Every time I put a new replacement lamp in my Mag-Lite flashlight, it burns out. Why?
It sounds like you may be using the incorrect replacement lamp for your flashlight. D & C Cell Mag-Lite flashlights have different numbers of batteries or cells and therefore operate at different voltages, so each size Maglite flashlight needs its own unique lamp size. For instance, if you have a 4-Cell Mag-Lite flashlight and you put a 2-Cell or 3-Cell lamp inside, it will burn out very rapidly because the 4-Cell flashlight runs at a higher voltage than the lamp of a 2 or 3-Cell flashlight was designed to handle. For our personal size flashlights and your information, we manufacture a 2-Cell AA Mini Maglite flashlight, a 2-Cell AAA Mini Maglite flashlight and a Single Cell AAA Maglite Solitaire flashlight each of which require its own unique lamp.. If you use the single cell Solitaire lamp in a 2 Cell AA or 2Cell AAA, the lamp will burn out immediately. Make sure to buy the correct lamp for your flashlight. It’s marked on the packages of our replacement lamps. If you are unsure of whi
