Gene
Flashlight Enthusiast
I gave my brother who like most folks isn't into flashlights, a cheap but fairly quality Chinese triple XP-G 3XD cell light. He was so impressed he was going to throw away his 2XD cell Maglite. It is in excellent condition so instead of it going into the trash, I said I would take it.
I was going through some leftover Maglite stuff I had from my old Maglite days and realized I still had a new glass lens and a new MOP metal reflector and a couple of high and low Pelican bulbs. These were left over from a 6XC cell Maglite R.O.P. conversion I did years ago but no longer have.
I realize there are many LED coversions out there for Maglites but most of them are expensive and since I already had most of the parts, I thought I'd use them to convert the 2XD cell Maglite to the old R.O.P. upgrade. I didn't have any 3 or 6 AA to D cell parallel convertors or battery holders so I went on Ebay and a guy was selling 4 of the 3AA to 1XD cell convertors for a measly $6.00 with free shipping so I ordered them and am awaiting their arrival to complete the R.O.P. conversion.
So, are any of you still using the old R.O.P. conversion in any of your Maglites and is it still viable in this day and age of cheap but powerful LED lights?
I was going through some leftover Maglite stuff I had from my old Maglite days and realized I still had a new glass lens and a new MOP metal reflector and a couple of high and low Pelican bulbs. These were left over from a 6XC cell Maglite R.O.P. conversion I did years ago but no longer have.
I realize there are many LED coversions out there for Maglites but most of them are expensive and since I already had most of the parts, I thought I'd use them to convert the 2XD cell Maglite to the old R.O.P. upgrade. I didn't have any 3 or 6 AA to D cell parallel convertors or battery holders so I went on Ebay and a guy was selling 4 of the 3AA to 1XD cell convertors for a measly $6.00 with free shipping so I ordered them and am awaiting their arrival to complete the R.O.P. conversion.
So, are any of you still using the old R.O.P. conversion in any of your Maglites and is it still viable in this day and age of cheap but powerful LED lights?