Maglites

[yellow]

ideal to preserve night vision

which is wrong ...

 

[maglite mike]

Get a Photon Freedom. Kicks the Solitare's butt but in much smaller package, and it's LED.

or you can get a maglite solitaire led for 9.99. 35 lumen is more then adequate

 

[bykfixer]

^^ the LED solitaire puts out an amazing amount of light.
I bought a few in alluminum color for easy spot in darkness.

But I have the urge to sharpie over the lens with an orange marker, or perhaps tan...'cause I sure do like that candle colored glow of the incan.

 

[WarRaven]

I'm wondering, can the LED in the solitaire be dedomed?

 

[Monocrom]

or you can get a maglite solitaire led for 9.99. 35 lumen is more then adequate

Too bright for night time visits to the bathroom.

 

[maglite mike]

I use my maglite xl200 on dim mode for bathroom runs, the solitaire led goes on the keychain

 

[lumen aeternum]

I'd like to see a sub-forum devoted to Maglite mods. People mention all sorts of interesting sounding mods but never enough details.

 

[bykfixer]

I'd like to see a sub-forum devoted to Maglite mods. People mention all sorts of interesting sounding mods but never enough details.

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?17-Homemade-and-Modified-Flashlights-Discussion

Here ya go.

 

[vestureofblood]

I still love maglites. The colors, the style the durability. Just not the output. All they need is a little help really.


http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...aglites-lt-lt-lt-Cree-XM-L2-XHP-50-and-XHP-70!

Here is an easy fix.

 

[bykfixer]

^^ an old fav pewter and a new black one.

The old pewter one had a TerraLUX but it was swapped to the black one.
It now has a Nite Ize.


^^ Nite Ize beam aint bad.
Now my old pewter one has similar output with much better battery life. If I wanna go warm for a little while, just pull a bulb from the tail cap and stash the LED nearby.


^^ TerraLUX is much brighter.

But to get it throwing...

^^ ya gotta put up with this...

^^ for this.

Incan are $7.99 every day at sprawl mart. They come with a spare bulb in the tail cap and two in a package. 4 bulbs total. And batteries? Not bad imo.

 

[HorizontalHunter]

I still use my Mini Mag as a reading light in bed. It is perfect for that.

bob

 

[bykfixer]

My first D size blue mag.


Bought it for $20 to use as a bat light near the front door.
As in hold it by the globe and whack the bad guy in the face type bat.

Anyways I had an $8 Nite Ize laying around...
A whopping 55 lumens now. But the spot is 10x better now. The incan spot had a hole in the beam no matter how I focused it. Nite Ize gives it a good spot with no hole and a lot more illumination.
The xenon kit fits in the tail with the extra bulb sponge.

 

[swampgator]

I haven't counted all my Mags lately. Suffice to say there are more than a few. They get used routinely.

In fact I still miss the Lowe's Black Friday sales of incan Mags for $10 and LED Mags for $15...

 

[Minimoog]

I'm having a spot of 'Mag trouble' and would value your thoughts. My main walking light has been a 2D Mag with 8AA holder fitted, LOP reflector, UCL lens glass, 6D White Star lamp. Well this weekend I fitted one of the new bi-pin bulbs - again 6D. Result - instaflash. The old White Star bulbs never did that.

Is there a small bi-pin bulb I could fit that would take a full 9-10V or are the White Star bulbs the best bet?

 

[Rafael Jimenez]

Niteize and Terralux both make some reasonable LED dropins for Maglites, as well as the always superb Malkoff Devices ones. Relatively cheap way to turn that old incan Mag into a more modern one. When talking about the AA and AAA Maglites, I definitely prefer the older incan style over the newer and clunkier LED versions.

I've used terralux drop-ins, and they are not reliable, one started to come apart!. Now I ordered a Malkoff, and I trust it will work fine.

 

[fivemega]

Is there a small bi-pin bulb I could fit that would take a full 9-10V or are the White Star bulbs the best bet?

There are many 6 volt G4 bi-pin bulbs in market with 2000~5000 life time which will work with 8AA or 9.6 volt.
They are available in 5, 10 and 20 watts at low prices.

 

[bykfixer]

The fraternal twins; now nite ize'd



The xenon parts are stuffed in the tail cap for halloween and such.

 

[Minimoog]

There are many 6 volt G4 bi-pin bulbs in market with 2000~5000 life time which will work with 8AA or 9.6 volt.
They are available in 5, 10 and 20 watts at low prices.

Thank you for this. I searched 'G4' and found what looks to be a good 10 Watt lamp - now ordered (£2.50, including postage). I was searching for completely the wrong thing.

 

[fivemega]

I searched 'G4' and found what looks to be a good 10 Watt lamp - now ordered (£2.50, including postage).

I think £2.50 for each bulb is too high.
Try 6V G4 bulb on ebay. You may find lot of 20 bulbs for £18.00, 50 bulbs for £24.00 or....

 

[Minimoog]

I think £2.50 for each bulb is too high.
Try 6V G4 bulb on ebay. You may find lot of 20 bulbs for £18.00, 50 bulbs for £24.00 or....

The bulbs came today but sadly G4 does not fit. I tried to pinch the bulb wires in a little bit but the contact fractured. The holder is around 3mm between pins and the holes are fine too. A special fitment maybe, but not G4.