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    4d maglite bulb replacement

    Agreed. I hear you can get the 3D Mag Rebel LED with the 2AA Mag rebel LED with batteries for ~$26 at Costco. 2 flashlights WITH batteries! I've been using my 3D Rebel Maglite and have been quite impressed with the throw.
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    New Luxeon Rebel in Maglite- -090 and -091-is there any difference?

    Agreed. I originally had the 2D but measured the current draw and it's quite high on 2 cells. 3D will last much longer. Just wish I had known this when Lowes still had the 3D in colors other than black.
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    MagLite upgraded to a Rebel!! (pics in post 34)

    Thank you for the disassembly photos in your other thread!
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    MagLite upgraded to a Rebel!! (pics in post 34)

    Haven't been able to play with the 3D Rebel Maglite besides on the bench as I'm too cheap to buy alkaline D batts that are not on sale. Found my D cell adapters that take an AA battery (came with my Eneloops) but using them in the Maglite is a problem as the spring on the Maglite fits around...
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    MagLite upgraded to a Rebel!! (pics in post 34)

    I exchanged the 2D Rebel for the 3D Rebel Maglite. These emitters are marked '-091' Here's V vs I for the 3D Rebel Maglite 2.5V 80mA This is when the light turns on and produces ANY light 2.6V 80mA 2.8V 100mA 3.0V 160mA 3.2V 240mA 3.4V 360mA 3.6V 500mA 3.8V 630mA 4.0V 550mA 4.2V...
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    MagLite upgraded to a Rebel!! (pics in post 34)

    Anyone know if the 3D Rebel Mag uses a buck/boost circuit or only a buck converter? Edit: I hooked my 2D Rebel Maglite to my variable bench power supply and took measurements of voltage vs current. 0.4V 160mA This is when the light turns on and produces ANY light 0.6V 620mA 0.8V 920mA...
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    1kW Xenon Arc Tank Light

    Boy, I sure wish I could find one of these for sale !!!
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    MagLite upgraded to a Rebel!! (pics in post 34)

    Sorry, should have been 2.6V. I was using a pair of NiMh cells off the charger. They were at 1.3V off the charger. Now that I think about it, that would explain the higher current draw if the boost circuit were trying to maintain power across the LED. The other person said he use alkalines...
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    MagLite upgraded to a Rebel!! (pics in post 34)

    Incandescent brightness drops off quickly with the battery voltage dropping. I think this is why LED lights run longer - they're able to use more life out of a set of batteries. I did read that the Luxeon equipped maglites would drop their output power as they heated up. Maybe these Rebels do...
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    Best Home Depot/Lowes LED light?

    In the other thread, 2 of us have measured the current draw of the Rebel 2D Maglite and got 1.6A !! I'm going to rethink my purchase and return to get the 3D version as the runtime is going to be shorter than the incandescent.
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    MagLite upgraded to a Rebel!! (pics in post 34)

    Except 2 of us has measured what our 2D Rebel lights are drawing and it's 1.6A. This is higher than 0.8A for the incandescent and higher than the 1.0A Luxeon one. Can't run longer than the others when the current draw is higher.
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    MagLite upgraded to a Rebel!! (pics in post 34)

    Wow! That is a lot! Wonder if I should go and return the 2D for the 3D version for longer runtime. Just did a measurement with my 2D one. With 2 qty NiMH AA's in a D holder off the charger I got the same current draw - 1.6A. Anyone know what the current draw is for the incandescent 2D Maglite?
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    Choosing a AA light

    Your RC-N3 died too? Was it the 3 mode version? My single mode RC-N3 works great still. Brother's RC-N3 3 mode died. Just picked up a 2AA Maglite LED at Lowes for $10.97. Great quality and throw.
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    MagLite upgraded to a Rebel!! (pics in post 34)

    It does, but the location they had them in my store only had 2D ones. I used to have a 5D incandescent Mag and it was too unwieldly for certain applications. Buying a ton of D cells sucked too so this time I went for the 2D and didn't bother looking for the 3D ones.
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    New Mini MagLED multi-mode (pictures)

    Impressive light output and a great price. I may go back and buy a bunch more to give as gifts.
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