New 2D LED Mag.....surprisingly 57.5K lux !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bigchelis · Oct 17, 2014

Hi all,
Its been a long time since I purchased a Mag, let alone put up a post here in LED section.

I picked up a new 2D LED Mag. Tailcap current off 2D NiMH D cells is 1.6A. With 3 NiMH C cells its 688mA at tailcap.

Lux is surprisingly 57.5K lux and that's steady not the burst instant reading. :party:

I wasn't aware They changed the Mag so much.

The black disc around the emitter I put there for looks.

Best,
bigC

StandardBattery · Oct 17, 2014

See this thread: [h=1]Video Review and Tear Down of the 3rd GEN Maglite Flashlights[/h]

bigchelis · Oct 17, 2014

I took off the DOME just now off the LED my guess is an XPE.

The throw in lux fluctuates from 72,500K to 80,000K lux.

Crazy, this light is sold as a 165Lumen light yet stock throws steady over 55K lux. Now dedomed over 70K...:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

StandardBattery · Oct 17, 2014

It was mentioned here, but got no reply; maybe because the 3rd Gen is already out.
[h=1]Mag-Lite 2D LED (Not the 3rd gen) also got an update.[/h]

StandardBattery · Oct 17, 2014

Does it make a difference if it is with 2D or 3 NiMH?

Danielsan · Oct 17, 2014

small emitter and large head produce high lux but if it has only 165 lumen its not really good. It means extreme tunnel vision i guess

CelticCross74 · Oct 18, 2014

Ive got a couple dozen Mags and I still gotta say that the new 3rd Gens really are the best Mags ever I mean come on 5-15 hours on high? The 3rd Gen 3 cell pushes 40000 candela thats not bad at all

bigchelis · Oct 20, 2014

The Mag I purchased was definitely not the 3rd Gens.

I paid about $28 bucks for it at HomeDepot. I only purchased it cause I needed a hosts, but was surprised that the reflector throws so much because I purchased this identical light 2~3yrs ago and only made 20K lux if that.

bigC

TEEJ · Oct 20, 2014

Danielsan said:
small emitter and large head produce high lux but if it has only 165 lumen its not really good. It means extreme tunnel vision i guess

Correct, the bane of the mag world is always that teeny spot of light...so oyu can't see much at a time.

They do go for distance over all else, albeit in a giant package. You can modify them with XPG2, XML2 or MTG2, etc, to put out relatively massive lumens while still having throw though.

New 2D LED Mag.....surprisingly 57.5K lux !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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