3V Flashlight Replacement Bulb

This bulb brought my Mag Lite back to life. Great fit with no modifications. Just drop in place of a filament bulb. Definitely much brighter and whiter light. Beam goes much farther now. Excellent quality. Functions perfect. Does NOT get hot either.

I had a skull crusher Maglite in my garage. I always love it but the bulb was failing and casted that yellow light that old school bulbs projected. I didn't want to buy a new bulb and have a brighter, yellow light so I looked to see if I could upgrade. I stumbled upon this LED bulb and gave it a whirl. The difference was astounding. Now I have a brighter, bluish/white light that gives magnificent detail the old bulb couldn't provide on its best day. I ended up buying a LED bulb for my little 2AA flashlight. Easy to install and a great value. Give it a try!

I was at the point of returning this because the bulb was flickering with low light level. Long story short: the little solder nib on the bottom of the bulb that makes contact is made out of low lead nor no lead solder. Its harder and doesn't deform to make contact like older softer lead solder. I took a emery board and slightly flattened out the solder nib. The bulb has good contact now and is bright and steady. I estimate it is about three times brighter than the stock bulb.

There is not comparison in the light quality between the original bulb and the led bulb. The LED bulb is far superior in light output. Glad I took a chance and tried the LED.

My maglight is very old. At first I couldn’t get it to work. I don’t really know what I did, but now it working. This seemed a fraction smaller than what was there originally…

Purchased the two bulb pack on Sept. 14,2024 to upgrade my Mag-Lite 2D battery flashlights that I keep on hand for our Fl. hurricanes. They have not been used except to verify they work well along with functioning two cell D batteries. Today one flashlight’s bulb had a noticeable crack type of sound after being turned on and then no longer lit. The other flashlight’s bulb would illuminate but it was so dim to be of any use. All other flashlight parameters were examined and found to be working normally. Both bulbs have less than 15 minutes total burn time and are less than 1 year old and been kept indoors at all times. This purchase costing $14 plus change was a complete waste and borders on fraud. Only one bulb had any marking on it, namely 3v3w, while its companion bulb lacked any manufacture’s marking of any kind. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME & MONEY ON THIS PRODUCT. COMPLETE DRECK! RATING GRADE “0”.

The bulb was easy to install, unfortunately it's not very bright. It's not really brighter than the stock bulb, but the color temperature is higher (white light instead of yellow light). I have a few of those small LED flashlights that use AAA batteries. I have one that uses 4 AAA batteries and is listed as 350 lumens. This little flashlight is MUCH brighter than the Maglight with this replacement bulb. I also have another small LED flashlight that only uses 3 AAA batteries. It's much dimmer (lumens unknown), and is pretty close to the brightness of the Maglight. It is still a useful brightness. It's not great for outdoor but if you are going through your garage or your closet, or walking through your house at night, it's a nice brightness. The brighter LED flashlights can be almost blinding when used up-close like that. Also, the bulb seems to use much less power than the stock bulb. I did a test using two D batteries that were almost dead, to the point where the filament in the stock bulb would barely light up. With the LED bulb the flashlight worked at normal brightness. That pretty much proves that this bulb uses less power. Batteries should last a very long time, compared to the stock bulb.

Made a big big difference in my mag light. Bought one more for another 2 cell and a 3 cell got my large mag light. Now just need a battery that lasts as long as the bulbs!