Thanks for this thread.

If you can't tell from all of my other posts, I am old school. I owned Maglites for 40 years. Several have lasted 30+ years. The first part to fail is usually the on/off switch.

I have bought four in the last two years and they look just like every other one I have had. But they don't last until the water gets hot.

Is it just me getting some defective Maglites or has anyone ealse had this happen?