Garrity conversion Q

Has anyone ever converted (or considered converting) a Garrity M200GST06A from incan to LED?

Item is here: http://www.garritylites.com/site/retail_details.php?recid=50 .

The head comes off easily enough but I can't find a way to get the head apart. Also, the incan bulb nearly touches the lens so I doubt a 5mm will fit, and I suspect even a 3mm would be tight.

Absolutely! I have one with an RGB LED, one with a red LED and one with a very nice and bright (for its size) green/cyan LED. A 3mm LED is a drop in... just trim the leads to the proper length and you're good to go. A 5mm LED would require the reflector be drilled out which would be a major pain on that particular light.

I love how they feel... very weighty and solid. For a while, the green/cyan one was my favorite 'around the house' light but the clickie switch is less than robust. I currently have three on the shelf and one doesn't work exactly as intended... the click sequence is on>on>on>off. But it's 100% consistant in that pattern. I've got a total of 5 of them and two had to be replaced within a month or so so I wouldn't count on it as my only light... of course, that's usually not a problem here on CPF.

Thanks for the info, Cratz--one question, though: how did you get the head apart?

edakoppo said:

Thanks for the info, Cratz--one question, though: how did you get the head apart?

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I am wondering the same thing.

You don't need to take the head apart to use a 3mm LED... Just unscrew the head, pull the bulb holder thing out of the bezel/reflector, pull out the incand bulb and replace it with the LED with properly trimmed leads.

No different than changing a dead incand bulb with another.