LiteXpress Tactical Switch LXA100 End Cap Switch for Mini Mag AA (LED)

I love mini maglites and got a new job where i needed a smaller easy to carry flashlight and decided to get the newer minimag pro led. However ive been spoiled by modern flashlights that have tail switches or other switches that allow for one had operation. AND i like the spot to flood focus of the maglites. What to do. Surely i thought someone has made an after market tailcap with a swtich in it. They have and this is is. And its pretty fairly priced too. The black matches my light perfectly, looks just like it came with the light. The lanyard hole nub is something i could do without even if it meant not having a lanyard hole at all. It doesnt allow for the light to be used in candle mode like the original part, but thats a less important feature to me than the tail switch feature so i will live with it. It there is an update to this product, i reccomend omitting the nub, there are other ways of getting a lanyard on this light. The switch allows for momentary activation so brief flashes and signalling is an easy one had operation unlike the original configuration of the mini maglite. With standard aa alkaline batteries, this switch works flawlessly. While i will use those if i have to and carry them as a back up, i prefer NIMH batteries so i can recharge them. There is some slight diferences between some NIMH batteries in regards to specific dimensions of the batteries compared to regular alkaline batteries, and it seems this swtich is a little finicky for some reason with NIMH batteries. I found this out when i took the head of the mini maglite off to test out the brightness of candle mode. It worked well. However when i put the head back on and had some intermittent failure ro turn on or stay on. I was able to restore function just by loosening and retightening both ends. Kinda. I still had some intermittent problems. When i got it back home, i troubleshot and experiemented until i found a set of NIMH that seems to play well with swtich and light. I even tested the original endcap of the light with all my batteries standard and otherwise and wasnt able to replicate the failure at all so its the switch for sure in combination with the NIMH. The switch works flawlessly with alkalines. Enregizer rechargables seem to work the best with this switch. The switch cover seems to be pretty durable and it feels good to click though it has a little play to it. However i would warn you to be gentle and only remove the swtich as absolutely necessary to swap batteries. The threads on the original cap feel absolutley perfect and smoot when removing or replacing. The swtich... kinnndaaa gritty and its a little cludgy to actually get them to mate up because the spring contact is a little taller and stiffer than on the original cap. So be deliberate and gentle when removing or replacing it. Overall its a great buy and it works well, just a few things you have to know. Update after having this for a bit, It continues to serve well and even though im still using NIMH batteries with it, i havent been noticing any more of the intermittent failure like i was at first. YMMV, but this its a decent addition to a mini maglite. Makes using my mini a one handed task and it seems reliable and high quality. I honestly use a small keychain light that is excellent as my primary light, you can see it in my reviews i wont be so rude as to name it here, it suffices for most of my lighting needs, but the mini maglite while less bright and less versatile than that light, throws a beam farther than my primary so it still gets some use. As i typically use a light while holding multiple other objects in the other hand, this switch makes that classic light into a new tool that gets the job done, well worth the price in my opinion.

I've always had Mini Maglites, in the toolbox, in my pocket, in the truck, handy by the doors to my place, in the wife's purse, we like these things. I've got bigger Maglites, several of the new 18650/21700 lithium battery types, and they're all good at what they do. A flashlight and a good multitool is my EDC, and if I had to pick one, my lil Maggie's it. I like the replaceable batteries. Rechargeables are good, I have a bunch of 'em, several lights to use 'em in, but recharging's not always handy. I keep spare AA batts for the Maggies, never failed me. LED made then a lot better. Still, I love the tailcap switch, and dagnabbit, Maglite never offered one. So it goes. Or, so it went, til I found this. I love it! It's a perfect detail that made my good lil Maggies even gooder. I got just one, to try it out, and I've had it in my pocket or near to hand since. Used it a lot, wante to see how it holds up. No flickers, no failed to function, it's reliable, and I'm here today to buy more of these, for all my other lil Maggies. It's absolutely simple, unscrew tailcap, screw this thing on, push the button. No more twisting the head of it. I hold my lights where my thumb switches are on the other lights, and wished the Mini Maggies did that too. Now, I can. And you can. Your upgraded Mini Mag will be a wee bit longer, still the right size, and the new switch is the same diameter as the light. Still easy to handle, esp. wearing winter gloves. It has an O-ring to seal, maintains waterproofery. The happy click it makes says it's cleaning the contact surfaces every time, which means flickering poor contact in the switch is a non-issue. I call this a good investment, and I'm here to buy several more. I believe you won't be disappointed if you like tailcap switches and don't care for twisting the head every time. It's solidly made, like the Maglight. This thing has that solid metal feel like the Maglight itself. I'm not a bot, not an AI, not compensated for this review in any way. I review stuff because I should, good or bad, and I will always be honest in my reviews. I'll tell you if something sucks, how and why, and if a thing exceeds my expectations, I may give it the fifth star. Things that do just what I expected, serve me well, get four stars. I reserve the fifth for things like this tailswitch for my Mini Maggies, a great idea, glad someone made it well and offers it at a fair price. I like it so much I'm here for more of 'em. Getting one for my Mom too. I'll return to this review in a year or so, after I've used it a lot, and let you know how it's performing.

This little butt switch for mini MagLites is a great add-on. I've installed it on all the old 90s-era AA minis we have floating around the house—which is quite a few—and I'm perfectly happy with them. You can get momentary light by just partially depressing the switch, or you can lock the switch on by fully pressing. I do have one light where I've had to do a little bit of a screwing-unscrewing dance from time to time to keep it working, but I'm more inclined to put that down to oxidization of contacts inside the light itself than necessarily call it the butt switch's fault. In general, I'd gladly use these over the more traditional twist method of controlling the mini MagLite, especially the older ones where the contact control isn't very precise. It's much, much nicer to set the focus the way you want it and then use the butt switch. Amazon's asking me to rate the number of stars for "Brightness" and I'm not sure how to answer that question. How bright is the switch? Not at all. The light, though, does pretty well if you upgrade the lamp while you're upgrading the switch!

Works good, I also have it working on an old Xenon incandescent AA Maglite (converted to LED). Just wish it weren't so expensive. Took off one star for price. Also would be nice if it came in colors that match the Maglite AA's different colors.

There’s a short learning curve to get the timing right when switching between modes, other than that the only problem is that the lanyard hole is tiny, nowhere near big enough for a split ring or even some thin strong cord. What’s even more disappointing is that there’s not enough metal around it to enlarge the hole.