If you have ever wished for a Copper Maratac with L-M-H mode sequence, No PWM, and N219 High CRI led, it can now be had by Lego to a Copper Lumintop ReyLight Tool. The Standard Copper Tool with MLH modes also works.
There are some limitations. The Lego only works both ways on the very latest revision of Maratac with the ring around the LED. Same is true for the Lumintop Tool, it has to have the ring around the LED, to be a direct Lego swap.
Have you ever wanted a Maratac clickie, now you can, just swap heads with a Tool.
fwiw, the latest No PWM N219 Worm head also works on the Maratac, but not vice versa, the Maratac head wont light up on the Wrom body… yes, mine says Wrom, not Worm
there is one slight consideration, the knurling on the Maratac
is slightly different than on the Tool
but not enough to bother me. ymmv
Lol!~ creative thinker, I see what you mean
In reality the oldest is on the left, and its not wear, its Lumintop simplifying their knurling pattern.
Left to Right
April 2015 Maratac Rev3, October 2015 Maratac also Rev3 but NoPWM (nicknamed Rev3.5), December 2015 ReyLight Tool:
The knurling in the middle and on the right, are on NoPWM lights
The earlier circuit with PWM is in lights with the knurling on the left, the one with the little holes in each diamond.