This mod worked well, so I thought I'd share. A couple of years ago, I modded a gifted 2D Mag with a Hotlips D, Luxeon 3, Downboy 1000 converter and Modamad 6AA battery. I was underwhelmed at the output and poor (laserlike) beam, so it sat on the shelf. Since I'm now upgrading a bunch of Luxeon items to SSC P4s, this one got an SSC, then a Khatod 20mm smooth reflector. It turned out that if I glued an O ring to the rim of the reflector, it would snug up between the plastic lens and the LED. Otherwise it's just loose and sitting there.
Now the beam is good, and I guesstimate about 150+ lumens. The 7.2v pack runs about 650mA, and looks to run for several hours. The OEM Mag reflector is just not very good with LEDs IMO. I would like to see some way to hold other reflectors like this inside the head, which could have applications with heatsinks and dropins.
Now the beam is good, and I guesstimate about 150+ lumens. The 7.2v pack runs about 650mA, and looks to run for several hours. The OEM Mag reflector is just not very good with LEDs IMO. I would like to see some way to hold other reflectors like this inside the head, which could have applications with heatsinks and dropins.
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