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I hope I wasn't doing wrong to post this here. You know, those ol mini maga ain't perfect, but they seem to get the job done in stock form. The newest randition has a xenon bipin and it has a beautiful color temp if the batteries aren't too low. I have them things coming out of my ears--incans, mini mag pro, two with the tts led conversion that has a high and low and three of the brinkmann versions. Only thing is I can't find one that doesn't have at least a slight if not a good side by side wobble in the head. I think I had one once before I sent it off to have warranty work done on it, but I might be just tripping.

Question: do any of yall remember one that had a tight head on it--the good kind of just right tightness that didn't wobble or has your experiences been like mine? Any old timers out there that remembers the pre 1990 ones? I know they had to be dimmer, but how was the overall quality? Couldn't find any information on the web at all, but now If yall would come and sit a spell and converse we might be able to fix that. Please tell of your fond experiences with them--nostalgia galore. Door's unlocked and I left the light on fer ye.
 
Thank you bykfixer. Do they have that quick focus system like the newer ones?
 
Hi, I still have some modified ones too. The 2 on the side doesn’t have any pills.
 

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greenpondmike said:
Thank you bykfixer. Do they have that quick focus system like the newer ones?
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If you mean like modern 1/4 rotation LED versions, no. But when removing the tailcap to put in batteries and twisting it on/off you'll notice how well they were machined back then. It's like driving a 77 Lincoln vs a 79 Civic. Smooooooooth.
 
From 1984 to 1990 I must have bought 50 of these things! I remember having to put lubrication on the threads they were machined to such tight tolerances. I don't have my original anymore, but I can see the differences in the manufacturing between now and then.
 
I enjoyed an 80’s mini-mag for years until an alkaleak killed it, the action was very smooth. I currently have the warm LED version of the mini-mag and it has the head wobble too, would definitely benefit from finer threads. The mini-mag’s big brother, the ML25IT, has a nice feel to it without the wobble. A better incan for the $$ in Maglite’s current lineup, IMO.
 
I was looking on ebay and they have a 1982 2d on there for I think below $25. I guess they don't know what they had. No "d" in the serial number. I tell yall this in case any of you want it. I found a 1990 mini mag new in the pack for $22.80 and I bought it. Hope it has the better machining on the threads.
 
Both of my Mini Mags are 20 to 25 years old and now sport Xenon bulbs. They both operate very precisely and still look as-new.

Once in a while, I'll take one to work for use as an inspection light.

With the high cost of the Xenon bulbs these days, I'll likely convert them to LED once my stash of bulbs runs out.
 
I like the tts (the torch site) LEDs. They are specifically for maglites and for most incandescent models now except for the solitaire. They might have one for it now. Most have a high and a low and the ones for the "D" lights also have a strobe feature. I don't take much of a fancy to the strobe feature, but might could be useful. They are across the pond in Britain, so you have to convert the British pound into U. S. dollars to figure out what to pay. One time I mistakenly converted the Euro instead of the pound. The british pound is generally more than the euro.
 
greenpondmike said:
I was looking on ebay and they have a 1982 2d on there for I think below $25. I guess they don't know what they had. No "d" in the serial number.
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That seller does know what he has--he only sells vintage Mag-Lites. Mag made millions of of D-cell lights by the mid '80s. They come up for sale every day for less than that but they're not advertised as anything special unless the seller is marketing to collectors.
 
Well, now I know. To hear people talk I thought the 80s mags were sold for an elevated price.

You know, I got to thinking (yeah I know that is dangerous), these mini mags are bright enough in rural areas and years back we had less light pollution and no led streetlights all over the place and also vehicle headlights were dimmer and more yellow--no led headlights. I bet these flashlights really performed well back then. The times we live in make them seem dimmer. That is why someone can use one now and think how they thought they used to be so bright thirty years ago, but now they seem dim and anemic. Of course the contacts could also need cleaning. We live in a world of led lights all over the place and the only way to fight led pollution is with leds. You can't walk down the road nowadays at night in urban areas and see well unless you have some sure enough incan like a surefire or a ml25it 3c or better. I have a dollar general across the road from me at an angle. I can't see where I'm walking passing by there unless I'm putting out some lumans.
 
Wow, I bet that puts out some sure enough light. I wonder if industrial alkalines would help keep these lights from ruining? I'm using those now--energizer industrial alkalines and also nimh.
 
Hey GPM check out Litt Industries Maglite mods. They started out as an off road vehicle light fixture maker but the owners wife talked him into doing things to make her incan Maglites brighter.
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I bought a bust-a-cap for my ML150 because it has a cover that still allows it to tailstand. Being the ML25, 50 and 150 use the same tailcap threads it fits all three models.
 
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