild guess - 300-400 Hz.

Like I said, I am pleased, but only because I lucked out on the deal. Not sure I will even check back to see if it was corrected or not.

 

[LeifUK]

Nevermind

It's a good album, but not their best. You are talking about Nirvana aren't you?

 

[mikekoz]

I just saw this at Home Depot. I have not been following this thread, however. I was about to pull the trigger until I saw that it took 3 AAA's. I know this is a tired subject, but this kind of makes the light "cheap" to me. All the cheap, dime a dozen lights these days use this configuration. I like Maglites, and I am sure it is good quality, but I wish they could have made it in a 2AA format. I will buy it when it gets on the closeout pegs at Target!!!

 

[Robin24k]

Is it safe to use NiMHs in the XL100?

Yup, NiMH and Energizer Lithium work fine.

 

[PCC]

Looking at the XL100 that I just bought I have a few observations: The pill capsule that MagLite likes to use these days appears to be the same one that is used in the 3D cell MagLEDs but I think that the LED module used here probably draws less current but I cannot say for sure. I know that the capsule is locked into place from the reflector side in the tube. The metal ring that is inside of the battery tube on the tailcap side that holds the capsule in place also is the negative contact from the battery holder that is transferred from the battery holder via an extra contact offset from the center of the battery holder. The central contact on the emitter side is the positive and is common with the positive contact on the opposite side. On the tailcap side the central contact is positive and the surrounding metal ring is negative from the battery. There is a third contact which is really offset to the side and that one carries the negative signal from the tailcap to the emitter capsule. The tailcap has three contacts: the central one is positive, the ring surrounding it is negative and the largest one surrounding all this is the negative signal that has been manipulated by the tailcap electronics to give the dimming and pulsing effects of the light. All switching and dimming is done in the tailcap.