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Like other lighting technologies, LED lighting does not produce only light, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_management_of_high-power_LEDs but also heat.] LED technology today is such that only about 30% of the energy going into an average LED is turned into light. The rest is turned into heat. | Like other lighting technologies, LED lighting does not produce only light, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_management_of_high-power_LEDs but also heat.] LED technology today is such that only about 30% of the energy going into an average LED is turned into light. The rest is turned into heat. | ||
The Maglite LED | The 2xAA Mini Maglite LED,<ref name="2AA">NLee the Engineer (15 September 2010). [http://www.amazon.com/review/R2LJT6DHWDCB6F "Contains outdated 1st-gen Maglite LED flashlights"]. ''Customer Reviews: Maglite 3D / 2AA LED Flashlight 2 Piece''. Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved 23 January 2013. "The 2nd-gen models solved the thermal problem. Previous models over-heat easily, and their light dim down after just a few minute of operation." | ||
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</ref> There existed costlier flashlights with better thermal management. | </ref> There existed costlier flashlights with better thermal management. | ||
In 2009, Mag Instrument modified the Maglite LED | In 2009, Mag Instrument modified the 2xAA Mini Maglite LED and 3D Maglite LED to each include a better heat sink. Even during extended use, those flashlights now stay at a reasonable temperature without dimming themselves.<ref name="2AA" /><ref>NLee the Engineer (11 September 2010). [http://www.amazon.com/review/R19LDXP4LJKG36 "Maglite second-gen LED flashlight deserves a second chance"]. ''Customer Reviews: Maglite SD3D016 3-D Cell LED Flashlight''. Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved 23 January 2013. "Improved Heat Sink: The overheating problem found in 1st-gen LED modules has been solved. That is, the light no longer dims down after just a few minutes of operation. [...] Better Power Management: The new Maglite maintains constant power consumption of 2W as long as battery voltage is above 3.5V." | ||
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