Maglite 3D upgrade options?

[calamaridog]

I did the led upgrade and didn't think it was that big of a difference, but it sure helped.
Then I got my hands on a surefire led flashlight....
It fits in my pocket and throws more light than my giant maglight.
80 lumens. I got the little g2. 80 lumens. 12 hours of use on a set of batteries.

I'm in the process of thinking how my old mag light mount will work as a shovel mount since I just don't need it anymore.

The TerraLUX LED upgrade is good for like 140-150 lumens. It blows away the Maglite brand "upgrade", which basically sucks. There, I said it. The Maglite brand LED sucks.

I have a new mini light that runs on 1 - cr123a battery. It throws 190 lumens on high.

 

[Tucson T4R]

I received my TerraLUX Maglight upgrade yesterday and popped it in. WOW! What a great upgrade. Nice clean strong light and on top of that, the batteries will now last 10X as long. Nice idea. Thanks.

 

[kjp1969]

I received my TerraLUX Maglight upgrade yesterday and popped it in. WOW! What a great upgrade. Nice clean strong light and on top of that, the batteries will now last 10X as long. Nice idea. Thanks.

Still waiting on mine. [crickets chirping]

 

[kjp1969]

I received my TerraLUX Maglight upgrade yesterday and popped it in. WOW! What a great upgrade. Nice clean strong light and on top of that, the batteries will now last 10X as long. Nice idea. Thanks.

Got it, hella bright. It shames my 6v Surefire Lumamax L2 on high- that's supposed to be good for 110 lumens, so I buy the 140 lumens claim. Nice to see a new life for that old Maglight.

 

[calamaridog]

Glad you like it:wings:

Puts a great big ol smile on my face when I use it.

 

[mountainpete]

Thanks for all the feedback guys! I just ordered two :wings:

 

[LRNAD90]

What about 'MagChargers'?

How about 500+ Lumen light output with similar battery life? Or 200 Lumen output with six times greater battery life (little less output then the stock bulb -- Maglite rates it as 218 Lumens)? The first one looses the focusing ability of the MagCharger, but the second one I can't tell, anyone?

The 500 + Lumen output upgrade is also apparently avilable for the 4-6 cell Mag lights as well.

 

[calamaridog]

Yes, but a magcharger flashlight costs about $100. Most people have the regular maglites lying around waiting for an upgrade

 

[LRNAD90]

Yes, but a magcharger flashlight costs about $100. Most people have the regular maglites lying around waiting for an upgrade

Yes, well, I just happen to have a MagCharger, so... But I also linked to similar upgrades for standard d-cell mag lights..

 

[calamaridog]

I suspect the 200 lumen led for the magcharger should retain beam adjustability. It should also run cooler than the standard bulb and of course, as you mentioned, you get 6x runtime.

 

[locrwln]

I ordered one for my 3d mag-lite. One word...Awesome!!

I have a mag charger also, so I might order a bulb for that one as well, it it is anything like the regular mag-lite, I will be impressed.

Thanks guys for the suggestion.

Jack