MagLiteLED Mag Charger with Base, Black

I just ordered a second light. I just can't believe how white the light is even compared to a halogen bulb, plus the brightness and the throw are phenomenal!!! This light works better and is much brighter then I ever expected!!! I don’t normally do any reviews but this time it’s very deserving. This light is made in America. I own more then 15 maglites. I always have to have the latest and greatest, newest, brightest, coolest, you name it and I have to have it. I also have several other brand tactical lights including Streamlight Stinger and Ultra Stinger line. This new flagship Maglighte with their new LED cooling heatsink design, light outperforms, blows away, the Streamlight Ultra Stinger, which has been the preferred brand and model for many years, of many police officers. I’m very versed in flashlights, the many different types of rechargeable batteries, power disapation, battery discharge flatness, and discharge patterns overall of the many various battery types. That being said, WOW WHAT A LIGHT!!! This light just blew me away. The new LiFePO4 lithium battery type, which is basically a 3 “C” battery pack, is the latest, greatest, and safest style lithium battery offered on the market in electronics today, especially for high current draw devices. It has a very high capacity, very flat discharge rate, very flat discharge curve, so as to allow the light to maintain all of its full (1082 Lumens) over 80% of the full power time, which is 3 hours and 15 minutes, before starting to slightly dim. Most other lights, especially those with Ni-Cad, or Ni-Mh, have a straight downward linear discharge curve rather then flat, horizontal output across over 80% of it’s discharge cycle time. Most other lights slowley start dimming from the moment they’re turned on. As far as brightnes and distance or light throw, it will blow you away!!! It lights up over a quarter mile, actually 1,502 feet or just over 5 football fields away and it's an extremely bright white, very well defined beam of light!!! The distance allows you to actually spot a beer can on the shoulder of the road 1/4 mile away. With just a 1/4 turn of the head, you can adjust from spot to flood. It’s built very solid, is also water resistant with rubber o-ring seals, has a programmable, sealed, water tight, rubber switch with 5 different options with easy instructions for programming the 3 out of 5 button options you prefer. A completely dead battery charges full in 2 1/2 hours. The instructions say to condition the battery properly, being that it's shipped uncharged for safety. However, just charge it for at least 6 hours prior to first use and after your initial charge. Then, from that point, a completely dead battery just takes 2 1/2 hours to become fully charged. This light is made to stay in it’s charging cradle 24/7 to trickle charge and maintain it as needed, without any fear of overcharging the battery what so ever, which is very safe and LIFETIME WARRANTY on top of it!!! This is Maglites new flagship flashlight. Maglite definately hit a homerun with this latest designed light with award winning heat sink LED cooling technology. Their brightest light ever made which is based based on their new prorietary heat sink design, (patient pending), and having the longest distance light beam throw ever, 458 meters, which equals 501 yards, or 5 football fields. In Eco mode, 24 Lumens, it will run for 79 hours. In Low mode, 138 Lumens, it will run for 18 hours and that's still fairly bright. On high power, (1082) Lumens, it will last 3 hours and 15 minutes. It will also create eye damage if pointed directly in the eyes of an attacker and will stop or incapacitate any further advance, due to the blinding brightness, especially in strobe mode. All testing was based on the new and latest International ANSI standards for the testing of flashlights and Lumens output. The numbers are true and correct, honest output light values . You can program the switch to momentary on, which law enforcement uses a lot, or strobe light to signal help or disable an attacker with a blinding, flashing light. Just pick the order of presses on the button and it stays set. You can change it at any time. You can pich any 3 of 5 setting choices. You will love it, you will be blown away!!! This light has won award after award including endorsement from law enforcement!!! I believe this new light will take back the number ine spot as the preferred law enforcement light, including the many new models that will follow. With the many new, history making, step forward in technology having this new proprietary, innovative LED cooling design which allows for such a high output without all the heat which usually destroys LED's and shortens the life of power supplies, or other board components. "THIS LIGHT WILL TRULY BLOW YOU AWAY"!!!Exceptional reviews from Law Enforcement!!!“National Tactical Officers Association” Gives Top Review of MAGLITE ML150LR FlashlightField Testing MAGLITE’s ML-150LR is Praised for its Brightness, Beam-Throw, Toughness, On-Time Between Charges and more.