Posted: 4/9/2010 11:17:58 PM EDT
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Sure, they're not high-speed, super-tactical flashlights with a shoulder thing that goes up, but other than that are they decent? Just wondering as they have some two-packs of them on sale locally for ten bucks, the three cell model, though I don't recall if they take AA or AAA batteries.
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the c and d cell conversion with the 3 watt luxeons are pretty good. my 4-d has a 5 cell nicd pack, sub c cells with a 1 inch pvc pipe spacer and 3/4 inch dummy cell. these are 1800 milliamp hour cells and 5 cells makes for an even 6 volts average. this is about half the weight of the other 10 amp-hour nimh commercial cells. but weight doesn't matter too much. |
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I picked up some 3-D LED units at Lowe's when they were on sale for $15. They're a whole lot better than a regular Maglight. They're not nearly as good as more expensive lights. But for the price that I got them for, they're awfully good, and I'm quite happy.
As a comparison of how much better they are than originals, I took some batteries out of my regular-style 6D Maglight, because they were visibly dimming. Not only did I get about 6 or so more hours use out of them, the LED Maglight was as bright with them as the 6D with fresh batteries. Plus, maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I still dig the D-cell flashlights... I like a flashlight that can be used as a club. CR123s just don't give you the blunt-trauma capabilities. 
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the c and d cell conversion with the 3 watt luxeons are pretty good. my 4-d has a 5 cell nicd pack, sub c cells with a 1 inch pvc pipe spacer and 3/4 inch dummy cell. these are 1800 milliamp hour cells and 5 cells makes for an even 6 volts average. this is about half the weight of the other 10 amp-hour nimh commercial cells. but weight doesn't matter too much. I love you man, but I need a fraking interpreter to read your answers. |
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Quoted: Quoted: the c and d cell conversion with the 3 watt luxeons are pretty good. my 4-d has a 5 cell nicd pack, sub c cells with a 1 inch pvc pipe spacer and 3/4 inch dummy cell. these are 1800 milliamp hour cells and 5 cells makes for an even 6 volts average. this is about half the weight of the other 10 amp-hour nimh commercial cells. but weight doesn't matter too much. I love you man, but I need a fraking interpreter to read your answers. sorry, that is narcotic talk..my 4 cell d mag lite has the 3 watt luxeon conversion marketed by mag lite. i have 2 packs of sub-c nicads, these use a spacer made from 1 inch pvc pipe because they are smaller in diameter than d cells. they are also shorter, meaning 5 fit in the 4 cell light. but because they are 1.25 volt, they nearly match 4 cells of alkaline disposable. for very long life, i have 4 cells of full size d in nickel metal hydride, these have 10 amp hour rating, roughly 5 times the life of the nicads per charge. but they are twice as heavy. so, if weight is a problem, the nicads are used. but long life, the nickel metal hydride are used. |
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I got a miniMag 2AA at Home Depot a while back. It is very bright, has three modes which are on, flashing, and SOS flashing. The only thing about it is it won't focus like the originals, the beam isn't as tight. However, the light is whiter, brighter, and battery lasts longer. Great for camping or emergency use especially with the flashing modes.
Still made in USA. Oh, edited to add... There is first and second generation. The first was basically a factory conversion with the original reflector and I think no flashing modes. The second generation was built as an LED unit with a new reflector, new LED "bulb", and flashing modes. Read reviews on amazon.com to get more details. |
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The newest ones are decent, gen2 , they have a better LED in them than the first generation ones. Only way to tell is the packaging.
They do have a small handheld that just came out a month or two ago, the XL-100, 3xAAA and a motion sensor for changing settings. video review http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FWLlsJ7740 |
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The newest ones are decent, gen2 , they have a better LED in them than the first generation ones. Only way to tell is the packaging. They do have a small handheld that just came out a month or two ago, the XL-100, 3xAAA and a motion sensor for changing settings. video review http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FWLlsJ7740 The motion sensor is SWEET!! |
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the c and d cell conversion with the 3 watt luxeons are pretty good. my 4-d has a 5 cell nicd pack, sub c cells with a 1 inch pvc pipe spacer and 3/4 inch dummy cell. these are 1800 milliamp hour cells and 5 cells makes for an even 6 volts average. this is about half the weight of the other 10 amp-hour nimh commercial cells. but weight doesn't matter too much. I love you man, but I need a fraking interpreter to read your answers. sorry, that is narcotic talk..my 4 cell d mag lite has the 3 watt luxeon conversion marketed by mag lite. i have 2 packs of sub-c nicads, these use a spacer made from 1 inch pvc pipe because they are smaller in diameter than d cells. they are also shorter, meaning 5 fit in the 4 cell light. but because they are 1.25 volt, they nearly match 4 cells of alkaline disposable. for very long life, i have 4 cells of full size d in nickel metal hydride, these have 10 amp hour rating, roughly 5 times the life of the nicads per charge. but they are twice as heavy. so, if weight is a problem, the nicads are used. but long life, the nickel metal hydride are used. Dude, if weight is a problem, the first place I would look is at the fact that you are carrying a maglite, not what batteries it is using. Magleds start at roughly 60 lumens and drop to about 50% of that pretty quick because of their circuit. There are single AA lights that smoke a magled in output and efficiency. a $39 4 sevens mini AA light will run 8 hours at 25 lumens, roughly the output of a magled luxeon after a few minutes. one of those and a couple spare batts and you are way under the weight of a Maglite with the same output and runtime. |
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I got a 2AA version.
Normally, it worked pretty good, and fairly bright. do not use them as a weapon light however 
I put one on my Benelli M4 (not much recoil) and the cheap low brass target loads killed it in about, 5 rounds. a multi-meter confirms that its the "LED module" that has a break in the circuit, so the LED module itself is toast. ETA Although again, normally (as a hand held) it worked really good, but they don't have all that much impact resistance. Cant go wrong for the price though! |
| I've got several of the 2 and 3-D cell versions, and no complaints. They are brighter than my non-LED models, and I have yet to replace the batteries in any of them (bought on sale for $13-15 in November last year, I think). Can't beat 'em for the price, IMO. Only thing I miss over the standard versions is the spare-bulb-in-the-tailpiece feature. |