(Ontario, California, May 06, 2018)Mag Instrument, Inc. (MAG) is pleased to announce that the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) has given a top review to the MAGLITE® ML150LR flashlight. Multiple officers who field-tested the ML150LR praised it for a variety of critical features including brightness, beam throw, toughness, on-time between charges and more. The ML150LR™ is also Mag’s first mid-size flashlight to use Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) rechargeable battery chemistry, which allows for faster recharging (about 2.5 hours from “dead” to “full”).The ML150LR was designed with first responders in mind. It is a mid-sized, rechargeable flashlight that comes with a cradle intended to ride alongside officers in their patrol vehicle. The ML150LR packs over 1,000 lumens and lasts up to 79 hours without being charged in ECO mode.Some of the praise heaped upon the MAGLITE ML150LR by the NTOA field team includes:“This light was bright and had major throw. To say I was impressed was an understatement. The light has a powerful beam that throws light an easy several hundred yards away, while also having a nice amount of spill as well. This light performed greatly, is built like a tank, and worked very reliably.”“I did a bit of research on the new Maglite ML150LR, and due to technological advances in heat sink technology, this flashlight is purported to be the longest lasting, brightest law enforcement flashlight out there. Based upon my admittedly less scientific field testing, they are correct in their assertions and claims.”“The ML150LR-1019 LED rechargeable flashlight by Maglite was everything you would expect from Maglite. I like the charging dock that is included for this rechargeable flashlight. It allows the light to be easily removed and docked onto the charger without fear that it will fall out.”“The performance of the light is exceptional, very bright, multi-function, multi-programmable option is a bonus to me, allowing the end user to tailor the light to their needs. Changing the modes and functions was very easy and only takes a few seconds. After charging the battery as instructed for the initial charge, I placed the light on each of the four modes and checked each of the functions, all performed as advertised. This light was dropped, kicked and tossed, while in the high-power mode, with no loss of illumination. Therefore, receiving a 5 rating in performance, ease of use, quality and durability.”“MAGLITE has always had a powerful connection with law enforcement and we made the ML150LR with the needs of officers in mind,” said Tony Maglica, founder, owner and president of MAG INSTRUMENT. “We are very pleased to receive such fine reviews of our product from one of the leading tactical law enforcement organizations in the world.”

Maglite: ML150LRRight off the bat, this is a Maglite, it is metal, light weight, feels good in my hand, and solid enough to last forever. Everything I expect and love about Maglite. Still, this is my first rechargeable and I am highly skeptical, so now to the testing: The light has three modes, high, low, eco.High: Extreme light for seeing things 200 yards away.Low: Perfect for most things and seeing about a hundred feet. Lights up the path very well.Eco: Fair for lighting the path right in front if you know the area you’re in and not expecting surprises. Good for seeing across the tent. Makes a good night light.Day 1: 8 a.m., after charging all night I removed the flashlight from the charger, turned the light on high, and left it. Sometime during the day the light went to low automatically. Still, at low there is plenty of light. At 8 p.m. the light was still going strong and I could turn it back to high. I set it back down on high. At 9:16 p.m., the light went out. Approximately 13 hours of good usable light. Advertised: 18 hours on low. I used high mixed in so 13 hours is about right.Day 2: 8 a.m., after charging all night I removed the flashlight from the charger, turned the light on high, and left it. I checked it every hour and returned it to high as it continues to go to low when on for a long time. At 12 noon, the light still worked and would still go on high. At 1 p.m., the light was still on (low) but would not go on high. Approximately 4 hours of use mostly on high. They don’t advertise this so 4 hours seems good as it was mostly on high and low is normally plenty of light.Day 3: 5:30 a.m., turned on high and ensured it stayed on high. This is a bright light. I took it walking early so I could get an idea of the distance. We have high voltage power towers running across our property stationed about 150 yards apart. The light showed me the one I was standing next to, lit up the one 150 yards away, but not the one 300 yards away. However, to be fair, I live in the San Francisco Bay area and the smoke from all the wild fires defuses the light quickly. This Maglite, on the darkest night, would light up a football stadium and you could count the people in the stands on the far side. Keeping the light on high, 7 a.m. and it is still going strong. Note, when using on high, the head of the light above the two charging rings gets very hot; however, the handle only gets a little warm (good separation). 7.14 a.m. the light goes to low and will not stay on high. Approximately 1.5 hours of use on high. They advertise 3.15 hours. Not so good.It seems to me that, if I keep the light on low and switch to high only when needed, the light will last all day. Bright on low, extreme on high. Much better than I expected from any rechargeable.Still, this is a new light right out of the box. I will revisit this review if anything happens in the next five years.